title: Stressors of newly graduated nurses in Shanghai paediatric hospital: a qualitative study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify stressors of newly graduated paediatric nurses at a children's hospital in Shanghai, China.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Stress is an international phenomenon in nursing generally, but little is known about its effect on new paediatric nurses at the Shanghai paediatric hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants in this research were 25 newly graduated paediatric nurses. Their behaviours and perceptions were explored by field observations and interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings indicated that participants experienced numerous stressors: low work status, insufficient professional competence, heavy workload, inadequate supportive systems and uncertainty of career development.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the present study provide useful information for administrators to develop and improve postgraduate programmes to support novice paediatric nurses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our research highlights the importance of identifying the stressors of new paediatric nurses in the light of a serious nurse shortage and an increasing birth rate.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yaqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Children's Medical Centre, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Nanping
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Juemin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Nursing, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Wenche K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Malmedal
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D002681:China; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D066296:Grounded Theory; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011231:Preceptorship; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards
keywords: China; new graduates; paediatric nurses; qualitative; stressor