A New Graduate Nurse

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Jane has done everything step by step through hard work, dedication, and the guidance of her Nursing School to reach this academic milestone in her life. Upon graduating and passing the NCLEX, most students experience euphoric feeling celebrating their accomplishments, convinced they are putting their most strenuous days behind them. Some of the indicators that Jane was initially in the " Honeymoon" phase of reality shock, would first and foremost be that she is a novice graduate. She is excited about her new future, eager to learn, and feeling confident in her abilities to perform her tasks efficiently in the "real world" of nursing. All of these scenarios are characteristic of the Honeymoon phase, Kramer states in Chapter one " The recent graduate is thrilled with completing …show more content…
Jane exhibits this by feeling ill driving into work, constantly worrying about her duties, time management, and ability to execute tasks effectively and precisely. As stated in this article " New Graduate Nurses' Clinical Competence, clinical stress, and intention to leave, " New graduates have to quickly accommodate themselves to new roles and responsibilities, overcome the differences between the theoretical orientation of their education and the practical focus of clinical practice, and integrate into an environment that emphasizes teamwork, all in the initial 3 months of transition from student to staff nurse". ( Cheng, C., Tsai, H., Chang, C., & Liou, S. (2014). New Graduate Nurses’ Clinical Competence, Clinical Stress, and Intention to Leave: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal, 2014, 1-9. doi:10.1155/2014/748389). It is a difficult transitional period, but a process which is inevitable, and imperative too becoming a successful