Newly Graduated Nurses' Competence and Individual and Organizational Factors: A Multivariate Analysis

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 446-457

  Numminen, Olivia ^a   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^b   Isoaho, Hannu ^c   Meretoja, Riitta ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Statcon Ltd   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Ethical climate; Multivariate statistics; Newly graduated nurse (NGN); Occupational commitment; Practice environment; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940792313     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12153     Document Type: Article

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