Centralized orientation: Retaining graduate nurses

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-30

  Gavlak, Sarah ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FLORIDA; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33846582843     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200701000-00006     Document Type: Article

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