Concept formation: A supportive process for early career nurses

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 17-18, 2010, Pages 2574-2579

  Thornley, Tracey ^a   West, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concept formation; Early career nurse; Expert nurse; Nursing; Transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; NURSING CARE; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSES; NURSING CARE;

EID: 77955952500     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03094.x     Document Type: Article

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