Exploring the transition and professional socialisation from health care assistant to student nurse

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 206-214

  Brennan, Graeme ^a   McSherry, Rob ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care assistants; Nursing students; Professional socialisation; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NARRATION; NURSES' AIDES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 34447266196     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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