Best practices of formal new graduate transition programs: An integrative review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 94, Issue , 2019, Pages 139-158

  Rush, Kathy L ^a   Janke, Robert ^a   Duchscher, Judy E ^b   Phillips, Robyn ^a   Kaur, Satvir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Confidence; Education; New graduate; New graduate transition; New graduate transition program; Orientation; Precpetorship; Residency; Support; Workplace environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CINAHL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL THINKING; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDLINE; MENTOR; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; PEER GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SCIENTIST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKPLACE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; MENTORS; NURSING RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 85063909179     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.02.010     Document Type: Review

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