Abstract
ABSTRACT Although communication scholars have studied organizational socialization extensively, few studies have investigated the extent that future newcomers’ anticipatory socialization experiences realistically prepare them for the “real job.” I conducted 32 one-on-one semi-structured interviews with registered nurses and nursing students to understand their experiences in becoming nurses. Two themes outline the motivators that attracted registered nurses and nursing students to the nursing profession. Furthermore, nursing students’ recent positive anticipatory socialization experiences can mitigate recent negative anticipatory socialization experiences and reinforce positive pre-college motivators to become nurses. In addition to contributing knowledge on nursing students’ anticipatory socialization experiences, I will also discuss the theoretical and applied importance of a pre-employment anticipatory socialization source.
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