The professional self-concept of new graduate nurses

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 332-337

  Kelly, Sarah ^a   Courts, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational preparation; New graduate nurses; Professional self concept

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547491875     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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