Successful transition of the new graduate nurse

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Romyn, Donna M ^a   Linton, Noreen ^b   Giblin, Cathy ^c   Hendrickson, Brenda ^d   Houger Limacher, Lori ^e   Murray, Carol ^f   Nordstrom, Pamela ^d   Thauberger, Gail ^g   Vosburgh, Di ^h   Vye Rogers, Leianne ⁱ   Weidner, Arlene ^j   Zimmel, Colleen M ^k  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c Regional Coordinator Program   (Canada)

^d MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Limacher Counselling and Consulting

^f David Thompson Health Region   (Canada)

^g Bow Valley College   (Canada)

^h Nordian Consulting Inc

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^j Arlene Weidner Consulting Ltd

^k UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

New graduate nurse; Practice readiness; Retention; Workplace transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); WORKPLACE;

EID: 73649113114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1802     Document Type: Article

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