title: Effect of Curriculum Revision on Graduates' Transition to Practice.
abstract: The effect of educational interventions on the transition experiences of new graduates of prelicensure programs is unclear. This study investigated the effect of curriculum revision on transition to practice of nursing graduates. The nursing curriculum can have a positive influence on professional and job satisfaction at 3 months postgraduation, but the practice environment becomes the dominant force after that. Graduates who demonstrated poorer transition to practice at 3 months were more likely to leave their first positions by 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr. Meyer) and Assistant Professor (Dr. Shatto) and Instructor (Ms. von der Lancken), School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, Missouri; and Associate Professor for Educational Research (Dr. Delicath), Missouri Baptist University, St Louis.
authors.forename: Geralyn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Bobbi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shatto
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Delicath
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von der Lancken
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult