Exploring the factors that affect new graduates' transition from students to health professionals: a systematic integrative review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To become a competent health professional, the nature of new graduates' transition plays a fundamental role. The systematic integrative review will aim to identify the existing literature pertaining to the barriers during transition, the facilitators and the evidence-based coping strategies that assist new graduate health professionals to successfully transition from students to health professionals.

Methods and analysis

The integrative review will be conducted using Whittemore and Knafl's integrative review methodology. Boolean search terms have been developed in consultation with an experienced librarian, using Medical Subject Heading terms on Medline. The following electronic databases have been chosen to ensure that all relevant literature are captured for t

SUBMITTER: Opoku EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7402005 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature