Abstract
New graduate registered nurses (NGRNs) face a great challenge during the transition from school to clinical practice. We conducted a quasi-randomized controlled study to evaluate the effects of a new training mode for newly recruited NGRNs in a Chinese teaching hospital. A total of 150 NGRNs were recruited from a teaching hospital and assigned into two groups. The conventional training and a new training program were taken for the control group and the research group, respectively. At the end of the training, the two groups were evaluated and compared for theoretical knowledge and operation skills using a mutual-evaluation examination and the Chinese Registered Nurse Core Competency Scale. The scores of theoretical knowledge (88.4 vs. 81.7, p < .001) and operation skills (94.8 vs. 90.3, p < .001), and the total core competencies score (156.2 vs. 148.8, p < .05) in the research group were statistically significantly higher than those in the control group. Compared with the control group, the research group also had statistically significantly higher scores in education and consultation (2.47 vs. 2.40), clinical nursing (2.87 vs. 2.62), interpersonal relationship (2.56 vs. 2.43), and critical thinking and scientific research (2.78 vs. 2.61). The innovative pre-job training program for NGRNs conducted in Chinese clinical nursing skill training bases might significantly improve the training effects and is worthy of broader implementation.
Highlights
New graduate registered nurses (NGRNs) are the nurses who have work experience less than 1 year after registration
In addition to the creative way that we applied to improve the outcomes of learning for the NGRNs, we suggest integrating the continuing education program into clinical practices to strengthen the knowledge and skills of the nurses
The newly established NGRN training program adopted by our research group has shown trilateral win–win results: 1. To nurses, their ability of evidence-based nursing is improved through reviewing a large number of literatures
Summary
New graduate registered nurses (NGRNs) are the nurses who have work experience less than 1 year after registration. Researches indicated that NGRNs had the lower capability to incorporate their knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practice into their work (Jackson, 2016). New nurses needed support and training to speed their transition from new graduates to qualified practitioners and improve their retention (Asber, 2019). Standardized training is important for NGRNs to complete this transition between school education and clinical nursing work. In China, the number of nursing schools has increased considerably. Reform in the curriculum, the education and assessment methods, and the teachers’ training have been initiated. The nursing schools have constructed a comprehensive nursing curriculum, adopted new textbooks, increased the class hours of humanities and social sciences, and facilitated earlier nursing practice in hospitals for students.
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