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Best practices of formal new graduate nurse transition programs: An integrative review

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The stronger evidence suggests that new graduate education should focus on practical skill development, preceptors should receive a level of formal training, formal support should be available at least through the difficult six to nine month post-hire period, opportunities for connection with their peers should be provided, and organizations should strive to ensure clinical units with healthy work environments.
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This article is published in International Journal of Nursing Studies.The article was published on 2013-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 382 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nursing research & Mentorship.

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Transition to practice experiences of first- and second-career nurses: A mixed-methods study.

TL;DR: Differences in the stressors and coping of first- and second-career nurses should be considered in developing transition to practice programmes for new nurses.
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Nurse graduates' experiences and support needs: A qualitative systematic review of South Africa's community service programme.

TL;DR: Although positive experiences were reported, various challenges emerged, indicating the need for more systematic support mechanisms during transition, and four main themes emerged from the analysis: rich developmental experiences through practice exposure, difficulties in reconciling theory and practice, contextual challenges in the workplace and need for professional support structures, educational measures and public guidelines.
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Reaching their potential: Perceived impact of a collaborative academic–clinical partnership programme for early career nurses in New Zealand

TL;DR: Early career nurses and their preceptors found that the postgraduate university education programme enables improved knowledge and skills of patient assessment, application of critical thinking to clinical practice, perceived improvement in patient care delivery and outcomes, enhanced interprofessional communication and knowledge sharing, and had a positive impact on professional awareness and career planning.
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Transition of Experienced and New Graduate Nurses to a Pediatric Hospital.

TL;DR: The experienced RNs reported better communication and leadership skills than the new graduate nurses, and these results inform transition program development for both new and experienced nurses.
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The efficacy of simulation-based and peer-learning handover training for new graduate nurses.

TL;DR: It is suggested that simulation-based handover training contributes more to the improvement of new graduate nurses' clinical competence regarding handovers and clinical judgment than peer-learning training.
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