The transition from rookie to genuine nurse: Narratives from Swedish nurses 1 Year after graduation

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 186-192

  Andersson, Petra Lilja ^a   Edberg, Anna Karin ^b  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TIME MANAGEMENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951242767     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20100326-05     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Benner, P. (1984). From novice to expert: Excellence and power in clinical nursing practice. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley.
2. Berg, B. L. (2004). Qualitative methods for the social sciences. Boston: Pearson.
3. Casey, K., Fink, R., Krugman, M., & Probst, J. (2004). The graduate nurse experience. Journal of Nursing Administration, 34(6), 303-311.
4. Clare, J., & van Loon, A. (2003). Best practice principles for the transition from student to registered nurse. Collegian, 10(4), 25-31.
5. Clark, T., & Holmes, S. (2007). Fit for practice? An exploration of the development of newly qualified nurses using focus groups. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44, 1210-1220.
6. Duchscher, J. B. (2008). A process of becoming: The stages of new nursing graduates' professional role transition. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 39(10), 441-450.
7. Etheridge, S. A. (2007). Learning to think like a nurse. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 38(1), 24-30.
8. 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.
9. Glasberg, A. L., Eriksson, S., & Norberg, A. (2008). Factors associated with 'stress of conscience' in healthcare. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 22(2), 249-258.
10. Graneheim, U. H., & Lundman, B. (2004). Quality content analysis in nursing research: Concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness. Nurse Education Today, 24, 105-112.
11. Greenwood, J. (2000). Critique of the graduate nurse: An international perspective. Nurse Education Today, 20, 17-29.
12. Gustafsson, G. (2009). To be or not to be burnt out: A complex phenomenon among health care personnel at the same workplaces (Doctoral dissertation). Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
13. Helsinki Declaration. (1964). World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki (with later amendments): Ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. Helsinki: World Medical Association. Higher education act (1434). (1992). Stockholm: Ministry of Education.
14. Kramer, M. (1974). Reality shock: Why nurses leave nursing. St. Louis: C. V. Mosby.
15. Lilja Andersson, P. (2007). The path through education: Nursing students' narratives (Doctoral dissertation). Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
16. Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
17. McKenna, L. G., & Green, C. (2004). Experiences and learning during a graduate nurse programme: An examination using a focus group approach. Nurse Education in Practice, 4(4), 258-263.
18. Mishler, E. G. (1986). Research interviewing: Context and narrative. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Mooney, M. (2007). Facing registration: The expectations and unexpected. Nurse Education Today, 27(8), 840-847.
19. National Board of Health and Welfare. (2005). Description of competence required of registered nurses [in Swedish]. Stockholm: National Board of Health and Welfare.
20. Newton, J., & McKenna, L. (2007). The transitional journey through the graduate year: A focus group study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(7), 1231-1237.
21. O'Shea, M., & Kelly, B. (2007). The lived experiences of newly qualified nurses on clinical placement during the first six months following registration in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16, 1534-1542.
22. Swedish act concerning the ethical review of research involving humans (460). (2003). Stockholm: Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs.