The preparation–practice gap: An integrative literature review

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 17-23

  Hickerson, Kirsten A ^a   Taylor, Laura A ^b   Terhaar, Mary F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MORALITY; NURSE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; SKILL; STRESS; TURNOVER TIME; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GAP; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GAPS;

EID: 84955587520     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20151230-06     Document Type: Article

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