Aims and Objectives: To explore mentorship pairing practices for new graduate nurses in a tertiary care hospital.Background: Many organisations have implemented mentorship transition programmes to decrease new nursing graduate turnover in the first two years of practice. Little is known about mentorship pairing processes.Design: An interpretive descriptive qualitative study was conducted in a multicampus academic health science centre in Ontario, Canada. The COREQ reporting guideline was used.Methods: Thirty-one semistructured interviews were conducted from July 2018-July 2019 in a multicampus academic health science centre with new nursing graduates, experienced nurses and nurse leaders who participated in the New Graduate Guarantee programme or were involved in the mentor-mentee pairing process in 2016 or 2017. Data collected were analysed using thematic analysis within the groups and triangulated across groups.Results: Neither the new graduates nor the mentors were aware of the pairing processes. Nursing leaders relied on their knowledge of the participants to pair new graduates and mentors with many stating participants' personalities were considered. New graduates and mentors described making an initial connection and socialisation as important themes related to facilitating the pairing process. Organisational influences on pairing included taking breaks together, the location of the final student placement, and the management of workload and scheduling.Conclusions: Increased awareness and transparency regarding nursing mentorship pairing processes is required. Pairing processes suggested by participants warrant further investigation to determine efficacy.Relevance: Findings reinforce the need to discuss and research nursing specific mentorship pairing processes.
Aim The aim was to critically analyse the body of evidence regarding the effectiveness of PFCC transition interventions on the quality of care and the experience of patients. Design We conducted a systematic review using the Cochrane Handbook's guidelines and adhered to a standardized reporting format: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA). Methods Four databases and grey literature were searched. Following a two‐step screening process, data from the eligible studies were extracted. Risk of bias and quality of the studies were also assessed. Narrative synthesis and vote counting were used for the data analysis. Results A total of 28 articles met our inclusion criteria. Interventions varied in regards to the extent of the PFCC focus and the comprehensiveness of the transition of care. Educating patients to promote self‐management was the most commonly included component and it was described in all 28 interventions.
Background Given a persistent nursing shortage in Canada and a decline in new nurses entering the profession, new graduate nurses (NGNs) are being hired into positions historically reserved for more experienced staff. Critical care settings, which are areas of specialty nursing practice, are now routinely hiring NGNs in many hospitals. While evidence on NGN transition into critical care is emerging, best practices around training and support for these nurses are limited internationally, and non-existent within the Canadian context. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to identify, describe, and assess the effectiveness of interventions that support NGN transition into critical care clinical practice settings. Methods This is a systematic review of interventions using the Joanna Briggs Institute Methodology. Data sources will include MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Education Source, and Nursing and Allied Health electronic databases. Two independent reviewers will screen titles and abstracts using predetermined inclusion criteria. A consensus meeting will be held with a third reviewer to resolve conflicts when necessary. Full texts will also be screened by two independent reviewers and with conflicts resolved by consensus. Data will be extracted using a standardized extraction form. We will assess the quality of all included studies using Joanna Briggs Institute quality assessment tools. Data describing interventions will be reported narratively and a meta-analysis will be conducted to determine effectiveness, if appropriate. Discussion This systematic review will identify interventions that support NGN transition into critical care nursing practice. The findings of this study will provide a foundation for developing strategies to support NGN transition into these areas of specialty nursing practice. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42020147962.
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