Back to the future: A practice led transition program from Assistant in Nursing to Enrolled Nurse

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 22, Issue , 2017, Pages 83-88

  Faithfull Byrne, Annette ^a   Thompson, Lorraine ^a   Welch, Tony ^b   Williamson, Moira ^b   Schafer, Keppel ^a   Hallinan, Claire ^a  

^a SUNSHINE COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistant in Nursing; Diploma in Nursing; Enrolled Nurse; Professional education

Indexed keywords

CAREER; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NURSE CONSULTANT; NURSING; QUEENSLAND; REGISTERED NURSE; STAFF; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 85007388589     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2016.11.005     Document Type: Article

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