Strategies new graduate registered nurses require to care and advocate for themselves: A literature review
Contemporary NursePublished 4 May 2017
Peter Mellor, Carolyn Gregoric, David Gillham
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This review of the literature provides a valuable resource that can be used to prepare nursing students for the workplace culture during their first year as a registered nurse.
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This review of the literature provides a valuable resource that can be used to prepare nursing students for the workplace culture during their first year as a registered nurse. Scenarios can be developed for educational activities such as simulation, role play, discussion and self-reflection. Further development through research is recommended.
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