What newly licensed registered nurses have to say about their first experiences

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 194-203

  Pellico, Linda Honan ^a   Brewer, Carol S ^a   Kovner, Christine Tassone ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LICENSING; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LICENSURE, NURSING; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67650638504     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Krippendorff K. Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology (2004), Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
2. National League for Nursing (NLN). Nursing Data Review, Academic Year 2005-2006 Executive Summary NLN: 2008. http://www.nln.org/research/datareview/executive_summary.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
3. Squires A. New graduate orientation in the rural community hospital. J Contin Educ Nurs 33 (2002) 203-209
4. Kovner C.T., Brewer C., Ying C., and Djukic M. Work Attitudes of Older RNs. Policy Polit Nurs Pract 8 (2007) 107
5. Kovner C.T., Brewer C.S., Fairchild S., Poornima S., Kim H., and Djukic M. Newly licensed RNs' characteristics, work attitudes, and intentions to work. Am J Nurs 107 (2007) 58-70
6. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Enrollment growth slows at US nursing colleges and universities in 2007 despite calls for more registered nurses. 2007. http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media/NewsReleases/2007/enrl.htm Accessed October 18, 2008
7. Williams C.A., Goode C.J., Krsek C., Bednash G.D., and Lynn M.R. Postbaccalaureate Nurse Residency 1-Year Outcomes. J Nurs Adm 37 (2007) 357-365
8. Young C.M., Albert N.M., Paschke S.M., and Meyer K.H. The 'Parent Shift' program: Incentives for nurses, rewards for nursing teams. Nurs Econ 25 (2007) 339
9. Schoessler M., and Waldo M. Organizational Infrastructure to Support Development of Newly Graduated Nurses. J Nurses Staff Dev 22 (2006) 286-293
10. Tai T.W., Bame S.I., and Robinson C.D. Review of nursing turnover research, 1977-1996. Soc Sci Med 47 (1998) 1905-1924
11. Irvine D.M., and Evans M.G. Job satisfaction and turnover among nurses: Integrating research findings across studies. Nurs Res 44 (1995) 246-253
12. Hayes L.J., O'Brien-Pallas L., Duffield C., Shamian J., Buchan J., Hughes F., et al. Nurse turnover: A literature review. Int J Nurs Stud 43 (2006) 237-263
13. Lu H., While A.E., and Barriball K.L. Job satisfaction among nurses: A literature review. Int J Nurs Stud 42 (2005) 211-227
14. Coomber B., and Barriball K.L. Impact of job satisfaction components on intent to leave and turnover for hospital-based nurses: A review of the research literature. Int J Nurs Stud 44 (2007) 297-314
15. Griffeth R.W., Hom P.W., and Gaertner S. A Meta-analysis of antecedents and correlates of employee turnover: Update, moderator tests, and research implications for the next millennium. Journal of Management 26 (2000) 463-488
16. Hom P.W., and Griffeth R.W. Employee Turnover (1995), South-Western, Cincinnati, OH
17. Price J.L. Reflections on the determinants of voluntary turnover. International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 600-624
18. Duchscher J.E. Out in the Real World: Newly Graduated Nurses in Acute-care Speak Out. J Nurs Adm 31 (2001) 426-439
19. De Bellis A., Longson D., Glover P., and Hutton A. The enculturation of our nursing graduates. Contemp Nurse 11 (2001) 84-94
20. Godinez G., Schweiger J., Gruver J., and Ryan P. Role transition from graduate to staff nurse: A qualitative analysis. J Nurses Staff Dev 15 (1999) 97-110
21. Casey K., Fink R., Krugman M., and Propst J. The graduate nurse experience. J Nurs Adm 34 (2004) 303-311
22. Halfer D., and Graf E. Graduate Nurse Perceptions of the Work Experience. Nurs Econ 24 (2006) 150-155
23. Wilson B., Squires M., Widger K., Cranley L., and Tourangeau A. Job satisfaction among a multigenerational nursing workforce. Journal of Nursing Management 16 6 (2008) 716-722
24. Aiken L.H., Clarke S.P., Sloane D.M., Sochalski J., and Silber J.H. Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. JAMA 288 (2002) 1987-1993
25. Bowles C., and Candela L. First job experiences of recent RN graduates: Improving the work environment. J Nurs Adm 35 (2005) 130-137
26. Lynn M.R., and Redman R.W. Staff Nurses and Their Solutions to the Nursing Shortage. West J Nurs Res 28 (2006) 678-693
