Australian new graduate experiences during their transition program in a rural/regional acute care setting

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 242-252

  Ostini, Fiona ^a   Bonner, Ann ^b  

^a TAFE Western Institute Orange Campus ^*  (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; New graduate; Nursing; Orientation; Recruitment; Retention; Transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; NURSE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

HUMANS; NURSES; QUEENSLAND; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84865532789     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2012.41.2.242     Document Type: Article

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