Challenges for new nurses in evidence-based practice
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 15 December 2006
Linda M. Ferguson, Rene Day
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The key issues relate to the need to support new nurses in evidence-based and holistic practice, the strategies needed to do so, and the nurse manager's role in this process.
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We must invest resources in assisting new nurses into practice, which may have benefits in terms of both recruitment and retention of new nurses in practice.
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