Flying Start NHS™: Easing the transition from student to registered health professional

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 3567-3576

  Banks, Pauline ^a   Roxburgh, Michelle ^b   Kane, Helen ^a   Lauder, William ^b   Jones, Martyn ^c   Kydd, Angela ^a   Atkinson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Evaluation; Flying Start; Nurses; Nursing; Scotland; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; INTERNET; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER MOBILITY; INTERNET; MENTORS; NURSES; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 81155133909     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03796.x     Document Type: Article

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