The transition from student to new registered nurse in professional practice

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 243-249

  Thomas, Cynthia M ^a   Bertram, Evelyn ^a,b   Allen, Roberta L ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Intensive Care Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; HUMAN; LICENSING; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84866853289     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NND.0b013e31826a009c     Document Type: Article

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