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Summary

New nursing graduates face workplace conflict due to differing institutional views. Understanding these discursive constructions can improve nurse transition and preparation.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Organizational Psychology
Sociology of Professions

Background:

The transition from nursing student to professional practice is often challenging for new graduates.
Conflict and tension can arise from differing perceptions and expectations of new graduates.
Discursive constructions shape professional identity and influence workplace integration.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze and compare the discursive constructions of new nursing graduates from educational institutions and health service organizations.
To identify common and distinct discourses that shape the identity of newly qualified nurses.
To understand how these differing constructions contribute to workplace conflict during the transition period.

Main Methods:

A review of texts from educational institutions and health service organizations in Victoria concerning new nursing graduates.
Identification and analysis of common and unique discourses constructing new graduate identity.
Comparative analysis of how new graduates are represented in different institutional contexts.

Main Results:

Four common discourses were identified: nursing practice, the good nurse, knowing and thinking, and statute and regulation.
Educational texts construct new graduates as rational, independent, critical thinkers, and knowledgeable caregivers.
Health service organization texts portray new graduates as functional, efficient, organizational operatives delivering nursing services.

Conclusions:

New graduates experience significant discursive dissonance due to conflicting institutional identities.
Understanding these discursively generated tensions is crucial for improving nurse preparation and workplace integration.
Addressing these differences can lead to innovative approaches for onboarding new nurses into practice.

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