ديدگاه پرستاران تازه دانش‌آموخته درباره وضعيت حمايتي آنها در طول دوره گذر در دانشگاه علوم‌پزشكي تبريز

The Views of Newly Graduated Nurses toward Their Supporting StAuts during Transition Stage in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Recognizing the views of newly graduated nurses about their supporting stAuts during transition period (first 6 months of service) is necessary■ for decreasing their stress and increasing their retention in health centers. This study was performed to investigate the newly graduated nursesʹ views toward their supporting stAuts during transition period in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In a descriptive study in the year 2005, two hundred nurses working in health centers, educational centers and the hospitals affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences who were passing the final days of their first 6 months of service were selected through convenience sampling method. A questionnaire consisting of two sections was developed, the first section included demographic feAutres and the sec(>nd one comprised supporting stAuts of nurses. Descriptive statistics, mean, and standard deviation were used for data analysis. Results: Majority ofnurses had an inappropriate supporting stAuts during their transition period. The mean and standard deviation ofthe total score ofsupporting stAuts vvere 19. 7±fJ. 77. Having orientation sessions at the beginning ofthe service, providing opportunities/or participation in decision-makings by administrators, assistance o.f the colleagues in improving the knowledge and clinical skills of the newly graduated, suitable manner and behavior ofthe administrators, being acceptable and reliable to the colleagues, and colleaguesʹ attention to newly graduated nursesʹ vielvs in working environment vvere introduced as less supporting factors, respectively. Conclusion: Insufficient support and education for majority of newly graduated nurses in .vorking environment discloses the fact that administrators must act on it, This can be done by holding comprehensive orientation sessions for amateur nurses and providing opportunities for their participation in decisionmaking as well as providing the assistance ofthe colleagues in improving their knowledge and clinical ,...ʹkill...·, and also suitable manner and behavior ofthe administrators. These situations couldfacilitate newly gJaduated nursesʹ adaptation with the transition process and improve their clinical performance.