Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 499-508 , August 2010

A systematic review of the experiences and perceptions of the newly qualified nurse in the United Kingdom

  • Georgina Higgins

      Affiliations

    • Welton Health Centre, 4 Cliff Road, Welton, Lincoln LN2 3JH, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1673 860513.
    • ,
  • Rachael Louise Spencer

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln, Brayford Campus, Lincoln LN6 7TS, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 1522 886384.
    • ,
  • Ros Kane

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln, Brayford Campus, Lincoln LN6 7TS, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 1522 837326.

,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.10.017

Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 499-508 , August 2010

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