Experiences of newly graduated nurses on strategies of gaining self-confidence during their initial work: A qualitative study

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 283-291

  Zamanzadeh, Vahid ^a   Roshangar, Fariborz ^a,d   Fathi Azar, Eskandar ^b   Valizadeh, Leila ^a   Kirkwood, Jodyanne ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery   (Iran)

Author keywords

newly graduated nurse; qualitative content analysis; self confidence; strategy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936138116     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000050     Document Type: Article

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