title: From student to emergency nurse: a qualitative study of an educational support seminar.
abstract: The purpose of this qualitative study was to document the transition experience of new nursing graduates who participated in an educational support seminar during their first year of emergency room (ER) practice. Study participants reported that the seminar provided learning and nurturing that facilitated their integration into the ER team, influenced their decision to stay in the ER, and grounded the process of their professionalization. Important considerations regarding education, professionalization, and leadership emerged.
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Practice Staff Development Department, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. nancy.turner@muhc.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goudreau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008611:Mentors; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013637:Tape Recording; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult