Experiences of graduate registered nurses in aged care: A case study

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-223

  Fussell, Bridget ^a   Mcinerney, Fran ^a   Patterson, Elizabeth ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Case study; Graduates; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES;

EID: 77449135435     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2009.33.2.210     Document Type: Article

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