Transition Paper
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My Models of Transition in Nursing
Reflecting on the Models of Transition, I remember the excitement I felt when I was accepted to the college of nursing. As it grew closer to the first day of class, this excitement grew into anxiety and nervousness over what this new experience would bring. In orientation, my class was told that we would be drowned in work and that we would have to let go of anything that was not related to nursing. When the first semester began, I was in the first stage of Bridges’ Model and went through stages 1-4 of Spencer and Adams’ Model (Blais & Hayes, 2011). I realized the sacrifices I had to make were much greater than I thought,
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I lost focus and was completely overwhelmed as I kept drowning in more work and responsibilities that were difficult to handle. Half-way through the semester, I found myself in stage 2 of Bridges’ Model and stage 5 of Spencer and Adams’ Model (Blais & Hayes, 2011). I experimented with different studying strategies until I found the perfect method which helped me to successfully end the semester. This not only increased my confidence, but also the motivation to keep moving forward. At the beginning my second semester, I was in the last stages of both models where I had not only accepted my new role, but learned how to adapt and to successfully integrate it, to the other aspects of my life (Blais & Hayes, 2011). With the support of my family, friends and classmates, I keep pushing forward towards the ultimate goal of …show more content…
To officially be accepted into the MD program, the student must pass the MCAT entrance exam and for a FNP, he/she must pass the NCLEX and GRE. Once admitted, the MD has 4 years left of schooling where a minimum of 3 years are required for residency, which in total is about 11 years. For the FNP, the duration of the Master’s Program is about 1 ½ to 3 years and in total about 5 ½ – 7 years (Martin, 2010). A FNP emphasizes wellness and prevention and participates in prescribing medications, disease management, performing diagnostic tests and focuses on the patient as a whole (“Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP),” 2015). A family practice physician coordinates care with other medical professionals, treats and prevents illness and builds a long-term relationship with the patient similarly focusing on the whole patient, but more on the study of the disease than the nurse practitioner. (“Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP),”
Transitioning from Registered Nurse (RN) to Nurse Practitioner (NP) can bring many challenges. This transition begins when a person starts graduate education and doesn’t end until a few years after gaining the position of NP. Having a proper support system, a job that is interesting, and a keen sense of self-awareness are all important factors to a successful transition. Using appropriate coping mechanisms can make this transition much easier. Knowing the possible obstacles and understanding how to overcome them will also ease the change.
Transitioning from academic nursing student to Registered Nurse/New Graduate Nurse (NGN) within the healthcare environment is a challenging task for many NGNs. They may encounter a number of challenges, such as the following: transition shock, professional isolation, lack of clinical experience, stress, lack of a support network and cultural incompetence. At the end, this essay will discuss the rationale for developing my two most important goals for the next twelve months.
As new nursing graduates begin the process of transition into the nursing practice. There are many challenges and issues which are associated throughout the transition. New graduates may embark their journey through a graduate program or seek employment solo. The transition period may consist of challenges, that students will encounter during their journey. This essay will identify, discuss and critically reflect nursing key challenges that student nurses may face, throughout the process of the transition phase. The nursing key challenges chosen for this essay include professionalism, preparation, personal factors, competency factors, patient- centered care and job satisfaction. These nursing challenges will be thoroughly discussed and supported by current evidenced based research and nursing literature.
Schoening, A. M. (2013). From bedside to classroom: the nurse educator transition model. Nursing Education Research/Educator Transition, 34(3), 167-172.
Newly graduated nurses lack clinical skills necessary to evolve professionally and carefully from academics to bedside practice (Kim, Lee, Eudey, Lounsbury & Wede, 2015). How scary is that not only for the patient but also for the new nurse himself or herself? While being faced with new challenges, an increasing amount of newly graduated RNs felt overcome and unqualified. Twibell and Pierre explain how new nurses express “disillusionment” about practice, scheduling, and being rewarded. Frustration and anger between employees play a huge part in NGNs resigning because of the lack of experience and knowledge of what to do in high stress situations (2012). Nursing residency programs have proven to directly improve patient care, develop critical
Reentering school causes feelings of uncertainty, leading to vacillation, and thoughts of failure. Balancing a nursing career, family, and the demands of school can become overwhelming (Blais & Hayes, 2011). The pressure of school causes stress and fatigue. The returning student goes through several stages and many changes before finding balance (Blais & Hayes, 2011). Through this process of acceptance, the nurse learns to embrace the new role, of student, and allows the learning process to begin.
