Should I specialise early or gain ward experience first?

Experienced nurses weigh the advantages of taking a ward role or a specialist path as a newly registered nurse

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Nursing Standard
Published
2026-01-07
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https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.41.1.24.s14
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Nursing Roles and Practices
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Should I specialise early or gain ward experience first?

Yvonne Covell
Nursing Standard
Nursing Roles and Practices
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Should I specialise early or gain ward experience first?

Yvonne Covell
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Abstract

Experienced nurses weigh the advantages of taking a ward role or a specialist path as a newly registered nurse

Nursing StandardVol. 41(1)
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Nursing Roles and Practices
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