Transitioning Into the Nurse Practitioner Role Through Mentorship

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-167

  Hill, Laura A ^a   Sawatzky, Jo Ann V ^b  

^a Nurse Practitioner   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mentorship; NP role; Patient care; Role transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHER;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MENTORS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS;

EID: 79955989607     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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