TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Timid Hello to Professional Nursing:  Letters from Newly Graduating Nurses  During Coronavirus Disease 2019  Pandemic
AB  - Objective: To identify newly graduating nurses’ experiences and expectations, while transitioning  from being a student to working life from the narratives of them. Methods: Narrative inquiry method was applied in this study. Data were collected from 18 newly  graduated nurses via letters that they write down between September and October 2021 and  analyzed by using the thematic analysis method. Results: Three themes and 6 subthemes emerged. The main themes were “The transition from  imaginary practices to professionalism,” “Feeling more powerful,” and “Change.” Conclusion: These findings showed that the challenging process of the coronavirus disease  2019 pandemic affected newly graduating nurses at different levels. Understanding the newly  graduating nurses’ needs and expectations can serve nurse educators and healthcare organiza tions to focus on preparing newly graduating nurses to work life.
AU  - Aslan, Funda
AU  - ERCAN ŞAHİN, Nilay
DO  - 10.5152/JANHS.2023.22255
PY  - 2023
JO  - Journal of nursology (Online)
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
SN  - 2822-2954
SP  - 135
EP  - 140
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1188579
ER  -