title: Competence gaps among unemployed new nursing graduates entering a community-based transition-to-practice program.
abstract: Multiple reports document competence gaps among employed new RN graduates. Less is known about the competence and confidence of new RN graduates who have not yet found employment in nursing. As part of an academic/practice partnership model, 4 collaboratives provided transition-to-practice programs for newly graduated and licensed, but unemployed, RNs. The authors describe the new nurses' characteristics on program entry and discuss implications for nursing education and practice.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Dean and Professor (Dr Berman) and Clinical Nurse Instructor and Program Coordinator (Mrs Beazley), School of Nursing, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland; Dean and Professor (Dr Karshmer) and Associate Professor (Dr Prion), School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco; Professor and Chair (Dr Van), Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, California State University East Bay, Hayward; Professional Development Consultant (Ms Wallace), Kaiser Permanente National Patient Care Services, Oakland; and Program Director (Ms West), California Institute for Nursing & Health Care, Oakland, California.
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Brandy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beazley
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karshmer
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prion
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van
authors.forename: Jonalyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Nikki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D012495:San Francisco; D020377:Self Efficacy; D014478:Unemployment