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Professional resilience in baccalaureate-prepared acute care nurses: first steps
Helen F Hodges1, Ann C Keeley, Patricia J Troyan
1Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University, Atlanta, SA. Hodges_hf@mercer.edu
Nursing Education Perspectives
|May 8, 2008
Summary
New nurses develop professional resilience through a process of social integration and reconciling practice realities with expectations. This resilience is key for new nurse retention and patient safety in acute care settings.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Professional Development
- Healthcare Workforce Studies
Background:
- New nurses in acute care face demanding environments with time constraints and patient safety risks.
- Retention of experienced nurses is critical for maintaining patient safety standards.
- Understanding new nurse resilience is vital for addressing workforce stability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the nature of professional resilience in newly graduated baccalaureate-prepared nurses.
- To identify pedagogical strategies supporting resilience and career longevity for early-career nurses.
- To understand the challenges new nurses face in acute care settings.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study design.
- Exploration of the evolving resilience process in new nurses.
- Analysis of experiences influencing professional identity and career longevity.
Main Results:
- New nurses navigate social structures and skill acquisition, facing discrepancies between ideals and reality.
- Resilience evolves through reconciling challenges, often after formal preceptorship ends.
- Personal growth includes enhanced professional identity, purpose, and self-awareness.
Conclusions:
- Professional resilience enables new nurses to self-protect, take risks, and advance with reflective knowledge.
- Developing pedagogical strategies can support new nurses' resilience and long-term commitment to the profession.
- Enhanced resilience contributes to improved nurse retention and patient safety outcomes.
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