Health care organizations and the way patient care is delivered is rapidly changing. The ability to manage, promote, and facilitate change is one of the most important skills that nursing leaders need to be successful. Influencing change requires effective communication skills, and the ability to help others see the vision (Curtis, De Vries, & Sheerin, 2011). Nursing leadership can no longer take a top down approach when leading change. During periods of organizational change there is great uncertainty. Nurse leaders are responsible for influencing change by creating an atmosphere where information is shared, there is a reshaping of ideas, and a vision is created (Samela, Eriksson, & Fagerstrom, 2011). Effective communication is an essential
Only two months ago, I moved into room 426 of Trinity Hall and began my journey at Azusa Pacific University. I still remember how nervous and excited I felt when I arrived. Everyone was incredibly kind and overjoyed to have the freshmen move in. Beneath all the exhilaration, I had three big fears that felt like heavy weight on my chest. Because I did not grow up from a Christian family, I feared that I would not fit in with everyone else. I was also intimidated by how extroverted everyone was. I was introverted, so it required extra effort for me to make new friends. Another one of my fears was nursing school since the nursing program is known for its heavy load of work and commitment. Through experimentation, communication, and hard work,
I am about to graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington obtaining the BSN degree, this event marks a milestone in my personal and professional life. The RN to BSN program has allowed me to push my abilities to the limits and I have probe to myself that I can achieve anything that I put my mind and efforts to. For example, I was able to work full time, studying, being a mother and wife, all at the same time. I have enhance my knowledge and skills, I improved myself; I have become a professional nurse and a better human being. Now I firmly believe that I can accomplish my goal and become a Family Nurse Practitioner; I know that I can succeed achieving my personal and professional goals. On the class Transition to Professional Nursing, we discussed about different theorist, I
It has been over one year since I have started the accelerated nursing program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. When I first started the program in fall 2014, I have no idea what nursing was like. Although I had my bachelor from another institution, everything I learned was very different compared to the information I have learned in School of Nursing. Nursing school has slowly transformed me into a graduate professional nurse based on the professional development that I have completed along the way.
According to the American Nurse Association, nursing has the second greatest job growth in all US professions. However, the number of nursing shortage is only increasing as the years go by. During the hard times that many Americans have been facing in this economy, there have been lots of nurses whom have been let go from their work field, have re-entered their field just so they can provide for their families, or even nursing students whom have felt discouraged from entering their field professionally because of the nursing shortage situations. To specify in a field, the reason for nursing shortage in the OR can be because of lack of peroperative education or experience, nurses wanting to work in other areas, or the trouble of drawing nurses into this field.
Our course, Transition to Professional Nursing, is barely two weeks old and already I am being enlightened and challenged to expand my experience of nursing. I will attempt to explain my personal journey and experience thus far including how and why I got here, my beliefs about nursing and related values, and my visions for the future.
For this assignment I had the pleasure sitting down with Emily Petermeier and getting an insight on what the real nursing world is like. Emily graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in May 2015, and got a job at Fairview East Bank Hospital. This interview really helped me understand what it is like to be a new nurse and the dedication that I have to have going through nursing school and throughout my career. In the interview you will see the perspective of Emily’s endeavors after college and insight for future nurses or nursing students.
Spring 2015, my first year of nursing school was a life changing event for me, I didn’t succeed as I anticipated. As the semester came to an end, I had daunting thoughts about transferring to another university
Duchscher, J. (2009). Transition shock: the initial stage of role adaptation for newly graduated Registered Nurses. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 65(5), 1103-1113. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04898.x