title: The orientation period: essential for new registered nurses' adaptation.
abstract: The purpose of this research study was to explore adaptation in new registered nurses using the Roy adaptation model as the guiding conceptual framework. This quantitative study employed a random sampling of new nurses in the state of North Carolina. Personal attributes of the new registered nurses and characteristics of their work setting were modeled with four measures considered suitable proxies for adaptation. Being in a formal orientation period significantly supported the new nurses' overall adaptation. This may represent the benefit of social support, including education, which seems to facilitate adaptation.
authors: Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC.
authors: Kathleen S
authors: KS
authors: Ashton
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Roy adaptation model; adaptation; new registered nurses; orientation