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Kathleen Vnenchak1, Marnie Lynn Sperling, Kathleen Kelley

  • 1Kathleen Vnenchak, MSN, RN, CNML, is Nurse Educator, Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey. Marnie Lynn Sperling, MSN, RN, APN-C, DMD, is Faculty, Caldwell University, New Jersey. Kathleen Kelley, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN, is Faculty, Caldwell University, New Jersey. Brenda Petersen, PhD, MSN, RN, APN-C, CPNP-PC, is Faculty, Caldwell University, New Jersey. Wendy Silverstein, DNP, RN, CNML, is Nurse Manager, Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey. Olivia Petzoldt, BSN, RN-BC, is Assistant Nurse Manager, Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey. Lise Cooper, DMH, MSN, RN-BC, is Assistant Nurse Manager, Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey. Mildred Ortu Kowalski, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CCRP, is Nurse Researcher, Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey.

Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
|October 26, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Senior nursing students in a dedicated education unit showed significant improvements in critical thinking, reduced anxiety, and increased self-efficacy. These findings enhanced the clinical institution's Practice Transition Program.

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