New graduate nurses' transition: Role of lack of experience and knowledge as challenging factors
OmarGhazi Baker
Abstract
<br><b>Context:</b> Lack of experience and practical knowledge makes it difficult to deal with the issues related to health-care practices. This acts as a threat to the learner's theoretical ability. <b>Aims:</b> The study aims to identify the challenges and the associated factors which limit the knowledge acquisition of new nurse graduates in Saudi Arabia. <b>Settings and Design:</b> A cross-sectional study design was used in which a sample of 95 individuals was recruited from public hospitals in Al-Baha region. <b>Subjects and Methods:</b> A primary survey approach was used to collect data from nurses using close-ended questionnaire. <b>Statistical Analysis Used:</b> IBM SPSS (Statistical Tool for Social Sciences) version 20.0 was used to conduct the statistical analysis. <b>Results:</b> The challenges include role expectations, lack of confidence, workload, fear, and orientation issues, while other factors such as physical environment, responsibility, support, and professional development create a sense of dissatisfaction among nursing professionals. New graduate nurses are infrequently scheduled in situations where they cannot feel confident in dealing with clinical cases. <b>Conclusions:</b> The study concluded that transition is the major issue with respect to difficulties faced by nurses in the health-care environment.<br>