Newly Hired Nurses: Learning needs, challenges, satisfaction, and support strategies In the clinical setting

Abstract

With a growing shortage of nurses globally, there is a deep concern to address the transition to practice and effectively prepare newly hired nurses to become skilled to enable them to deliver essential health services without compromising the safety and effectiveness of patient care. This study utilizes a descriptive cross-sectional correlational design which elicited responses from 100 newly hired Filipino nurses (local & international) with the use of a validated self-constructed purpose designed survey. Results revealed that there is a need to address the learning requirements of newly hired nurses. Challenges at various degrees were also identified during this stage and that learning and development support is necessary. It was found that there are significant relationships between the clinical learning needs and transition challenges; support strategies and transition challenges; and clinical learning needs and support strategies for newly recruited nursing personnel. It is therefore evident that the healthcare system and organizations need to systematically meet the developmental requirements of newly trained nurses. Healthcare organizations need to utilize international standards that are effective, relevant, and supportive of clinical practice to address these essential needs during the transition to newly hired nurses.

Keywords

• Learning Needs; Nursing Transition; Transition into the clinical setting; Support Strategies and Interventions; Newly hired nurses in the clinical setting