E21 - Experience of New Graduate Nurses in Early Transition to Practice

About this episode

This episode explores the experiences of new graduate nurses during their initial months of practice and discusses the support needed for their transition.

What is the experience of new graduate nurses in the first months of practice? What are the early facilitators and barriers to becoming a professional nurse? How can healthcare leaders and NPDs support this transition? These questions and more are answered in the 21st episode of the podcast. Researched RN is for nurses of any specialty and clinical setting where new and interesting peer-reviewed nursing articles are summarized and discussed. Develop a spirit of inquiry in your day-to-day with the Researched RN Podcast. Hosted by Steven Cuzmenco, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, NPD-BC a nursing professional development specialist and clinical nurse educator. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ResearchedRNPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with articles or topics you want to hear! Article Citation: Eklund, A., Skyvell Nilsson, M., Olander, A., & Sterner, A. (2025). Navigating the first months of work: A cross-sectional study on newly graduated Registered Nurses' journey into the profession. Nursing Research and Practice , 2025 , 9555767. https://doi.org/10.1155/nrp/9555767 Intro/Outro Music Credit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/alexproductionsmusic

People in this episode

Host: Steven Cuzmenco

Topics covered

• new graduate nurses
• transition to practice
• professional nursing
• healthcare leadership
• nursing professional development

Keywords

• new graduate nurses
• transition to practice
• nursing education
• healthcare leaders
• nursing barriers
• professional development

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Nursing Research and Practice

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