Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 197-203 , July 2009

The Nursing Career Process From Application Through the First 2 Years of Employment

  • Christine T. Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Professor, New York University College of Nursing, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Kovner: Professor, New York University College of Nursing, 246 Greene street, New York, NY 10003.
  • ,
  • Maja Djukic, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Research Scientist, New York University College of Nursing, New York, NY

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 Funding for this project was provided by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.05.002

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 197-203 , July 2009