Clinical practice of new nurse graduates in Lebanon: Challenges and perspectives through the eyes of preceptors

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 518-528

  Kantar, Lina D ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEBANON; METHODOLOGY; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; LEBANON; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRECEPTORSHIP; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 84869029333     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20120801-62     Document Type: Article

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