Nursing department orientation: Are we missing the mark?

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-26

  Kennedy, Julie Marie ^a   Nichols, Amy A ^b   Halamek, Louis P ^c,d   Arafeh, Julie M R ^a  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856363175     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NND.0b013e318240a6f3     Document Type: Article

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