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ArticleThe Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026

Optimizing Academic-Practice Partnerships to Promote Transition to Nursing Practice.

Kathryn L Halverson, Michelle Lalonde, Judy Duchscher, Shabneez Xin, Caroline Currie, Andrea Raynak

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Article in The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Kathryn L HalversonSchool of Nursing, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1844-9733
Michelle LalondeSchool of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Judy DuchscherSchool of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5059-7149
Shabneez XinDepartment of Nursing, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Caroline CurrieDepartment of Nursing, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Andrea RaynakThunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0653-3185

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundAn academic-practice partnership was implemented in Northwestern Ontario with the goals of enhancing cross- sector collaboration, co-creating research knowledge related to transition to practice, engaging and recruiting nurses, and mobilizing knowledge to improve the transition experience. There is a growing nursing shortage requiring novel solutions to support retention, particularly for rural and remote populations. Academic-practice partnerships can be leveraged to improve working conditions and consequently job satisfaction (Padilla & Kreider, 2020; Rogers et al., 2020).MethodUsing qualitative methodology, semi-structured virtual interviews were conducted with nine Registered Nurse participants ranging in experience from three to seven months employed at the same hospital in Northwestern Ontario.The interview guide was developed collaboratively by an advisory board comprised of the researcher, hospital staff and input from two student ambassadors from the graduating class. Thematic analysis was completed and broad categories were established with data then expanded into five overarching themes.ResultsFive themes representing impactful sentiments shared by the new graduate nurses were identified: "I couldn't be the nurse I know I could be"; "I'm with you right now"; "You have to catch up"; "Do you want to learn it with me?"; and "I feel thrown in and unprepared".ConclusionNew graduate nurses experience a dissonance between expectations and reality influenced by their interactions with preceptors and colleagues. Academic-practice partnerships can create supportive learning environments, allowing new nurses to transition to independent practitioners while establishing stronger professional identity, which is a positive indicator for retention.

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Cooperative BehaviorHumansJob SatisfactionOntarioQualitative Researchnurse retentionnurses as subjectstransitionstransition to practiceuncertaintyworkforce issues

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