The George Washington University School of Nursing, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006, USA.
Widener University School of Nursing, One University Place, Chester, PA 19013, USA.
J Prof Nurs. 2023 Jul-Aug;47:81-87. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.05.009. Epub 2023 May 22.
While it is known how the COVID-19 pandemic affected providers already employed and working in health care settings, there is little data about the effect it may have had on novice nurse practitioners (NPs).
The purpose of this study was to describe novice NPs' employment decisions and role transition experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Via an online survey, novice NPs were asked open-ended questions about how the pandemic influenced the decision to take their first position and their role transition experience, as well as what employers did well or could have done better to facilitate this transition.
Participants described employment challenges that included a difficult job market with limited employment opportunities, decreased pay and benefits, fewer onboarding and mentorship opportunities, and less primary care experience. However, NPs reported the pandemic positively influenced their role transition experiences with decreased patient workload and greater use of telehealth.
Novice NPs were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in making employment decisions and transitioning into the NP role.
虽然人们已经了解了 COVID-19 大流行对已经在医疗保健环境中工作的医疗服务提供者的影响,但关于它可能对新手执业护士(NP)产生的影响的数据却很少。
本研究旨在描述 COVID-19 大流行期间新手 NP 的就业决策和角色转变经历。
通过在线调查,新手 NP 被问及有关大流行如何影响他们接受第一份工作的决定以及他们的角色转变经历的开放式问题,以及雇主在促进这一转变方面做得好的地方或可以做得更好的地方。
参与者描述了就业挑战,包括就业机会有限的困难就业市场、薪酬和福利减少、入职和指导机会减少以及初级保健经验减少。然而,NP 报告说,大流行对他们的角色转变经历产生了积极影响,患者工作量减少,远程医疗的使用增加。
COVID-19 大流行影响了新手 NP 做出就业决策和过渡到 NP 角色的能力。