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<sec><h3>BACKGROUND</h3>
<p>The process of transitioning from the role of a student to the role of a professional in nursing is a very stressful and can cause job dissatisfaction and the intent to leave the profession.</p>
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<sec><h3>AIM</h3>
<p>This study aimed to examine the incidence of transition shock among newly employed nurses.</p>
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<sec><h3>METHODS</h3>
<p>A total of 43 newly employed nurses fill out the questionnaire <italic>Environmental Reality Shock-Related Issues and Concerns</italic> to assess transition experience, stress self-assessment, support, and job satisfaction. The Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests were applied to determine the difference in the level of transition shock according to the sociodemographic variables, stress-self-assessment, and job satisfaction and support.</p>
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<sec><h3>RESULTS</h3>
<p>A significant difference in the level of transition shock was recorded in the length of waiting for employment in the expectation (p = 0.020), and private life factor (p = 0.026), the intention to leave the profession in the relationship (p = 0.016), and expectation factor (p = 0.044). The level of transition shock was different with regard to dealing with stress (p = 0.047), job satisfaction (p = 0.027), and the level of support from colleagues (p = 0.012), and superiors (p = 0.026).</p>
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<sec><h3>CONCLUSION</h3>
<p>The lower job satisfaction, lower support, and weaker coping with stress of newly employed nurses increase the transition shock during the 1<sup>st</sup> year. These results can be useful for managers of health institutions to plan specific activities aimed at reducing the level of transition shock, especially at this time of pronounced shortages of nurses worldwide.</p>
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BACKGROUND
The process of transitioning from the role of a student to the role of a professional in nursing is a very stressful and can cause job dissatisfaction and the intent to leave the profession.

AIM
This study aimed to examine the incidence of transition shock among newly employed nurses.

METHODS
A total of 43 newly employed nurses fill out the questionnaire Environmental Reality Shock-Related Issues and Concerns to assess transition experience, stress self-assessment, support, and job satisfaction. The Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests were applied to determine the difference in the level of transition shock according to the sociodemographic variables, stress-self-assessment, and job satisfaction and support.

RESULTS
A significant difference in the level of transition shock was recorded in the length of waiting for employment in the expectation (p = 0.020), and private life factor (p = 0.026), the intention to leave the profession in the relationship (p = 0.016), and expectation factor (p = 0.044). The level of transition shock was different with regard to dealing with stress (p = 0.047), job satisfaction (p = 0.027), and the level of support from colleagues (p = 0.012), and superiors (p = 0.026).

CONCLUSION
The lower job satisfaction, lower support, and weaker coping with stress of newly employed nurses increase the transition shock during the 1st year. These results can be useful for managers of health institutions to plan specific activities aimed at reducing the level of transition shock, especially at this time of pronounced shortages of nurses worldwide.

Transition Shock of Newly Employed Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

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BACKGROUND
The process of transitioning from the role of a student to the role of a professional in nursing is a very stressful and can cause job...

Transition Shock of Newly Employed Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study

Published Online: Dec 25, 2023

Page range: 82 - 88

Received: Apr 18, 2023

Accepted: May 04, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.11658

Keywords
Transition, Transition shock, Newly employed nurses

© 2023 Ivana Gusar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Transition Shock of Newly Employed Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study

Published Online: Dec 25, 2023

Page range: 82 - 88

Received: Apr 18, 2023

Accepted: May 04, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.11658

KeywordsTransition, Transition shock, Newly employed nurses

© 2023 Ivana Gusar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Transition, Transition shock, Newly employed nurses