A newly licensed nurse orientation program evaluation: Focus on outcomes

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 22-28

  Bittner, Nancy Phoenix ^a   Gravlin, Gayle ^b   MacDonald, Claire ^c   Bourgeois, Darlene ^d  

^a Nursing Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CRITICAL THINKING; HUMAN; NURSE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SIMULATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; THINKING;

EID: 85012248711     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20170110-07     Document Type: Article

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