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Rebecca Saxton1, Lynn Warmbrodt, Sue Mahley

  • 1Rebecca Saxton, PhD, RN, CNE, is Professor and Director of Academic-Clinical Practice Partnerships, Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, Missouri. Lynn Warmbrodt, PsyD, RN, is Professor and Graduate Program Director, Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, Missouri. Sue Mahley, MN, RN, WHNP-BC, CNE, is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical and Faculty Resources, Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, Missouri. Darinda Reberry, MSN, RN, NE-BC, is Vice President of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Western Missouri Medical Center, Warrensburg, formerly of Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Pauline McNeece, RN, MSN, CCNS, is Director of Clinical Excellence, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
|May 21, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Dedicated Education Units (DEU) help new nurses transition to practice. Students educated in this model showed better real-world nursing preparedness compared to peers not in the program.

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