title: Views of recent Singapore nursing graduates: factors influencing nurse-patient interaction in hospital settings.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The nurse-patient relationship is central to the provision of positive and effective care delivery.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This exploratory study investigated recent Singapore nursing graduates' experience of factors that facilitate and/or impede nurse-patient interaction in hospital settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative descriptive design using semi-structured interviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  Individual interviews were conducted with 11 graduate nurses until theoretical saturation of ideas was achieved. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The three themes that emerged from the nursing interviews were: patient-related factors, nurse-related factors, and care culture-related factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transitioning to practice can be challenging for new graduate nurses. These findings have implications for education programs and the role of the nurse.
authors.affiliation: a Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , National University of Singapore , Singapore.
authors.forename: X W
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: a Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , National University of Singapore , Singapore.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: b School of Health Sciences , University of Tasmania , Sydney , NSW , Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cleary
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012846:Singapore
keywords: Singapore; communication; continuing professional development; interaction; new nursing graduates; nurse workforce challenges