Meeting the Needs of New Graduates in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study Evaluating a New Graduate Internship Program

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-178

  Glynn, Penelope ^a   Silva, Sheila ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialist; New graduate; Orientation; Preceptor; Role transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84875102363     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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