Managers' perspectives of new graduates of accelerated nursing programs: How do they compare with other graduates?

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 394-402

  Oermann, Marilyn H ^a   Poole Dawkins, Karen ^b   Alvarez, Mimi T ^c   Foster, Beverly B ^a   O'Sullivan, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957353823     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20100601-01     Document Type: Article

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