Nurse Education and Professional Work: Transition Problems?

• Published in: Nurse education today Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 165 - 171
• Main Authors: Kapborg, Inez D, Fischbein, Siv
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland 01.02.1998
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Clinical Competence; Education; Education Work Relationship; Education, Nursing, Continuing; Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs; Entry Workers; Higher Education; Humans; Inservice Training; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Education; Nursing Methodology Research; Nursing Staff, Hospital - education; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Professional Role; School to work transition; Sweden; Work Environment; Sweden

Eight nursing students kept diaries during their transition from school to professional work. Common problems included management of paperwork, heavy workload, difficulty feeling relaxed when off duty, difficulty in determining what to delegate and when to call for doctors, and tending to seriously...