Unpreparedness In Nursing

The purpose of this study is to explore graduate nurses’ perceptions of their preparedness for practice after undertaking the final year of their bachelor of nursing degree in a university based clinical school of nursing.

2. Describe the feasibility considerations for the study.

A descriptive qualitative study took place at an acute care hospital in Melbourne, Australia, where the clinical school was located. There were ten participants who were first year graduates in their final year of the Bachelor of Nursing Program. The resource that was available are an interview questions that consisted of clear opened-ended questions that did not force responses. The interview was auto-recorded to ensure that the data was reliable. The data collected was focused on new graduates’ experiences in the program as well as their perceptions of their preparedness to practice.

3. Identify whether the study is basic or applied research, and explain how

Identify the theory, or theoretical framework, used for the study, and provide a short description of it.

In theory the new graduates are being examined due to the continuing issue of unpreparedness for in a clinical setting. The clinical nursing school’s development and coordination was based on a theoretical and clinical program. There was a close articulation between practice and theory that was conducted in the clinical school program. The staff work closely with student to conduct clinical placement and apply theory to practice to fulfill the gap between educational institution and the practice setting.

5. Find and re-read the review of the previous literature (ROL, the section of the text with numerous citations in the text). Describe specifically how previous literature and the theoretical framework inform the design of the present study. HINT: Look for research questions, assumptions, data collection and analysis methods in qualitative studies; hypotheses, variables, variable measurement, etc. in quantitative