Theoretical Context
At this level, the Nurse has achieved mastery of most skills, is able to see the effects of actions on outcomes, and follows a structured, deliberate approach to the daily routine.
What is the Competent Level?
Most stressful interactions for new graduates
What are interactions with Physicians?
What is Institutional Review Boards
"Audiotaped individual interviews in a private room."
What is the method for data collection?
"A beginning nurse with no experience."
What is a novice nurse?
At this level, the Nurse is able to see the situation as a whole and solutions come easier.
What is the Proficient Level?
Boswell & Wilhoit found what to be most important to new graduates
What is continuing education?
It is designed as a component of an orientation program, to ease new graduates into nursing practice
What is a Transitions Program?
"Tell me your experience as a new nurse during your first year of practice."
What is the interview question?
"Honeymoon, shock and rejection, recovery, and resolution."
What are the phases of reality shock?
At this level, the Nurse uses intuition as a basis for decision making and is able to quickly discard extraneous information and target the most salient of a given situation.
What is the Final/Expert Level?
When the nurse experiences the "realization that shift work is more mentally & physically exhausting than expected"
What is anticipation and entry?
A form of qualitative research that focuses on the study of an individual's lived experiences within the world
What is the Interpretive Phenomenology Approach?
"Audiotaped interviews made into written verbatim."
What is transcription of findings?
"A form of culture shock specific to newly licensed nurses adjusting to the environment of the hospital."
What is reality shock?
Adapting and adjusting dynamically to the various aspects of professional nursing culture
What is Professional Acculturation?
"Researchers reading transcriptions and grouping together similar statements."
What is analyzing findings?