New Graduate Nursing Retention in 2020: A Multifactorial Analysis

The issue of new graduates prematurely exiting the profession has a long-standing, complicated history in nursing. Current retention is further complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of the global workforce and transition shock theory situate this issue. Ray's theory of bureaucratic caring frames the analysis with proposed recommendations for individual nurses, healthcare organizations, and academia. The sociocultural and political domains of Ray's theory offer guidance for nurse leaders in academic and practice settings. The importance of a collaborative relationship between academic and practice settings is vital to mitigate the phenomenon of early exit of new graduates.

GPU and CPU Numerical Simulation of tTwo-Phase Mixtures with Phase Transition

The article presents the direct simulation results of two-phase mixtures with phase transition shock tube in dodecane, two-phase expansion tube in water and 2D heat and mass transfer in a vertical channel with sodium. For two versions of the code for CPU and GPU calculations possess efficient scaling in the wide range of grid sizes. Scaling for CPU version of the code is close to ideal and does not depend from the grid size and the number of nodes. Efficiency of scaling for GPU version of the code is limited by the size of calculation region per 1 node and could be varied for different models of processor. The value of scaling factor was demonstrated.

Assessment of readiness of the graduates of the bachelor’s degree course of the Faculty of Higher Nursing Education for professional activities

.Актуальность статьи обусловлена ростом требований к оценке профессиональной и психологической готовности будущих специалистов здравоохранения. Введение системы аккредитации, обучение в соответствии с профессиональными стандартами является необходимым условием повышения качества медицинской помощи. Цель статьи заключается в изучении и оценке различных факторов готовности к профессиональной деятельности выпускников бакалавриата по направлению подготовки 34.03.01 «Сестринское дело», квалификация «академическая медицинская сестра (академический медицинский брат). Преподаватель». Авторами статьи выявлено, что профессиональная потребность овладевать основами педагогического мастерства у будущих преподавателей находится на низком уровне. Выпускники испытывают неуверенность в своих знаниях и умениях, страх перед ответственностью. Академические медицинские сестры предвосхищают «шок от реальности», который произойдет в то время, когда после обучения они начнут работать в медицинских и образовательных учреждениях, взаимодействовать с персоналом, пациентами, студентами и др. Предложено активизировать работу Центра профессиональной карьеры, действующего в Казанском ГМУ по формированию представлений о будущем трудоустройстве выпускников бакалавриата. Материалы статьи могут быть полезны профессорско-преподавательскому составу для повышения эффективности обучения и совершенствования содержания образовательных дисциплин с целью соответствия профессиональным стандартам. The relevance of the article is caused due to the growth of requirements for assessment of professional and psychological readiness of future healthcare professionals. The introduction of Accreditation System, training in accordance with professional standards is the necessary condition for improving the quality of medical aid. The purpose of the article is to study and assess various factors of readiness of the graduates of the bachelor’s degree course, majoring in 34.03.01 “Nursing” qualification of “an academic medical nurse (an academic medical brother). Teacher”, for professional activities. The authors of the article revealed that occupational need to master the fundamentals of teaching mastery was in the low level at future teachers. The graduates experience lack of confidence in their own knowledge and skills, fear of responsibility. Academic medical nurses anticipate “Reality Shock or Transition Shock” in the period, when after training they start working at medical and educational institutions; interact with the personnel, patients, students, and etc. It was suggested to intensify the work of the Professional Career Center functioning at Kazan SMU on formation of true to life ideas of future employability of the bachelor’s degree course graduates. The materials of the article can be helpful for the higher-education teaching personnel to increase the learning efficiency and improve the content of educational disciplines for the purpose of raising the level of the graduates’ readiness for profession.

The relationships of both transition shock, empathy, resilience and coping strategies with professional quality of life in newly graduated nurses

Background Data on professional quality of life in newly graduated nurses are scarce. This study aimed to describe the levels of professional quality of life, and to explore the relationships of transition shock, empathy, resilience and coping strategies with professional quality of life in newly graduated nurses. Methods This was a cross-sectional study, which used a two-stage sampling method to recruit 393 newly graduated nurses in Sichuan province of China. Multiple regression analysis was used to explore the effects of transition shock, empathy, resilience and coping strategies on professional quality of life. Data were collected using standardized scales. Results The prevalence of average levels of compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary traumatic stress in newly graduated nurses were 80.2, 38.2 and 57.5%, respectively. Transition shock was a significant negative predictor, and empathy, resilience and adaptive coping were significant positive predictors for compassion satisfaction. Transition shock and passive coping were significant positive predictors, and empathy was a significant negative predictor for burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Resilience and adaptive coping contributed to burnout significantly and negatively. Conclusion Higher transition shock and lower empathy cause lower compassion satisfaction and higher compassion fatigue. More resilience and adaptive coping cause more compassion satisfaction and less burnout. More passive coping contributes to higher compassion fatigue. Strategies such as transition or preceptorship programmes, and empathy, resilience and coping training are effective methods to reduce transition shock, facilitate empathy, resilience and coping, and consequently, enhance professional quality of life in newly graduated nurses.