Beyond Unit Orientation
New graduate nurses (NGNs) experience challenges in transition to practice impacting patient safety and retention. Within a large nonprofit academic hospital, 273 NGNs voluntarily completed Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Surveys at 1 month and 1 year. Retrospective analysis revealed significant increases in clinical competencies and decreases in perceived support, positive role-modeling, and satisfaction with chosen career over the transitional year. NGNs need continued peer and unit-based support to impact job satisfaction and workforce retention.
Authors
- Michael Weaver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1289-5484)
- Bryce Catarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-3877)
- Lara Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5418-8385)
- Xiaoxi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0751-2773)
Institutions
- UF Health Shands Hospital (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nnd.0000000000001166
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00