title: Assessing new graduate nurse performance.
abstract: New graduate nurses now comprise more than 10% of a typical hospital's nursing staff, with this number certain to grow given the increasing numbers of entrants into the nurse workforce. Concomitantly, only 10% of hospital and health system nurse executives believe their new graduate nurses are fully prepared to provide safe and effective care. As part of a multipronged research initiative on bridging the preparation-practice gap, the Nursing Executive Center administered a national survey to a cross section of frontline nurse leaders on new graduate nurse proficiency across 36 nursing competencies deemed essential to safe and effective nursing practice. Based on survey data analysis, the authors discuss the most pressing and promising opportunities for improving the practice readiness of new graduate nurses.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Executive Center, The Advisory Board Company, 2445 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berkow
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Virkstis
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires