How senior nurses establish effective relationships to promote newly graduated nurses adaptation to the workplace

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  • 新人看護師の職場適応を促す先輩看護師の効果的な関わり
  • シンジン カンゴシ ノ ショクバ テキオウ オ ウナガス センパイ カンゴシ ノ コウカテキ ナ カカワリ

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The purpose of this research was to clarify the attributes of mentoring received from senior nurses that are perceived as effective by newly graduated nurses during their adaptation to the workplace. Twelve nurses in their second year after graduation were interviewed about the words and deeds of senior nurses they perceived as effective using semi-structured interview guides. The following core categories were extracted from the data: “unconditional support”, “encouragement”, “interpretation of behaviors” and “awareness-raising”. The attributes of effective mentoring relationships were also found to vary according to the ability of the newly graduated nurse to think and/or take action. The approach that was effective for newly graduated nurses with low “ability to think” and low “ability to take action” was “unconditional support”, which involved assuring them that they were being supported and actively providing support and complementing their actions so as to prevent frustration. The approach that was effective for newly graduated nurses with high ability to think critically and low ability to take action was “encouragement”, which involved reducing direct support and repeatedly instilling a sense that they had the ability to successfully perform tasks by themselves. The approach that was effective for newly graduated nurses with low ability to think critically and high ability to take action was “interpretation of behaviors”, which involved encouraging the nurses to figure out what actions to take by asking them questions. The approach that was effective for newly graduated nurses with high ability to think and high ability to take action was “awareness-raising”, which involved promoting the nurses interest in the art of nursing and in the goals to be achieved, based on their learning ability acquired through experience.

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