The genesis of 'the Neophytes': A writing support group for clinical nurses

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 657-661

  Stone, T ^a   Levett Jones, T ^a   Harris, M ^a   Sinclair, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Professional development; Publication; Self efficacy; Writing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; STANDARD; WRITING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; WRITING;

EID: 77956094404     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.12.020     Document Type: Article

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