Integrating a Career Planning and Development Program into the Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum. Part II. Outcomes for New Graduate Nurses 12 Months Post-Graduation
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Janice Waddell
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Karen Spalding
Abstract
New graduate nurses’ (NGNs) transition into the nursing workforce is characterized as stressful and challenging. Consequently, a high percentage of them leave their first place of employment or the profession entirely within one year of graduation. Nursing literature describes this complicated shift from student to registered nurse, however, limited attention has focused on strategies that could be implemented during students’ academic programs to prepare them for this difficult transition period. Therefore, a longitudinal intervention study was conducted to examine the influence of a career planning and development (CPD) program on the development of career resilience in baccalaureate nursing students and at 12 months post-graduation (NGN). The findings support including structured and progressive curriculum-based CPD opportunities in academic programs, not only for the positive outcomes that accrue to students, but also because of the benefits they extend to NGNs as they make the transition to their first professional nursing role.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the Social Sciences and Humanities Council for the funding support for this research project. We would also like to acknowledge Gianina Gaitana and Michelle Connell for their longstanding and diverse contributions to the work of the Career Planning and Development research project. Thanks also go to the new graduate nurse participants for their commitment to this initiative. We extend our deep appreciation to Barbara Bauer for her excellent editorial support.
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- Frontmatter
- Using “Think Aloud” to Capture Clinical Reasoning during Patient Simulation
- Translation and Evaluation of the Cultural Awareness Scale for Korean Nursing Students
- Making the Most of Simulated Learning: Understanding and Managing Perceptions
- Nursing Students’ Experiences with High-Fidelity Simulation
- An Integrative Review: Instructional Strategies to Improve Nurses’ Retention of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Priorities
- Effects of Team-Based Learning on Self-Regulated Online Learning
- Teaching Nursing Leadership: Comparison of Simulation versus Traditional Inpatient Clinical
- The Experience of Nursing Students Who Make Mistakes in Clinical
- Identification of the Learning Styles and “On-the-Job” Learning Methods Implemented by Nurses for Promoting Their Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Orientation, Evaluation, and Integration of Part-Time Nursing Faculty
- Perceptions of Clinical Stress in Baccalaureate Nursing Students
- The Flipped Classroom: Fertile Ground for Nursing Education Research
- Student Engagement: A Principle-Based Concept Analysis
- Assessment of High-Stakes Testing, Hopeful Thinking, and Goal Orientation among Baccalaureate Nursing Students
- Partners in Research: Developing a Model for Undergraduate Faculty-Student Collaboration
- Nursing Students Achieving Community Health Competencies through Undergraduate Clinical Experiences: A Gap Analysis
- Student Perceptions of Quality and Safety Competencies
- Integrating a Career Planning and Development Program into the Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum: Part I. Impact on Students’ Career Resilience
- Integrating a Career Planning and Development Program into the Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum. Part II. Outcomes for New Graduate Nurses 12 Months Post-Graduation
- Integrating a Career Planning and Development Program into the Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum: Part III. Impact on Faculty’s Career Satisfaction and Confidence in Providing Student Career Coaching
