title: The role transition of nurses in a university teaching hospital in Pakistan.
abstract: In a private university teaching hospital in Pakistan, a study using grounded theory design was conducted among new nursing graduates to elicit their transitional experiences from a student to a staff nurse role. Four major themes emerged highlighting the core category of "sailing forward": stepping into the new role, initial adjustment, support systems, and resolution phase. A substantive theory on role transition was the outcome.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Aga Khan University, Sindh, Pakistan. nasreensulaiman@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nasreen S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Lalani
authors.forename: Jacqueline M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dias
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002322:Career Mobility; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010154:Pakistan; D017149:Private Sector; D011582:Psychological Theory; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*