Decrease new graduate nurse orientation costs by using HESI exit exam scores

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 459-463

  Reiter, Margaret Ann ^a   Young, Anne ^b   Adamson, Carolyn ^b  

^a St Luke's Community Medical Center The Woodlands

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; LICENSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LICENSURE, NURSING; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TEXAS;

EID: 34948824334     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNA.0000285151.72365.fe     Document Type: Article

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