Psychological Empowerment, Emotional Intelligence And Professional Behavior Among Nurses Interns

The transition from student nurse to registered nurse can be exciting, stressful and challenging and reality shock can be experienced (Kaihlanen, Lakanmaa, & Salminen, 2013). The skills knowledge and values learned during the 3 years period of the undergraduate program should be demonstrated while working as a Registered nurse. The transition from nursing student to professional nurse is complex and multifaceted experience (Clark & Springer, 2012). Therefore, it’s essential to guide the student during their learning process for their professional development. It is difficult for the student nurse to work on their own unsupervised right after completing their program. Being independent registered nurse will take lots of practice skills wise and knowledge wise. The transition from student to staff nurse ‘is a common rite of passage that marks the end of initial educational preparation in the discipline and the

The rising rates of seasoned nurses have resulted in replacing the more experienced and skilled professionals by infusing fresh graduates who lack the required skill and experience needed to effectively adapt to a clinical environment. This is coupled by the booming level of workload witnessed by these graduates who many are unable to cope with. Adding fuel to fire the initial work experience is discouraging for many graduates who hence are exhausted .This results in numerous fresh graduates completely burning out in just 18 months of their introduction to professional medical environment (World Health Organization, 2006).

The new graduate nurses (NGN) are faced with various issues and challenges especially in their first year of nursing practice. The period of transition from a student to a graduate nurse is a demanding period that is filled with new experiences and there are several concerns and factors that can affect the transition process. The research into the issues has recommended some strategies that can be utilised to ease the transition process from being a student to a professional practicing nurse. Exhaustion, reality shock and time management are some of the factors and issues that the new graduate might encounter during their first year in their career.

Transitioning from nursing school to working in a hospital setting can be a challenging time for a new graduate. Due to the nursing shortage, new graduate nurses are being hired with little to no experience. This is overwhelming for new nurses, especially when they are not getting adequate support or training from the hospital. The amount of stress, pressure, and lack of training is leading to a high turnover rate for new graduate nurses. With patient acuity on the rise, new graduate nurses that are filling these vacancies in the hospitals, need to be competent nurses to provide proper and safe care to the patients.

Striving as a successful Honor Student in high school has been daring over the years, but soon will lead to more challenging aspects centering my career goal as a Registered Nurse; which will involve my aspirations, excellence, and accomplishing the vision. Becoming a Registered Nurse is going to be hard because I'm not sure what to expect .However, I do know that the journey to this accomplishment will be stressful. Despite those circumstances as long as I stay focused and do not procrastinate, my career is bound to happen in success. The main aspect to reaching my career goal consists of my aspirations. The biggest aspiration is for me to improve myself and my skills with those around.

Key Message #2: “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.” (Institute of Medicine, 2010, p. 163) As the IOM reports, changes in the health care system are requiring major changes in the nursing education requirements to meet the immediate needs of our patients. Nurses need to understand the importance of obtaining a higher level of education so that they can practice to their fullest

With the increasing demands in Healthcare needs, newly licensed competent nurses are a commodity that simply do not exist. Every year there are new nurses graduating from associate and bachelor’s degree programs that enter the work force. Nursing students whom complete their degree program, whether it be an associates or bachelor degree sit to take the same state sanctioned nursing licensure exam. Upon successful completion of this exam a student quickly transitions from student to professional, in as little as two days, and is now deemed competent to practice safely and effectively. Unfortunately for new nurses whom enter the workforce, they are subjected to an environment that nursing schools simply cannot simulate accurately, and therefore not prepare students for. New nurses are expected to come out of school, especially by the patients they tend to, with competencies that are unrealistic. The reality is that new nurses lack skills that allow them to perform at a truly competent level. What this paper will discuss are the competencies that new graduate nurses enter the work force with compared to what is actually required in order to be proficient in this professional field. This paper will also discuss how the transition from student to professional can be facilitated through extensive orientation programs that have been proven to elevate nurses from novice to professional.

For many clinical experiences, the instructor assigns a nurse mentor to work with the student for that clinical experience. Some nurse mentors may have negative feelings about having to mentor students, may not take the time to explain things to students, or teach them how to do nursing care. The nurse mentor has the potential to positively or negatively affect the student’s learning experience based on their willingness to work with and teach nursing students.

This internship will teach me more about the career that I am pursuing. It gives me a great opportunity to explore different career options. For example, there are many places in which a nurse can work - hospitals, offices and schools. Shadowing the school nurse will help set the foundation for my potential career choice. It is important to have an idea of what you would like to pursue when going into college. The experience at my chosen internship will help me determine if I have chosen the right field, and where to work in the future if the job is right for me. Which is why this internship experience will have an impact on me as an individual, and my

Chances are that if you came across this ebook, you are considering a career as a Registered Nurse or curious about the steps to becoming an RN. Before proceeding to the first step in this ebook, consider why out of every career choice possible you chose nursing. Did you grow up surrounded by nurses? Did a nurse impact your life at one point? Did you watch “Grey’s Anatomy” and think that a nurse's day must be filled with adrenaline and excitement? Whatever the reason that brought you here, I want to congratulate you for taking the first step into exploring what I consider to be one of the most challenging, inspiring and rewarding careers. Nursing school was certainly no walk in the park and took a lot of sacrifice, but it's definitely worth it.

Attaining a high level of education will improve the healthcare system only if nurses are fully utilizing their knowledge and abilities. Many times nurses face challenges in exercising their abilities and knowledge due to institutional policies or government regulations,

Integrity is a deeply individualized phenomenon. It is the correlation between a person’s actions and their beliefs, principles, or convictions. Additionally, integrity correlates an individual’s actions and their self-understanding. When an individual identifies himself or herself as a nurse, there are often underlying personal characteristics that accompany. For example, most nurses identify themselves as caring individuals far before they become a practicing nurse. Ultimately, acting within an individual’s self-understanding is a demonstration of integrity (Nelson & Gordon, 2006). The integrity of the nursing profession has been challenged as the goals of healthcare delivery have shifted to improving the bottom line, leaving one to question if nursing has lost sight of its foundation, caring. In her reflection of the Caring Conference, Lou Reida’s expressed, “… I have been challenged to reflect on how I, as a future leader, will be able to find a balance between nurturing the caring spirit of nurses and the business component of healthcare,” (Reida, BSN, 2009). The purpose of this paper is to discuss how integrity of nursing may be compromised and the importance of leadership in the persistence of integrity throughout the profession.

It is difficult to meet the challenge of advancing in your profession when a structured or well-defined professional development for the nursing staff is non-existent. There is positive news, however, outside of hospital facilities. According to a survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in 2015, from the year 2010 to 2014, it shows that there has been a steady increase of baccalaureate degree educated graduates (The National Academies Press, 2016). Furthermore, students who enrolled and completed baccalaureate–level education increased by 69 percent in the same study time period (The National Academies Press, 2016). Certainly, students and prospective nurses have taken

According to Cappel, Hoak & Karo (2013), “nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (p. 22). This recommendation is one of the eight recommendations presented in “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” report in 2011. The research has shown that the Nurse Residency Programs (NRP) is often mistaken for “the new hire” orientation or an internship in a nursing specialty area. This concept was first noted in the literature review in the 1908s as a model for transition into practice for the new graduate nurses (Cappel et. al., 2013).

Study Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirement For The Degree Of Bachelor Of Science In Nursing