Lost in transition - A review of qualitative literature of newly qualified Registered Nurses' experiences in their transition to practice journey

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-147

  Teoh, Yen Tjuin Eugene ^a   Pua, Lay Hoon ^a   Chan, Moon Fai ^b,c  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Experiences; Newly; Practice; Qualified; Qualitative; Registered Nurses; Transition

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84873569994     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.08.016     Document Type: Review

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