Australian new graduate experiences during their transition program in a rural/regional acute care setting
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The transition process from student to Registered Nurse has been recognised as an important yet challenging time for newly graduated nurses. Knowledge about this experience from the nurse's perspective, particularly in a rural setting, is limited. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study of the experiences of newly graduated nurses working in a rural acute care facility in New South Wales. The study examined, from the perspective of the new nurse, the orientation and support which can help to facilitate the transition from student to registered nurse. Four themes emerged which were being supported, being challenged, reflections on being a new graduate, and reflections on a rural new graduate program. These findings contribute to what is know about the transition of new graduates in a rural facility and have implications for program improvements, specifically within the rural acute care environment. The findings are also relevant to students considering rural employment on graduation and for the recruitment and retention of New Graduate Registered Nurses in rural areas.
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Contemporary Nurse
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41
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2
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This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Contemporary Nurse, 2012, 41 (2), pp. 242-252, 17 Dec 2014, copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.2012.41.2.242
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Ostini, F; Bonner, A, Australian new graduate experiences during their transition program in a rural/regional acute care setting, Contemporary Nurse , 2012, 41 (2), pp. 242-252