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Attrition rates for first year newly graduated registered nurses (NGRNs) are between 30% to 60%; ... more Attrition rates for first year newly graduated registered nurses (NGRNs) are between 30% to 60%; high level of attrition negatively affects hospital organizations, other nurses, and patient outcomes. Transitioning from student nurse to clinical nurse poses challenges for NGRNs which includes assuming responsibilities for a full patient load, communicating with physicians, and adjusting to shift work. The purpose of this phenomenological study, guided by Kramer’s reality shock theory and Duffy’s quality caring model, was to examine the lived experiences of a first-year cohort of NGRNs working in the acute care setting of a Florida hospital. Thirteen NGRNs were interviewed using open-ended, semistructured interviews about their transitional experiences and their perceptions of the caring behaviors exhibited by nursing leadership and other nursing staff. Emerging themes from the data verified by Raven’s Eye software included transitioning from student nurse to the role of clinical nurs...
Attrition rates for first year newly graduated registered nurses (NGRNs) are between 30% to 60%; ... more Attrition rates for first year newly graduated registered nurses (NGRNs) are between 30% to 60%; high level of attrition negatively affects hospital organizations, other nurses, and patient outcomes. Transitioning from student nurse to clinical nurse poses challenges for NGRNs which includes assuming responsibilities for a full patient load, communicating with physicians, and adjusting to shift work. The purpose of this phenomenological study, guided by Kramer’s reality shock theory and Duffy’s quality caring model, was to examine the lived experiences of a first-year cohort of NGRNs working in the acute care setting of a Florida hospital. Thirteen NGRNs were interviewed using open-ended, semistructured interviews about their transitional experiences and their perceptions of the caring behaviors exhibited by nursing leadership and other nursing staff. Emerging themes from the data verified by Raven’s Eye software included transitioning from student nurse to the role of clinical nurs...