New graduate nurses' experiences with and perceptions of their mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interpretive description study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on healthcare workers. Healthcare workplaces are high stress environments placing care providers such as Registered Nurses at high risk for occupational stress injuries related to poor mental health. Currently, healthcare authorities rely on new graduate nurses to help fill gaps in staffing; however, novice nurses are especially vulnerable to workplace illnesses, with the recent pandemic contributing to this risk. Research is needed to understand new graduate nurses' experiences and perceptions of their mental health and well-being as they transition to practice in the COVID-19 pandemic and the supportive resources they require to assist in contributing to healthy workplaces.

Objectives

1) To explore new graduate

SUBMITTER: Burry RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870357 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature