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July 28, 2017BMC Nursing156 citationsOpen Access

New graduate nurses’ experiences in a clinical specialty: a follow up study of newcomer perceptions of transitional support

RHRafic HusseinBEBronwyn EverettLRLucie M. Ramjan

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore new graduate nurses' experiences and unmet needs during their first year of practice.
  • Conducted follow-up interviews with new graduate nurses to gather qualitative data on their transitional support experiences.
  • Analyzed perceptions of clinical, social, and emotional support received during the first year of nursing practice.
  • Identified key areas of unmet needs, particularly in emotional and clinical support.
  • New graduate nurses reported feeling unprepared for certain aspects of clinical practice, indicating a need for enhanced training.

Abstract

While transitional support programs are helpful in supporting new graduate nurses in their first year of practice, there are unmet needs for clinical, social and emotional support. Understanding new graduate nurses' experiences and their unmet needs during their first year of practice will enable nurse managers, educators and nurses to better support new graduate nurses' and promote confidence and competence to practice within their scope.

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Hussein et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d77f5cb1cb92dd1bb8b70dhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-017-0236-0
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