Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 187-191 , February 2010

New graduate nurse practice readiness: Perspectives on the context shaping our understanding and expectations

  • Angela C. Wolff

      Affiliations

    • Professional Practice and Integration, Fraser Health Authority, #100, 13450 102nd Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3T 5X3
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 604 953 5112x69106; fax: +1 604 953 5137.
    • ,
  • Barbara Pesut

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Okanagan, FIN 344 FHSD, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V1V 1V7
    • Tel.: +1 250 807 9955; fax: +1 250 807 8085.
    • ,
  • Sandra Regan

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, Health Sciences Addition H34, London, Ontario, Canada N6C 5C1
    • Tel.: +1 604 736 7331x316; fax: +1 604 738 2272.

,Accepted 26 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.07.011

Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 187-191 , February 2010

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