Becoming a nurse: A meta-study of early professional socialization and career choice in nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-19

  Price, Sheri L ^a,b  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

career choice; meta study; nursing; professional socialization; recruitment; retention; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; NURSING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 57649184418     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04839.x     Document Type: Article

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