Engaging new nurses: the role of psychological capital and workplace empowerment

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 265-277

  Boamah, Sheila ^a   Laschinger, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

new graduate nurses; psychological capital; structural empowerment; work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930810645     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987114527302     Document Type: Article

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