The Transition from a Graduate Nurse to a Professional Nurse

Running Head: NURSING 1
The Transition from a Graduate Nurse to a Professional Nurse
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Introduction...........................................................................................................................3
Critical Analysis....................................................................................................................3
Discussion.............................................................................................................................5
Reflection..............................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................6
References.............................................................................................................................7

NURSING 3
Introduction
This analysis seeks to outline the process of transition from graduate nurses to
professional registered nurses as it is a challenging process. The transition from
graduate nursing to professional nursing is often clouded with emotions. Some
graduates tend to happy others will be anxious or fearful as they venture into the
practical field of nursing (Hofler & Thomas, 2016). There are several factors that are
considered in the transition to being registered nurses. The issues that change during
this transition are; Gaps arising from the theory to practice change, caring for
progressively composite patients with several medical disorders, managing their time,
administration of medicine, the skills for assessing patients, documentation skills,
insufficient expertise in managing and implementing practical skills, working and co-
operating with colleagues, accountability, making informed decisions, working in
shifts, development of competency in preparation and organization and giving priority
to and handling unforeseen events (Kaihlanen , Lakanmaa, & Salminen, 2013).
Nurses should be aware of the duty of care owed to patients during this
transition. The duty of care refers to being able to relieve pains of their pain and
improving the quality of their health (Blais & Hayes, 2016). Clinical skills are defined
as the ability to assess patients effectively and provide timely intervention and an
example is being to manage a patient’s medication (Smith, 2016). Non-clinical skills
refer to the skill that enable nurses to execute their duties successfully and includes
clinical judgements (Bramhall, 2014).
A comprehensive understanding of the issues in new graduate practice enables
nurses and midwives to transit to professional nursing smoothly and be able to put
their theoretical knowledge of nursing into practice effectively.
There are numerous clinical and non-clinical skills that graduate nurses should
be able to manage during the transition to professionalism. Communication and
relational skills are basic skills acquired by graduates at the beginning of the transition
(Kaihlanen, Lakanmaa, & Salminen, 2013). Graduate nurses tend to be very rich when
it comes to communicating with patients, being accountable in the nursing profession
and psychological assessment of patients since the knowledge of what is expected of
them is still fresh. As the graduates grasp experience their nursing assessment and
intervention skills are developed. The proficiency in making more informed decisions
without involving an experienced doctor in enhanced.