Abstract

In the past decade, nurse vacancy rates due to turnover increased the pressure for hospitals to orient and train new graduate registered nurses as quickly as possible so they can work independently at the bedside. Research has shown that hospital-based nurse residency programs are beneficial in the recruitment and retention of new graduate registered nurses. A paucity of qualitative research in nursing literature exists that explores the experience of nurses transitioning from students to new graduate registered nurses following a nurse residency program exist in the nursing literature.

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of nurses transitioning from students to registered nurses following a nurse residency program.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10115790; ProQuest document ID: 1802533772. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Michele D. Butts, PhD, MSN, Pediatric CCRN-K, CNEcl

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

New Graduate Registered Nurses, Self-Efficacy, Transition to Practice

Advisor

Indra Hershorin

Second Advisor

Ferrona Beason

Third Advisor

Michelle Edmonds

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Barry University

Degree Year

2016

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-11-05

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