The contribution of research knowledge and skills to practice: An exploration of the views and experiences of newly qualified nurses

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 473-482

  Hek, Gill ^a   Shaw, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

newly qualified nurses; nursing education; preparedness for practice; research knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; SKILL; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 84990370553     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987106063998     Document Type: Article

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