The strengths and weaknesses of transitional support programs for newly registered nurses

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 16-22

  Evans, Jennifer ^a   Boxer, Elaine ^b   Sanber, Shukri ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; New graduate nurses; Nurse education; Socialisation; Transition support programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149102604     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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