title: Using reflective journaling to improve the orientation of graduate nurses.
abstract: Reflective journaling is valuable in improving critical thinking and problem solving in nursing students. Incorporating reflective journaling into the orientation process with new nursing graduates may decrease anxiety during this challenging transition while continuing to improve critical thinking. Engaging graduate nurses in reflective journaling during the orientation process may result in more satisfied, competent nurses overall.
authors: Julie Elizabeth
authors: JE
authors: Lepianka
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards*; D013850:Thinking; D014956:Writing