The impact of a nurse externship program on the transition process from graduate to registered nurse: Part ii. qualitative findings

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 249-256

  Cantrell, Mary Ann ^a   Browne, Anne Marie ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION; STANDARD; THINKING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIALIZATION; THINKING;

EID: 33644878109     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200511000-00001     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Carey, M. A. (1995). Comment: Concerns in the analysis of focus group data. Qualitative Heath Research, 5 (4), 487-495.
2. Caroselli, C. (2001). The first six months of practice: Strategies for success. Imprint, 48 (1), 51-53.
3. Cress-Ingebo, R. (1985). Nursing externships: What are they? Imprint, 32(2), 65, 67-68,70.
4. Delaney, C. (2003). Walking a fine line: Graduate nurses’ transition experiences during orientation. Journal of Nursing Education, 42 (10), 437-443.
5. Duchsher, J. E. B. (2001). Out in the real world: Newly graduated nurses in acute-care speak out. Journal of Nursing Administration, 31 (9), 426-439.
6. Fire, N. C., Bozett, F. W., & Dearner, J. F. (1984). The Presbyterian hospital program. Nursing Outlook, 32 (4), 209-211.
7. Gerrish, K. (2000). Still fumbling along? A comparative study of the newly qualified nurse’s perception of the transition from student to qualified nurse. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 32 (2), 473-480.
8. Godinez., G., Schweiger, J., & Ryan, P. (1999). Role transition from graduate to staff nurse: a qualitative analysis. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 15 (3), 97-110.
9. Gottlieb, J. A. K. (1992). Externship programs pull education and practice together. Nursing Management, 23(4), 84, 88.
10. Goh, K., & Watt, E. (2003). From “dependent on” to “depended on”: The experience of transition from student to registered nurse in a private hospital graduate program. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 21 (1), 14-20.
11. Harkins, S. B., Schambach, A. V., & Brodie, K. J. (1983). Summer externs: Easing the transition. Nursing Management, 14 (7), 37-39.
12. Heslop, L., McIntyre, M., & Ives, G. (2001). Undergraduate student expectations and their self-reported preparedness for the graduate year role. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 36 (5), 626-634.
13. Hinds, R., & Harley, J. (2001). Exploring the experiences of beginning registered nurses entering the acute care setting. Contemporary Nurse, 10(1/2), 100-116.
14. Kelly, B. (1998). Preserving moral integrity: A follow-up study with new graduate nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 28 (5), 1134-1145.
15. Kramer, M. (1974). Reality shock: Why nurses leave nursing. St. Louis: C.V. Mosby.
16. Kramer, M. (1985). Why does reality shock continue? In J. C. McCloskey & H. K. Grace (Eds.), Current issues in nursing (pp. 891-903). Boston, MA: Blackwell Scientific Publication.
17. Krueger, R. A. (1994). Focus groups: A practical guide for applied research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
18. Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
19. Morrison-Beedy, D., Cote-Arsenault, D., & Feinstein, N. F. (2001). Maximizing results with focus groups: Moderators and analysis issues. Applied Nursing Research, 14, 48-53.
20. Walker, J. (1998). The transition to registered nurse: The experience of a group of New Zealand degree graduates. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 13 (2), 36-43.