Gregg Misuzu, Wakisaka Toyomi, Hayashi Chifuyu
Kobe City College of Nursing, 3-4 Gakuen Nishi-machi, Nishi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, 651-2103, Japan.
Konan Women's University, 6-2-23 Morikita-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, 658-0001, Japan.
Heliyon. 2023 Jul 28;9(8):e18681. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18681. eCollection 2023 Aug.
This study aimed to identify senior nurses' expectations and support of new graduate nurses' adjustment to their work environment.
New graduate nurses have difficulties in adjusting to their work environment because they are not well prepared for clinical nursing practice upon graduation. Hospitals support their adjustment to their work environment through residency/transition programs. Although such support exists, new graduate nurses are expected to learn the expected behavior and attitude themselves. Thus, identifying senior nurses' expectations and support of new graduate nurses' adjustment may facilitate smooth adjustment to the work environment.
This was a qualitative descriptive study.
Fourteen nurses who teach new graduate nurses in Japanese hospitals were interviewed face-to-face individually. The data were analyzed using qualitative inductive content analysis, which was coded and sorted to identify categories.
Regarding senior nurses' expectations of new graduate nurses' adjustment, six categories emerged: trying to fit in with people in their ward, behaving by following the unspoken rules of their ward, having attitudes compatible with learning, addressing their situations using their initiative, showing a willingness to learn, and obtaining necessary information by themselves. Senior nurses' support of new graduate nurses' adjustment consisted of four categories: watching over and speaking to them, trying to create a good working environment, encouraging them to have attitudes compatible with learning, and teaching them how to learn.
Senior nurses need to understand and express what they expect from new graduate nurses at the stage of hospital adjustment. If senior nurses understand their expectations for adjustment, they can help new graduate nurses effectively. Furthermore, understanding the expectations of senior nurses may facilitate new graduate nurses' adjustment. These findings may contribute to good working relationships between senior and new graduate nurses.
本研究旨在确定资深护士对新毕业护士适应工作环境的期望与支持。
新毕业护士在适应工作环境方面存在困难，因为他们毕业时未做好临床护理实践的充分准备。医院通过住院医师/过渡项目支持他们适应工作环境。尽管有这种支持，但新毕业护士仍需自己学习预期的行为和态度。因此，确定资深护士对新毕业护士适应的期望与支持可能有助于顺利适应工作环境。
这是一项定性描述性研究。
对日本医院中教导新毕业护士的14名护士进行了单独面对面访谈。使用定性归纳内容分析法对数据进行分析，编码并分类以确定类别。
关于资深护士对新毕业护士适应的期望，出现了六个类别：努力与病房中的人融洽相处、遵循病房的不成文规定行事、拥有与学习相符的态度、主动应对自身情况、表现出学习意愿以及自己获取必要信息。资深护士对新毕业护士适应的支持包括四个类别：关注并与他们交谈、努力营造良好的工作环境、鼓励他们拥有与学习相符的态度以及教导他们如何学习。
资深护士需要理解并表达在医院适应阶段对新毕业护士的期望。如果资深护士理解他们对适应的期望，就能有效地帮助新毕业护士。此外，了解资深护士的期望可能有助于新毕业护士的适应。这些发现可能有助于资深护士与新毕业护士之间建立良好的工作关系。
