Impact of healthy work environments and multistage nurse residency programs on retention of newly licensed RNs

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 148-159

  Kramer, Marlene ^a   Halfer, Diana ^b   Maguire, Pat ^c   Schmalenberg, Claudia ^d  

^a Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MODEL; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, NURSING; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL LOYALTY;

EID: 84857541876     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31824808e3     Document Type: Article

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