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  • Nursing Education
  • Rural Health Practice

Background:

  • Novice registered nurses often report feeling inadequately prepared for the demands of rural nursing.
  • Rural healthcare settings require nurses to possess a broad range of clinical skills, often referred to as being 'multispecialists'.

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  • To assess the specific learning needs of new graduate nurses (NGNs) practicing in rural hospital settings in Alberta, Canada.
  • To identify challenges faced by NGNs in adapting to rural nursing roles.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods research design was employed to gather comprehensive data.
  • The study involved surveying and interviewing NGNs working in rural hospitals across Alberta.

Main Results:

  • NGNs in rural practice frequently expressed difficulties in developing the broad skill set required to function as multispecialists.
  • Key areas of struggle included managing diverse patient acuities and a wide scope of practice without immediate specialist support.

Conclusions:

  • Rural nursing practice presents unique challenges for new graduate nurses, particularly regarding the expectation of broad clinical competency.
  • Recommendations include developing tailored orientation programs and fostering collaborative partnerships between rural and urban healthcare facilities to enhance NGN preparedness and support.