Original Research: Hearing the Voices of Newly Licensed RNs: The Transition to Practice

• Autores: Leeanna Spiva, Patricia L Hart, Lisa Pruner, Donna Johnson, Kenzie Martin, Betsy Brakovich, Frank McVay, Sency G. Mendoza
• Localización: American Journal of Nursing, ISSN 0002-936X, Vol. 113, Nº. 11, 2013, págs. 24-32
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objective: The future of nursing depends on newly licensed RNs (NLRNs), who often need help in transitioning from an academic to a clinical setting. This study sought to describe the NLRN's orientation experience and to identify ways of enhancing it.

    Methods: Using qualitative methods, a convenience sample of NLRNs was recruited and 21 were interviewed; audio recordings of the interviews were transcribed and validated for accuracy. Interpretative analysis of the transcripts sought to identify major patterns and themes.

    Results: Four patterns and 10 themes emerged from the data analysis: preceptor variability (with themes of satisfactory and unsatisfactory preceptorship), professional growth and confidence changing with time (with themes of learning through experience, learning to manage time, and learning to communicate), a sense of being nurtured (with themes of support through the program, the preceptor, and peers), and enhancing the transition (with themes of orientation enhancements and human resource enhancements).

    Conclusions: These qualitative findings provide insight into the NLRN's transition from student to professional and suggest ways institutions might enhance orientation. Further study is warranted.