Graduate Nurse Transition Programs Pivotal Point of Participants' Practice Readiness Questioned During the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 392-396
Author(s):  
Kylie Russell ◽  
Dianne Juliff
Author(s):  
Donna M Romyn ◽  
Noreen Linton ◽  
Cathy Giblin ◽  
Brenda Hendrickson ◽  
Lori Houger Limacher ◽  
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Reports that new nurse graduates are not sufficiently prepared to enter the workforce are of concern to educators, employers, and other stakeholders. Often, this lack of 'practice readiness' is defined in relation to an inability to 'hit the ground running' and is attributed to a 'gap' between theory and practice and the nature of current work environments. To gain a deeper understanding of the process of making the transition from student to graduate nurse, discussion groups were held across Alberta with 14 new graduates and 133 staff nurses, employers, and educators. Five additional new graduates and 34 staff nurses, employers, and educators provided input by fax or e-mail. The findings of this initiative speak to the need to examine assumptions underlying 'practice readiness' and what constitutes an effective transition to the workplace. The problems to be addressed are complex and a wide range of sustainable, evidence-based approaches are required to resolve them.


2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy L Rush ◽  
Monica Adamack ◽  
Jason Gordon ◽  
Robert Janke

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy L. Rush ◽  
Monica Adamack ◽  
Jason Gordon ◽  
Meredith Lilly ◽  
Robert Janke

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Harrison ◽  
Melanie Birks ◽  
Richard C. Franklin ◽  
Jane Mills

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