title: The transition from student to new registered nurse in professional practice.
abstract: This qualitative study presents the transition experience of new registered nurses during the first year of professional practice. Four themes emerged: feelings of frustration and being overwhelmed, preceptors, fear, and the orientation process. The orientation process, quality, competent preceptors, and reducing lateral violence are key strategies to successfully retain new nurses. Nurse educators have a crucial role during nurse orientation, training preceptors, and reducing violent behaviors in the workplace.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA. cmthomas@bsu.edu
authors.forename: Cynthia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bertram
authors.forename: Roberta L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000451:nursing*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009517:New South Wales; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D009790:Occupations; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011361:Professional Competence; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013338:Students, Nursing