Entry into Nursing: An Ethnographic Study of Newly Qualified Nurses Taking on the Nursing Role in a Hospital Setting
Joint Authors
Bjørk, Ida Torunn
Bjerknes, Mari Skancke
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The transition from student to working nurse has long been recognized as challenging.
This paper presents the findings of research into the opportunities and limitations encountered by newly qualified nurses when taking on the nursing role.
The study had an ethnographic design.
Observation, interviews, and document analysis were used to gain insight into nurses' daily work from the perspective of recently graduated nurses.
Thirteen nurses were monitored closely during their first year in a hospital setting in Norway.
These new nurses generally entered the field with empathy for their patients, enthusiasm for the profession, and readiness to learn more about being a good nurse.
However, their more experienced colleagues seemed to neither respect nor nurture this attitude.
The new nurses experienced heavier responsibilities than expected, fragmentation of patient care, and stressful interactions with colleagues.
The lack of a supportive work environment and role models increased the new nurses' experience of overwhelming responsibility in their daily work situations.
The nurses learned to cope the hard way, despite the organizational culture, not because of it.
Adjusting the profession's expectations of new nurses, and offering good role models and more comprehensive support programmes, would markedly ease the transition for new nurses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bjerknes, Mari Skancke& Bjørk, Ida Torunn. 2012. Entry into Nursing: An Ethnographic Study of Newly Qualified Nurses Taking on the Nursing Role in a Hospital Setting. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1002570
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bjerknes, Mari Skancke& Bjørk, Ida Torunn. Entry into Nursing: An Ethnographic Study of Newly Qualified Nurses Taking on the Nursing Role in a Hospital Setting. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2012 (Dec. 2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1002570
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bjerknes, Mari Skancke& Bjørk, Ida Torunn. Entry into Nursing: An Ethnographic Study of Newly Qualified Nurses Taking on the Nursing Role in a Hospital Setting. Nursing Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1002570
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1002570