Ready for what? An exploration of the meaning of new graduate nurses' readiness for practice.
Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh
; 7: Article7, 2010.
Article
em En
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| ID: mdl-20196766
ABSTRACT
Dialogue continues on the "readiness" of new graduates for practice despite significant advancements in the foundational educational preparation for nurses. In this paper, the findings from an exploratory study about the meaning of new graduate "readiness" for practice are reported. Data was collected during focus group interviews with one-hundred and fifty nurses and new graduates. Themes were generated using content analysis. Our findings point to agreement about the meaning of new graduate nurses' readiness for practice as having a generalist foundation and some job specific capabilities, providing safe client care, keeping up with the current realities of nursing practice, being well equipped with the tools needed to adapt to the future needs of clients, and possessing a balance of doing, knowing, and thinking. The findings from this exploratory study have implications for policies and programs targeted towards new graduate nurses entering practice.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Competência Clínica
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Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem
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Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article