The Transition of Newly Licensed Nurses Into the Workforce: Implementing a Designated Transition Unit in a Community Hospital Healthcare System

Nurse Leader

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 26-30

  Ready, Robert W ^a   Fater, Kerry ^b   Conley, Carol ^a   Rebello, Louise ^a   Cordeira, Suzanne ^a  

^a Development for Southcoast Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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EID: 84864521693     PISSN: 15414612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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