2013
DOI: 10.5977/jkasne.2013.19.4.594
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A Study on Experience of Transition from New Clinical Nurse to Competent Step

Abstract: This study aimed to describe nurses' experience in transition from new graduate nurses to professional clinical nursees in a hospital. Methods: Ten new clinical nurses working in a hospital participated in this study. Data collected through in-depth interviews were analyzed using phenomenology. Results: The analysis yielded five core category themes from new nurses for becoming a professional nurse: (a) beginning of hardship journey (b) feeling of inability in workplace (c) struggling hard to develop skills (d… Show more

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“…The study involved a convenience sample of registered nurses who had worked for at least 6 months in the ICUs of a general hospital located in a metropolitan area of South Korea. Given that nurses with less than 6 months of ICU experience are in the process of adapting to their new work environment (Park & Kim, 2013), only nurses who had worked in the ICUs for at least 6 months were included in this study.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The study involved a convenience sample of registered nurses who had worked for at least 6 months in the ICUs of a general hospital located in a metropolitan area of South Korea. Given that nurses with less than 6 months of ICU experience are in the process of adapting to their new work environment (Park & Kim, 2013), only nurses who had worked in the ICUs for at least 6 months were included in this study.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These findings indicated that the preceptor nurses considered appropriate knowledge to be lacking and recognized the need for constant learning to strengthen their capabilities. The second subtheme was “independence of new nurses.” New nurses may be fearful of being independently responsible for patients 37 . To address such concerns, the preceptor nurses were shown to assist new nurses to perform their work independently during the preceptorship period, providing feedback on mistakes to help ensure subsequent improvement.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, it seems that advanced beginner nurses have difficulty in getting used to the nursing information system. A study on the experience of a novice nurse in becoming an advanced beginner nurse [20] found that novice nurses experienced a sense of inadequacy because they were not accustomed to the overall workflow, systems and administrative procedures. Although this group of nurses received nursing documentation entry training during their orientation period, it is evident that they need more time to become proficient in their tasks, including nursing documentation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%