Novice Nurses' Experiences of Unpreparedness at the Beginning of the Work
Global Journal of Health SciencePublished 27 December 2013Open access
Mahbobeh Sajadi Hezaveh, Forough Rafii, Naiemeh Seyedfatemi
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The sensitivity of health system, especially, educational mentors and nursing managers to create preparation in novice nurses by providing appropriate orientation programs at the beginning of work and the revision and amendment of nursing curriculum can solve this problem to some extent.
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The sensitivity of health system, especially, educational mentors and nursing managers to create preparation in novice nurses by providing appropriate orientation programs at the beginning of work and the revision and amendment of nursing curriculum can solve this problem to some extent.
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