ArticleJournal of clinical nursing2025
Reflection Supports Newly Graduated Nurses' Professional Development When Transitioning Into Practice.
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Implementing a Professional Development Programme (ProDeveloP): an Introduction for Newly Graduated Nurses
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- The Importance of Clinical Mentorship Through the Lens of Newly-Graduated Registered Nurses: A Focused Ethnographic Study in a Hospital Setting.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Article
- Personal mastery and its predictors among pediatric nurses: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Workplace peer support for continuing professional development in occupational therapy: A grounded theory.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Clinical Reasoning Among Clinical Nurses: An Integrative Review Using the Decision-Making Ecology Model.Journal of nursing management · 2026Review
- From student to nurse: exploring transition shock through stress, locus of control, and coping strategies in newly graduated nurses.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Associations Between Participation in ProDeveloP and Newly Graduated Nurses' Stress and Professional Development When Transitioning into Practice.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
aimTo describe newly graduated nurses' experiences of reflection as a support for professional development during the initial months of their transition while caring for patients in a hospital setting.
designA qualitative descriptive design.
methodsFour focus groups with 20 newly graduated nurses participating in a professional development programme at aregion in Sweden were conducted in 2023. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis.
findingsThe analysis identified one main category: Reflection supports newly graduated nurses' professional development during their transition. This main category includes three generic categories: (1) Reflection with peers in a regularly structured dialogue group strengthens the professional role; (2) reflection with experienced healthcare instructors in learning activities enhances the mastery of care tasks; and (3) reflection with experienced colleagues in the workplace enhances task performance. Structured reflection in dialogue groups and interactive learning activities within the Professional Development Programme facilitated deeper reflections on caring experiences.
conclusionsNewly graduated nurses reported that regularly structured reflection, adequate space, and established trust were essential to their professional development. While the professional development programme provided opportunities, variations in the workplace environment led to unequal conditions for reflective practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION: Addressing the need for reflection among newly graduated nurses is crucial for organisations to facilitate their transition. Establishing structures for reflection on caring experiences within introduction programmes can support their professional development. IMPACT: Reflective practice in complex and challenging hospital settings can support the professional development of newly graduated nurses. REPORTING
methodThe Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) was adhered to. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS: No patient or public contributions.
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