The Transition From Student to Practicing R.N.

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The Big transition: From student to practicing RN

INTRODUCTION

The beginning of a new graduate nurses career rarely begins easily, there seems to be a distinct disconnect between the fantasy of what it means to be a nurse and the reality of bedside nursing. Nursing school seems to feed into this disconnection, in that it does not prepare the new graduate registered nurse (NGRN) for their professional practice. What nursing school does is give the NGRN the basics, a peak into what is to come. The NGRN has to find out for themselves what the true meaning of being a nurse is and if it fits their preconceived ideas.

Once school ends and NCLEX has been passed, the NGRN has the daunting task of finding a place to begin their new career. This is a decision that should not be taken lightly, studies have shown that many NGRN’s change their place of employment or decide to leave nursing altogether in their first year of being hired, as many as 33-61%.(Duchscher, 2009) NGRN have difficulty in many areas when it comes to this big transition, they tend to have a significant difficulty with fear of failure, and the new enormous amount of responsibilities that comes with caring for patients. (Marrow, 2009) Other issues NGRN deal with are those concerning their own performance anxiety, ethical dilemmas, disillusionment, and discouragement. (Duchscher, 2009) Research has found there are facilities that have found ways around this turmoil, to maintain adequate retention of new grads.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this paper is to expose the reader to what perils previous new registered nurse graduates have succumb to. Learning from those who came before us has always been the best way to avoid the same difficulties. Many specific issues have plagued...

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