Perspectives of Nurse Administrators on the Preparation of New Nurses to Enter the Health Service System with Nurse Preceptor System: a Qualitative Study
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The purpose of this descriptive qualitative research was to explore the perspectives of nurse administrators about the preparation of new nurses to enter the health service system with the nurse preceptor system regarding the desired characteristics of new nurses, the obstacles to developing, and guidelines for creating new nurses. The key informants were 29 nurse administrators in one University Hospital in 2022. Data were collected by focus group discussion. Data were analyzed using the content analysis method.
The study findings found that from the perspectives of nurse administrators, the desired characteristics of new nurses after attending a preceptor system for newly graduated nurses during transition have two components: 1) have essential Knowledge and skills related to nursing practices, including clinical knowledge and skills, knowledge and skills about technology and information use 2) characteristics of being a nurse who is an example to others include having a good attitude towards the nursing profession and continuous learning. The obstacles that may prevent the development of new nurses from achieving their goals include the workload of caring for a large number of clients and the age difference between the supervisors and the trainees. The guidelines for developing new nurses with the nurse preceptor system included two approaches: 1) lecturing to provide general basic knowledge about various work rules and 2) training in necessary work skills by rotating in the department where new nurses work and nursing supervision by senior nurses alongside new nurses.
The researchers recommended that: 1) use the desired characteristics of new nurses as a goal in the new nurses' development program with activities that can develop both the knowledge and skills as well as personality of new nurses; 2) review the model for developing necessary skills for new nurses' work, such as a nursing supervision model that can reduce the generation gap that may occur between supervisors and trainees.
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