Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates' Perceptions of Their Clinical Instructional Experiences and Preparation for Practice

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-41

  Hickey, Mary T ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baccalaureate nursing education; Clinical instruction; Preparation for practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EMPLOYMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 74049108877     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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