Transition within a graduate nurse residency program

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 491-499

  Varner, Kendra D ^a   Leeds, Ruth A ^b  

^a Kettering College   (United States)

^b KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 84869019330     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20121001-28     Document Type: Article

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