Challenges facing newly qualified community nurses: A qualitative study

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 428-434

  Maxwell, Claire ^a   Brigham, Lindsay ^b   Logan, Jennifer ^c   Smith, Ann ^b  

^a Newcastle Hospitals Community Health   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Identity; Integration; Preceptorship; Resilience; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052500616     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2011.16.9.428     Document Type: Article

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