Hitting the floor running: Transitional experiences of graduates previously trained as enrolled nurses

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-17

  Kilstoff, Kathleen K ^a   Rochester, Suzanne F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enrolled nurse conversion; Graduate nurse; Reality shock; Role transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348878210     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Allan, J. and McLaffetty, I. 2001. The perceived benefits of the enrolled nurse conversion course on professional and academic advancement. Nurse Education Today. 21:118-126.
2. Ambler, N. 1995. The beginning practitioner: 1st year RN adaptation to the workplace. Paper read at Conference Proceedings Research for Practice, at Newcastle University.
3. Arber, S. 1998. The research process. In Gilbert, N. (ed). Researching social life. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publishing.
4. Australian Nursing Council Inc. 2000. ANCI national competencies standards for the registered and the enrolled nurse. ACT: Australian Nursing Council Inc.
5. Baillie, L. 1999. Preparing adult branch students for their management role as staff nurses: An action research project. Journal of Advanced Nursing Management. 7:225-234.
6. Baxter, J., Eyles, J. and Willms, D. 1992. The Hagersville tire fire: Interpreting risk through a qualitative research design. Qualitative Health Research. 2(2):208-237.
7. Benner, P. 1984. From novice to expert. Menlo Park. California: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
8. Chang, E. and Daly, J. 2001. Managing the transition from student to graduate nurse: Transitions in nursing. Sydney: Maclennan and Petty.
9. Chang, E. and Hancock, K. 2003. Role stress and role ambiguity in new nursing graduates in Australia. Nursing and Health Sciences. 5:155-163.
10. Clare, J., Longson, D., Glover, P., Schubert, S. and Hofmeyer, A. 1996. From university student to registered nurse: The perennial enigma. Contemporary Nurse. 5(4):169-175.
11. Commonwealth Department of Education Science and Training. 2001. National Review of Nursing Education. Our duty of care. ACT: Commonwealth of Australia.
12. del Bueno, D. 1995. Ready, willing, able? Staff competence in workplace design. Journal of Nursing Administration. 22:14-16.
13. Dixon, A. 1996. Critical case studies as voice: The difference in practice between enrolled and registered nurses. Adelaide: School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science. Flinders University of South Australia.
14. Duchscher, J. 2001. Out in the real world: Newly graduated nurses in acute-care speak out. Journal of Nursing Administration. 31(9):426-439.
15. Dufault, M. 1990. Personal and work milieu resources as variables associated with role mastery in the novice nurse. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 21(2):73-78.
16. Francis, B. and Humphreys, J. 1999. Enrolled nurses and the professionalisation of nursing: A comparison of nurse education and skill-mix in Australia and the UK. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 36(2):127-35.
17. Greenwood, J. 2000a. Articulation of pre-registration nursing courses in Western Sydney. Nurse Education Today. 20:189-198.
18. Greenwood, J. 2000b. Critiques of the graduate nurse: An international perspective. Nurse Education Today. 20:17-23.
19. Godinez, G., Schweiger, J., Gruver, J. and Ryan, P. 1999. Role transition from graduate to staff nurse: A qualitative analysis. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development. 13(3):97-110.
20. Horsburgh, M. 1989. Graduate nurses' adjustment to initial employment: Natural field work. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 14:610-617.
21. Kelly, B. 1996. Hospital nursing: 'It's a battle!' A follow-up study of English graduate nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 24:1063-1069.
22. Kelly, B. 1998. Preserving moral integrity: A follow-up study with new graduate nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 28:1134-45.
23. Kilstoff, K. 1993. Evaluation of the process of transition from college student to beginning nurse practitioner. Masters Thesis. School of Education Macquarie, Sydney.
24. Kilstoff, K. and Rochester, S. 2001. Preparing for role transition. In Chang, E. and Daly, J. (eds). Transitions in nursing. Sydney: Maclennan and Petty.
25. Kvale, S. 1996. An introduction to qualitative research interviewing. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publishing.
26. Kramer, M. 1974. Reality shock. Saint Louis: The CV Mosby Company.
27. Mabon, J. and Macleod-Clark, J. 1998. Project 2000 diplomates' perceptions of their experiences of transition from student to staff nurse. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 7(2):145-153.
28. Madjar, I., McMillan, M., Sharkey, R. and Cadd, A. 1997. Report of the project to review and examine expectations of beginning registered nurses in the workforce. Sydney: Nurses Registration Board of New South Wales.
29. Moorehouse, C. 1992. Registered nurse: 1st years of practice. Melbourne: La Trobe University Press.
30. Oechsle, L. and Landry, R. 1987. Congruity between role expectations and actual work experiences: A study of recently employed registered nurses. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 9(4):555-571.
31. Parry, R. and Cobley, R. 1996. How enrolled nurses feel about conversion. Nursing Times. 92(38):44-6.
32. Polit, D. and Hungler, B. 1995. Nursing research. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott Co.
33. Richards, L. 1999. Using NVivo in qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications.
34. Roberts, C. and Burke, S. 1989. Nursing research: A quantitative and qualitative approach. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
35. Shah, C. and Bourke. 2001. Job growth and replacement needs in nursing occupations. Report 01/18 to the Evaluations and Investigations Programme, Higher Education Division. Canberra, ACT: Department of Education, Science and Training.
36. Streubert Speziale, H. and Carperter, D. 2003. Qualitative research in nursing. (3rd ed). New York: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
37. Walker, W. 1998. The transition to registered nurse: The experience of a group of New Zealand graduates. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand. 13(2):36-43.
38. Yates, M. 1997. From enrolled nurse to registered nurse: Enrolled nurses access Bachelor of Nursing programs. The Lamp. 54(7):33.