The experience of transition from nursing students to newly graduated registered nurses in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the experience of newly graduated registered nurses (NGRNs) in Singapore following their initial 6-12 months of transition from nursing student to registered nurse.

Methods

This mixed-methods study consisted of two phases. In the first phase, data were collected via the administration of the online survey to 30 NGRNs. The questionnaire contained 42 items of the four-point Likert scale survey. In the second phase, a focus group interview was conducted with 5 NGRNs to gather complementary information regarding the major findings from the first phase.

Results

The survey revealed despite most NGRNs (80%) in this study expressed overall satisfied with their transition, the item score was (2.97±0.61) out of 4, the majority (83.3%) also perceived th

SUBMITTER: Woo MWJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031122 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature