Understanding Pre-Registration Employment and Transition to Practice for the Newly Graduated Nurse
Abstract
Background
Transition from nursing student to a registered nurse is fraught with difficulties such as gaining acceptance and knowledge on the unit, and obtaining comfort and confidence. Approximately 20% of newly graduated nurses (NGNs) leave the profession in the first year often due to difficulties in the transition phase. The focus of this research was understanding direct paid pre-registration employment and transition to practice for the NGN.
Methods
A study with a descriptive qualitative design was conducted. Nine participants, between three months and one year after completing their nursing program, were interviewed. Thematic analysis was conducted on the data.
Findings
The main themes emerging from the data were support, vulnerability, de-stress, becoming comfortable, and gaining confidence.
Contribution to Nursing Practice
Interviewing NGNs with paid pre-registration employment will assist employees’ understanding of the transition experience of new graduates, which may assist with retention of new hires.
Description
Keywords
Nursing
Citation
Reimche, R. (2017). Understanding Pre-Registration Employment and Transition to Practice for the Newly Graduated Nurse (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28563