Newly Graduated Registered Nurses and Medical-Surgical Nursing Units: A Literature Review

AUTHORS

Janet MacIntyre,University of Prince Edward Island, Faculty of Nursing

ABSTRACT

Newly graduated registered nurses (NGRNs) enter the 21st century workplace where they struggle with innumerable challenges and continue to be a marginalized and disenfranchised population. The purpose of this literature review is to understand how nurse educators can better prepare NGRNs for the 21st century health care environment. The comprehensive literature review will provide an understanding of the 21st century health care environment and the challenges it represents for NGRNs. Findings of the review were themed and include: increased acuity levels of patient care, demographic changes, patient care delivery changes, workload, technology, horizontal violence, ethical dilemmas and nursing retention. Evidence-based research is suggested to determine if identified strategies are required to improve nursing educational curriculum at Schools of Nursing nationally and internationally. Implications of the research could improve nursing practice, patient care, the workplace environment, and nursing retention.

 

KEYWORDS

New graduate nurses, Experiences, Perceptions, Medical surgical nursing

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CITATION

  • APA:
    MacIntyre,J.(2017). Newly Graduated Registered Nurses and Medical-Surgical Nursing Units: A Literature Review. International Journal of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, 2(2), 41-48. 10.21742/IJANER.2017.2.2.07
  • Harvard:
    MacIntyre,J.(2017). "Newly Graduated Registered Nurses and Medical-Surgical Nursing Units: A Literature Review". International Journal of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, 2(2), pp.41-48. doi:10.21742/IJANER.2017.2.2.07
  • IEEE:
    [1] J.MacIntyre, "Newly Graduated Registered Nurses and Medical-Surgical Nursing Units: A Literature Review". International Journal of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, vol.2, no.2, pp.41-48, Nov. 2017
  • MLA:
    MacIntyre Janet. "Newly Graduated Registered Nurses and Medical-Surgical Nursing Units: A Literature Review". International Journal of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, vol.2, no.2, Nov. 2017, pp.41-48, doi:10.21742/IJANER.2017.2.2.07

ISSUE INFO

  • Volume 2, No. 2, 2017
  • ISSN(p):2207-3981
  • ISSN(e):2207-3159
  • Published:Nov. 2017

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