BACKGROUND The purpose of this integrative literature review was to evaluate and synthesize the evidence regarding the existence, extent, and significance of a preparation-practice gap-namely, the deficits in knowledge and skills that novice nurses may demonstrate on entry into the clinical setting and the identified best practices to narrow this gap. METHOD An integrative literature review w...

This paper describes a system to aid in reviewing writing by nurses. Since 2010, we have held workshops for hospital nurses to help reduce the problem of burnout among the occupation. In workshops, novice nurses write about their specific experiences in their work. A tutor reviews their writing, and provides advice to help nurses think about their jobs differently despite their individual diffi...

There is a growing need for home care nurses expert in quickly developing an accurate conceptualization of complex patient situations. An understanding of the cognitive processes underlying this expert skill would provide a foundation for optimal training and practice experiences for the development of expert home care nurses. However, few studies have investigated problem solving within comple...

background medication errors (mes) are the most common types of medical errors which effecting on pediatric safety. for decrease mes, we should to have information about difference aspects of mes. we have no study which assessed the frequency, types and causes of mes made by pediatric nurses, in iran. material and methods this was a cross-sectional study, which performed on 53 pediatric nurses....

Background: Professional socialization of nurses defines a process in which novice practitioners are trained to develop the attitude and skills to become professional practitioners. This study was conducted to assess the level of professional socialization among clinical nurses. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. A total of 600 nurses from Tehran and Shahrekord teaching hosp...

OBJECTIVE describe the skills of nurses to conduct family interviews based on the Family Care Guide for Nursing Clinical Practice. METHOD exploratory case study that analyzed the content of 16 guides applied to a child emergency service by a novice nurse from the family nursing area. RESULTS the records indicated the presence of perceptual, conceptual, and executive skills required to condu...

The need for an effective transition to practice program in nursing has been documented for more than 80 years (e.g., Townsend, 1931). Yet, comprehensive study of transition to practice in nursing did not begin until the 1970s. Marlene Kramer published her seminal work, Reality Shock, in which she proposed and assessed strategies to ameliorate that shock (Kramer, 1974). Patricia Benner also beg...

INTRODUCTION Like the fictional 'Accidental Tourist', an author who does not plan to write about travel, the accidental mentor is an experienced rural nurse who does not plan to be a mentor, and yet assumes that role with new or novice rural nurses as a result of them encountering a critical incident. Accidental mentoring is a short-term relationship that provides support for the new or novice ...

PURPOSE To investigate Dutch novice nurses' experiences and needs regarding occupational health support to prevent work-related health problems and to keep them well-functioning. METHODS A qualitative interview study was conducted with six nursing students and eight newly qualified nurses. The interviews covered three topics: experiences with the link between work and health, received occupat...

This paper reports on a qualitative research study that examined the experience of expert and novice nurses participating in a new, reflective program of “clinical supervision”, intending to facilitate the transition of new graduate nurses into the workforce. Three patterns emerged during the constructivist inquiry: readiness to reflect, valuing of clinical supervision, and sustainability of th...