Graduate nurses' transition and integration into the workplace: A qualitative comparison of graduate nurses' and Nurse Unit Managers' perspectives

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 291-296

  Walker, Arlene ^a   Earl, Celisha ^a   Costa, Beth ^a   Cuddihy, Lucy ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Graduate nurses; Integration; Stressors; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VICTORIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84875269382     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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