27. Salmond S., and Ropis P. Research for practice. Job stress and general well-being: A comparative study of medical-surgical and home care nurses. Medsurg Nurs 14 (2005) 301-309
28. American Hospital Association. The 2007 state of America's hospitals: Taking the pulse. State of hospitals chart pack. 2007. http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2006/PowerPoint/StateHospitalsChartPack2006.PPT Accessed October 18, 2008
29. Mathews J.J., and Nunley C. Rejuvenating orientation to increase nurse satisfaction and retention. J Nurs Staff Dev 8 (1992) 159-164
30. Darling-Hammond L., and Sykes G. Wanted: A national teacher supply policy for education: The right way to meet the "Highly Qualified Teacher" challenge. Education Policy Analysis Archives 11 33 (2003) 1-57. http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n33/ Accessed October 18, 2008
31. Brunetti G.J. Resilience under fire: Perspectives on the work of experienced, inner city high school teachers in the United States. Teaching and Teacher Education 22 (2006) 812-825
32. Ingersoll R.M. Teacher turnover and teacher shortages: An organizational analysis. Am Educ Res J 38 (2001) 499-534
33. Kramer M. Reality Shock; Why Nurses Leave Nursing (1974), C.V. Mosby Co, Saint Louis, MO
34. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A journey to excellence. Washington, DC, 2005. http://www.aacn.org/aacn/pubpolcy.nsf/Files/HWEStandards/$file/HWEStandards.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
35. Institute of Medicine. Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses (2004), National Academies Press, Washington, DC
36. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Addressing the Evolving Nursing Crisis. 2002. http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/5C138711-ED76-4D6F-909F-B06E0309F36D/0/health_care_at_the_crossroads.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
37. Kimball B., and O'Neil E. Health care's human crisis: The American nursing shortage (2002), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton NJ. http://www.rwjf.org/files/newsroom/NursingReport.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
38. Stanton M., and Rutherford M.K. Hospital nurse staffing and quality of care. Research in action (2004), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Washington, DC. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/nursestaffing/nursestaff.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
39. Maxfield D., Grenny J., McMillan R., Patterson K., and Switzler A. Silence Kills: The Seven Crucial Conversations for Healthcare. 2005. http://www.silencekills.com/PDL/SilenceKills.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
40. Stanley K.M., Martin M.M., Michel Y., Welton J.M., and Nemeth L.S. Examining lateral violence in the nursing workforce. Issues Ment Health Nurs 28 (2007) 1247-1265
41. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care & Social Service Workers. Washington, DC: 2004. http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3148.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
42. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Zero tolerance for abuse. 2004. http://www.aacn.org/WD/Practice/Docs/Zero_Tolerance_for_Abuse.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
43. International Council of Nurses (ICN). Abuse and violence against nursing personnel: ICN Position Statement. Geneva Switzerland, 2006. http://www.icn.ch/psviolence00.htm Accessed October 18, 2008
44. National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). Resolution in support of professional workplace culture and decreasing horizontal violence. 2006. http://www.nsna.org/pubs/pdf/Resolution%202006.pdf Accessed October 18, 2008
45. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Root causes of Sentinel Events: September, 2007. http://www.jointcommissionreport.org/performanceresults/sentinel.aspx Accessed October 18, 2008
46. Keller J., Meekins K., and Summers B.L. Pearls and pitfalls of a new graduate academic residency program. J Nurs Adm 36 (2006) 589-598
47. Phillips B.C. An education-service collaboration to address a perceived graduate RN readiness gap. Nurs Outlook 55 (2007) 112-113
48. Sherman R.O. Leading a multigenerational nursing workforce: Issues, challenges and strategies. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 11 2 (2006). http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin Accessed October 18, 2008
49. Kupperschmidt B.R. Understanding Generation X employees. J Nurs Adm 28 (1998) 36-43