title: A longitudinal survey of nurses' self-reported performance during an entry to practice programme.
abstract: Performance expectations are a critical issue in the transition from student to practising nurse for both nurses and their employers. We conducted a study to compare self-reported changes in both frequency and quality of performance of nursing behaviours in a cohort of Aotearoa/New Zealand recently graduated nurses undertaking a one year entry to practice programme. Thirty-three nurses were surveyed, seven weeks after beginning the programme and again seven months later, using a modified version of Schwirian's (1978) Six-Dimension Scale of Nursing Performance (6-DSNP). Over the study period participants reported significant increases in frequency of performance for the domains of leadership, critical care, teaching/collaboration, and planning/evaluation. Significant increases in the quality of nurse behaviours in the domains of critical care, planning/evaluation and interpersonal relations/communication were also reported. The modified Schwirian 6-DSNP was found to be a useful instrument for measuring nurses' self reporting of performance during periods of transition.
authors.affiliation: Auckland District Health Board.
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roud
authors.forename: Lynne S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Giddings
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koziol-McLain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013192:Staff Development / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis