Critical Analysis of Clinical and Non-Clinical Challenges Faced by Transitional Nurses

PROFESSIONAL NURSE

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Critical analysis...............................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................4
Reflection.........................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Reference list...................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
The transition phases of nursing are one of the most challenging parts of the profession. Nurses
have to cope with the different type of clinical and non-clinical challenges those come in this
transition phase from being a student to a graduate registered nurse. The clinical and non-clinical
skills are to be developed in a proper way to increase the efficiency of the service. It is seen that
young graduate nurses face lots of difficulties in managing the clinical and non-clinical practices
in the first year of their professional life. It is essential to perform a critical analysis of the issues
related to the transition problem of the nursing career. The study identifies the clinical and non-
clinical problems that arise in the transition phase of nursing. Management and importance of the
clinical and non-clinical problems are discussed in the study. Different theoretical approaches to
learning are also mentioned in the study. A self-reflection is present that depicts a personal point
of view. The summary of the points is mentioned in the conclusion.
Critical analysis
Clinical skills
The clinical skills are essential for delivering the proper service to the patient. In the transition
period, it is seen that nurses face a problem with clinical skills. One of the most important
clinical skills is the intravenous catheterization. According to research most of the nurses in their
transition phase have problems with starting of the intravenous channel (Fulton, 2017).
Nevertheless, through proper capacity building training, it can be mastered by the nurses.
Delivering intravenous injection is another key clinical skill that lacks in the nurses who are in
their transition zone. However, transition shock can be one reason for the poor performances of
the nurses. Other essential clinical skills are the fundamental concepts of pharmacology and its
application according to the situation analysis of the patient (Gonzol & Newby, 2013).
According to the researchers, it is seen that the nurse in the transition phases have difficulties in
situation analysis and setting proper doses of medicine for the patients (Özlü, Z., & Yildirim,
2018). On the other hand, if the proper support is given to the transition nurses they can acquire
proper knowledge and implement them in a proper way.
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