Graduate Nurses' Experiences of Interactions With Professional Nursing Staff During Transition to the Professional Role

• Published in: The Journal of continuing education in nursing Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 15 - 19
• Main Author: Thomka, Lisa A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.01.2001
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Associate Degrees; Attitude of Health Personnel; Coding; Data Analysis; Data collection; Discipline; Education Work Relationship; Education, Nursing, Continuing - standards; Emotional Response; Employment Experience; Entry Workers; Female; Graduation; Health facilities; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Helping Behavior; Higher Education; Human subjects; Humans; Inservice Training - standards; Interprofessional Relations; Male; Mentors; Mentors - psychology; Middle Aged; Nurse's Role; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Education; Nursing Methodology Research; Nursing Staff - education; Nursing Staff - psychology; Orientation; Professional Competence - standards; Professional Development; Professional practice; Psychological Patterns; Questionnaires; Researchers; Social Support; Socialization; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teaching Methods

ABSTRACT As new members of the nursing profession, graduate nurses (GNs), in their transition to the professional role, have a variety of experiences with registered nurses. These experiences give rise to diverse thoughts and emotional responses that may have a significant impact on nurses' own...