A process of becoming: The stages of new nursing graduate professional role transition

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 441-450

  Duchscher, Judy Boychuk ^a  

^a SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 54149114319     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20081001-03     Document Type: Review

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