What newly licensed registered nurses have to say about their first experiences

To understand factors that promote retention of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses (NLRNs) and those that contribute to turnover, a survey of a national sample of NLRNs was conducted. This article describes the content analysis of 612 NLRN comments about their work life. Using Krippendorff's 1 te...

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Published in:Nursing outlook 2009-07, Vol.57 (4), p.194-203
Main Authors: Pellico, Linda Honan, Brewer, Carol S., Kovner, Christine Tassone
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Clinical Competence
Content analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Expectations
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Job Satisfaction
Licensure, Nursing
Male
Nurse's Role - psychology
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing licensure
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff - education
Nursing Staff - organization & administration
Nursing Staff - psychology
Professional Autonomy
Qualitative Research
Social Behavior
United States - epidemiology
Workload - psychology
Workplace - organization & administration
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:To understand factors that promote retention of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses (NLRNs) and those that contribute to turnover, a survey of a national sample of NLRNs was conducted. This article describes the content analysis of 612 NLRN comments about their work life. Using Krippendorff's 1 technique, 5 themes were discovered. Colliding expectations describes conflicts between nurses' personal view of nursing and their lived experience. The need for speed describes the pressure related to a variety of temporal issues. You want too much expresses the pressure and stress NLRNs feel personally and professionally. How dare you describes unacceptable communication patterns between providers. Change is on the horizon suggests optimism for the future as NLRNs speak of transforming the systems where care is provided. This content analysis reveals that the working environment where NLRNs begin their career is in need of reform. Suggestions are offered from the nurses themselves.
ISSN:0029-6554
1528-3968
DOI:10.1016/j.outlook.2008.09.008