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Download or read book Graduate Nurses' Perceptions of the Value of a Prior Internship to Their First Six Months of Nursing Practice written by Jan M. Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This qualitative phenomenological study examines the lived experience of five new graduate nurses during their first six months of employment in a rural hospital. The study analyzes how the new graduate nurses, who experienced an internship prior to graduation, perceived the value of an internship as they became adjusted to their first professional roles on a medical/surgical nursing unit ... The major themes of this study include: progressive competence and confidence, influence of the preceptor, introduction to the profession of nursing, and a sense of belonging."--leaf iv.