Work readiness of graduate nurses and the impact on job satisfaction, work engagement and intention to remain
Nurse Education TodayPublished 3 June 2013
Arlene Walker, Kimberley A. Campbell
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Three of the four work readiness dimensions (organisational acumen, clinical competence and social intelligence) were found to predict job satisfaction and work engagement and indicate that dimensions of work readiness uniquely predict work outcomes.
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Findings support prior research, which suggests that graduate work readiness is a multidimensional construct comprising skills and attributes beyond discipline-specific competence.
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