Reaching their potential: Perceived impact of a collaborative academic-clinical partnership programme for early career nurses in New Zealand

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 36, Issue , 2016, Pages 145-151

  McKillop, Ann ^a   Doughty, Lesley ^a   Atherfold, Cheryl ^b   Shaw, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical; Education; Graduate; Learning environment; New graduates; Nursing; Preceptorship; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 85027926055     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.09.005     Document Type: Article

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