Glover P, Clare J, Longson D, De Bellis A
School of Nursing, Flinders University of South Australia.
Aust J Adv Nurs. 1997;15(2):17-25.
The newly graduated registered nurses' experiences of applying for graduate nurse positions and securing employment in nursing has received little attention in academic nursing literature. This article reports on a survey questionnaire of a cohort of 1995 graduates from the School of Nursing at Flinders University of South Australia. The survey was the first phase of a research project dealing with the transition from education to employment or from university student to registered nurse. The aim of the survey was to explore the graduates' experiences of searching and applying for employment, and their entry into a graduate nurse program (GNP) or employment as a registered nurse. Results indicate a disjointed and haphazard road that graduates must negotiate to secure a position. Anecdotal evidence suggests significant angst among final year nursing undergraduates at Flinders University of South Australia regarding a GNP place. The application process is costly in time and money for graduates and employer organisations. The duplication is unnecessary in this era of economic rationalism, cost-effectiveness and sustainability. Nursing students in the final semester of their undergraduate program need to focus on developing their role as a registered nurse, but instead are focusing on multiple applications to GNPs or employment for when they are registered. It is argued that a consortium, which centralises the process of application, would be beneficial to the graduates. Also, the limited number of GNP places available in the acute care sector, indicates that graduate registered nurses are working as registered nurses without any formal support. The recommendation is that GNPs be extended into diverse settings where nurses work such as in aged care, nursing agencies, rural and remote services, and the community.
新毕业的注册护士申请护士毕业生职位及获得护理工作的经历在护理学术文献中很少受到关注。本文报告了对南澳大利亚弗林德斯大学护理学院1995届毕业生群体的一项调查问卷。该调查是一个研究项目的第一阶段，该项目涉及从教育到就业或从大学生到注册护士的转变。调查的目的是探索毕业生寻找和申请工作的经历，以及他们进入护士毕业生项目（GNP）或成为注册护士就业的情况。结果表明毕业生为获得一个职位必须要走过一条脱节且随意的道路。轶事证据表明，南澳大利亚弗林德斯大学护理专业本科最后一年的学生对GNP名额深感焦虑。申请过程对毕业生和雇主组织来说在时间和金钱上成本都很高。在这个经济理性主义、成本效益和可持续性的时代，这种重复是不必要的。护理专业本科最后一学期的学生需要专注于发展他们作为注册护士的角色，但相反，他们却专注于向多个GNP项目申请或为注册后找工作而进行多次申请。有人认为，一个集中申请流程的联合体将对毕业生有益。此外，急症护理部门可用的GNP名额有限，这表明注册护士毕业生在没有任何正式支持的情况下担任注册护士工作。建议将GNP扩展到护士工作的各种不同环境中，如老年护理、护理机构、农村和偏远地区服务以及社区。
