First Job Workplace Stressors for New Nurse Graduates in Their Own Words: A Secondary Analysis
Veronica D Feeg1, Diane J Mancino, Diane D Kret
1About the Authors Veronica D. Feeg, PhD, RN, FAAN, is associate dean, Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York. Diane J. Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN, is executive director, National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, New York. Diane D. Kret, MS, is director of professional practice development and education, St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, New York, and a PhD candidate, Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing, Molloy College. The authors are grateful to Jacklyn Kirk, MS, RN, a doctoral candidate at Molloy College, and Julie Conboy-Russo, MS, RN, a doctoral candidate and Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar at Molloy College, for their assistance in sorting, coding, and interpreting the narrative data. For more information, contact Dr. Feeg at vfeeg@molloy.edu.
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to have a better understanding of the experiences of new nurse graduates in their work environment and the perceived stressors during their transition into the role of registered nurse.
Background:
The National Student Nurses' Association conducts an annual survey of all its members who are new graduates in the months following graduation.
Method:
The study used a qualitative design on a sample of 1,456 responses. Participants provided typed-in responses. Responses were sorted and coded using constant comparison method. Three independent judges aggregated interpretations through consensus.
Results:
The themes that emerged were related to respondents' attempts to find balance and reflected the stress of the environment, expectations on self, and interactions with others that affected them.
Conclusion:
New graduates describe their transitions to the role of new nurse in words that suggest that their workplace environments are extremely stressful.
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