New graduate nurses' experiences in their first year of practice

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 150-156

  Parker, Vicki ^a,d   Giles, Michelle ^b   Lantry, Gena ^b   McMillan, Margaret ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Centre for Practice Opportunity and Development   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d Hunter New England Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Experience; New graduates; Satisfaction; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888137626     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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