The Role Transition of Nurses in a University Teaching Hospital in Pakistan

Abstract

In a private university teaching hospital in Pakistan, a study using grounded theory design was conducted among new nursing graduates to elicit their transitional experiences from a student to a staff nurse role. Four major themes emerged highlighting the core category of "sailing forward": stepping into the new role, initial adjustment, support systems, and resolution phase. A substantive theory on role transition was the outcome.

In Brief

The authors present a study of new graduates regarding their experiences in making the transition from student to staff nurse in a hospital in Pakistan.