Student pre-entry experience and first year of employment.
BACKGROUND
Student clinical and work-related experiences are available at many healthcare organizations, but little is known about how these experiences contribute to the employer/nurse work relationship that begins after graduation. This study examined the relationship of senior BSN students' past employer experience in describing first-year employer commitment and turnover.


METHODS
The sample was 63 senior BSN students. Experience factors measured included job selection factors, pre- and one-year commitment, organizational climate, employer support, and first-year turnover.


RESULTS
Organizational climate was the experience-related factor most important in explaining first-year commitment.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings suggest the importance of supportive work environments to new nurses both before and after accepting the first graduate nurse position.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Lincoln 68588-0620, USA.
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires