The meaningful experiences of being an Registered Nurse (RN) Buddy

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 760-767

  Walker, Rachel ^a   Cooke, Marie ^a   McAllister, Margaret ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buddy RN; Clinical education; Clinical learning; Undergraduate nurse(ing)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LICENSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MENTORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 46749149320     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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