Transition program and its Effect on Nurse Interns' Role Perception | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Article 7, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 98-110 PDF (312.43 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.228537 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Amina A.Abd Elfatah1; Samia M.Adam2; Hanaa M.Abdrabu3; Galila Abd Elgafar3 | ||||
1Assistant Lecturer at Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University. | ||||
2Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University. | ||||
3Assist. Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University. Lecturer at Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: the ultimate goal of transition programs is to increase competence of new nurses and consequently augment the quality and safety of healthcare provided to all patients, and adapt to their new role. For that, it is importance of nurse interns to know their future roles to facilitate and prepare them socially to work and decrease the reality shock when go outside to the labor market Aim of the study: assessing the effect of transition program among nurse interns on their role perception. Design: Quisi-experimental research design. Setting: Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subjects: (100) nurse interns whom are path from fourth year at faculty of nursing Ain Shams University. Tools of data collection: Nurse Interns’ knowledge regarding role transition questionnaire, and role perception questionnaire. Result: at pre role transition program phase minority of nurse interns had high total knowledge, and total roles perception level. Moreover, at post program and follow up phases the total knowledge and total roles perception level was improved markedly respectively. Additionally, there were a positive highly statistically significance correlation between total nurse interns’ transition knowledge score and total roles perception score throughout transition program phases. Conclusion: The level of total transition knowledge, and total roles perception level was improved markedly among nurse interns throughout program phases. Recommendations: Introducing a mandatory preceptorship program would assist with a smoother transition, academic institutions must provide ongoing support and resources for new faculty nurse intern, further attention to academic preparation of nursing interns to promote their perceptions about role transition, A future research must be made to improve perceptions of nursing interns about role transition. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Transition; Nurse Interns; Role perception | ||||
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