A Comparison of Second-Degree Baccalaureate and Traditional-Baccalaureate New Graduate RNs: Implications for the Workforce

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-14

  Brewer, Carol S ^a   Kovner, Christine T ^b   Poornima, Shakthi ^a   Fairchild, Susan ^b   Kim, Hongsoo ^b   Djukic, Maja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

New graduates; Newly licensed registered nurses; Orientation; Retention; Satisfaction; Second degree nurses; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249087725     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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