Competency development in new registered nurse graduates: Closing the gap between education and practice

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-73

  Burns, Paulette ^a   Poster, Elizabeth C ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHOOLS, NURSING; SOCIETIES, NURSING; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEXAS; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 41349111494     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20080201-03     Document Type: Article

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