Competence of Romanian nurses after their first six months in Italy: A descriptive study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2260-2271

  Palese, Alvisa ^a,b   Barba, Maria ^a   Borghi, Gianni ^a   Mesaglio, Maura ^a   Brusaferro, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b Udine University ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; International recruitment; Placement integration into the workforce; Professional autonomy; Self evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANIA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTILINGUALISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROMANIA; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36348935574     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01647.x     Document Type: Article

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