A secondary data analysis examining the needs of graduate nurses in their transition to a new role

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 106-111

  Phillips, Craig ^a   Kenny, Amanda ^b   Esterman, Adrian ^a   Smith, Colleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Graduate nurses; Qualitative; Support; Transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GRADUATE NURSES; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPORT; TRANSITION;

GRADUATE NURSES; QUALITATIVE; SUPPORT; TRANSITION;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84897652413     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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