Associations Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and New Nurses’ Transition to Practice Outcomes: A Multi-site, Longitudinal Study

The Impact of Restricted Clinical Experiences During a Pandemic on Newly Graduated Nurses' Experiences

“…There were minimal differences in means between groups for self-reported competence, medication, and nonmedication errors. In contrast with our findings, Djukic et al's (2023) study, comparing Casey–Fink scores between the pre-COVID and during-COVID NGN groups enrolled in a transition-to-practice program, found a significant difference in patient safety scores between cohorts at 12 months. NRPs were continued throughout the entire study period and remained a common denominator across all 22 hospitals.…”

“…Emerging literature has examined the impact of COVID-19 by comparing cohorts of NGNs before and during the pandemic. A recent study by Djukic et al (2023) found statistically significant differences in transition-to-practice outcomes related to patient advocacy, patient safety, and commitment between prepandemic and during-pandemic cohorts.…”

Impact of the Pandemic on Newly Licensed Nurses’ Role Transition Experiences

“…Patient safety scores increased over the three time periods, which is consistent with other studies (Djukic et al, 2023;Healy et al, 2022). Pandemic cohort subscale scores of patient safety (ability to organize/prioritize care) at baseline were lower than prepandemic cohort scores.…”

“…The stress of transitioning from nursing education to practice for NLNs can contribute to burnout, turnover, and attrition (Crismon et al, 2021). These challenges were amplified during the pandemic, resulting in a greater need to effectively facilitate NLNs' transition to the workforce (Djukic et al, 2023). There is ample evidence in the literature that NRPs are beneficial, yet studies evaluating the impact of the pandemic on NLN role transition experiences, job satisfaction, and NRP completion rates are lacking.…”