Undergraduate student nurses’ self-reported preparedness for practice

Woods, Cindy; West, Caryn; Mills, Jane; Park, Tanya; Southern, Joanne; Usher, Kim

doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2014.05.003

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“…Clinical competency was linked to attributes such as proficient skills, sound technical knowledge, confidence in one's skills and knowledge, clinical aptitude, critical thinking, the ability to make evidence-based decisions, and being responsible for patients' well-being and treatment decisions (Dlamini et al, 2014;Numminen, Leino-Kilpi, Isoaho, & Meretoja, 2015;Thorsteinsson & Sveinsdottir, 2014;Woods et al, 2015).…”

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Work readiness, transition, and integration: The challenge of specialty practice

Baumann

Crea‐Arsenio

Hunsberger

et al. 2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim To determine how extended orientation enhances the work readiness of new graduate nurses as they transitioned to their professional role in a specialty care hospital. Background Given increased complexity of care and high‐patient acuity, there is concern about the work readiness of new graduate nurses in specialty areas. Design Qualitative exploratory study using an inductive approach. Methods An integrative literature review was conducted to abstract characteristics of work readiness among new graduate nurses. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 41 participants from a large paediatric specialty hospital in Ontario, Canada, in 2014. The sample of nurses was stratified and included nurse managers, new graduates, and preceptors. Interview texts were interpreted using thematic analysis. Results A framework for enhancing work readiness of new graduates transitioning to specialty care was developed from the interview and literature findings. Interview data demonstrate an extended orientation that includes mentorship, a gradual increase in clinical responsibilities, and involvement in the professional role during the early stages of a nurse's career can enhance work readiness of new graduates. Four key areas of work readiness were identified in the literature: personal characteristics, clinical characteristics, relational characteristics, and organizational acuity. Conclusion Based on the study results, new graduate nurses can be an integral part of the team in specialty care provided certain conditions are met during their transition to practice. Our study gives further evidence that extended orientation enhances new graduates’ work readiness as they transit to their professional role.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Work readiness, transition, and integration: The challenge of specialty practice

Baumann

Crea‐Arsenio

Hunsberger

et al. 2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Although most senior nursing students agree they are satisfied with their choice of profession, many feel unprepared for at least one aspect of their future role as a registered nurse (Hickey, 2010;Missen, McKenna, & Beauchamp, 2015;Newton, Cross, White, Ockerby, & Billet, 2011;Porter, Morphet, Missen, & Raymond, 2013;Usher, Mills, West, Park, & Wood, 2015). A common relationship in this study and most comparison studies is an inverse correlation of student confidence and caring for a number of patients: most students are very confident in managing two patients, but few agree they are very confident in managing four patients (Saber et al, 2015;Usher et al, 2015;Woods et al, 2014). However, other studies show little correlation between confidence and caring for a given number of patients (Casey et al, 2011).…”

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Indigenous Nursing Students’ Readiness for Practice Perceptions - Les perceptions d’étudiantes autochtones en sciences infirmières quant à leur préparation à la pratique

Rohatinsky¹,

Exner-Pirot²,

Parent-Bergeron³

et al. 2018

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formatio

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“…The CFRPS has been used in a subsequent study with confirmatory analysis related to validity. [10] In fall 2017, all nursing students in the senior semester were taught as usual. One faculty was assigned to eight students.…”

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Perceptions of preparedness for nursing practice using a preceptorship model

Charrier

Taylor

Creel

2019

JNEP

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Nursing graduates need to be "real world ready", and able to meet the demands of the healthcare workforce. Research indicates that baccalaureate graduates have adequate theoretical base, but often lack competence in the clinical setting. Preceptorship programs are an effective way of developing clinical competence in the nursing student. The purpose of this study was to compare a traditional senior clinical course to a preceptorship model on students, faculty, and nurses' perceptions of student preparedness for the nursing role. A formal preceptorship program with the support of a clinical nurse faculty member was developed to enhance the success of clinical nursing education. A quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent groups was used to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a preceptorship model for senior nursing students comparing the students', the faculty, and the nurses' perceptions of the students' preparedness for clinical practice after a traditional clinical and a preceptor clinical experience. The sample consisted of the fall 2017 senior semester cohort and the spring 2018 senior semester cohort, senior faculty who taught in those semesters, and nurses at the participating facilities. Overall, findings did not show a statistically significant difference between the traditional cohorts and the precepted cohorts; however, there is evidence of clinical significance. After implementation of the preceptorship model, there was an increase in the percent of nurses (100%), faculty (100%), and students (95%) who felt that the senior nursing students were ready for the professional role of a registered nurse.

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Undergraduate student nurses’ self-reported preparedness for practice

Cited by 62 publications

References 35 publications

Work readiness, transition, and integration: The challenge of specialty practice

Work readiness, transition, and integration: The challenge of specialty practice

Indigenous Nursing Students’ Readiness for Practice Perceptions - Les perceptions d’étudiantes autochtones en sciences infirmières quant à leur préparation à la pratique

Perceptions of preparedness for nursing practice using a preceptorship model

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