Factors associated with New Graduate Nurses' Reality Shock

Kyung Mi Sin; Jeong Ok Kwon; Eun-Young Kim

doi:10.11111/jkana.2014.20.3.292

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Factors associated with New Graduate Nurses' Reality Shock

Kyung Mi Sin¹, Jeong Ok Kwon¹, Eun-Young Kim²

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2014;20(3):292-301.
Published online: June 30, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2014.20.3.292

¹Graduate School, Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Korea.

²Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Eun-Young. Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Dongdaeshin-dong 3, Seo-gu, Busan 602-714, Korea. Tel: +82-51-240-2785, Fax: +82-51-240-2947, eykim@dau.ac.kr

• Received: March 13, 2014 • Revised: April 17, 2014 • Accepted: May 9, 2014

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Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect reality shock in new nurses.
Methods
Participants were 216 newly graduated nurses with less than 1 year experience in 5 university and 10 general hospitals in Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongnam, A self-report questionnaire was completed by the nurses between November 18 and December 25, 2013. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and hierarchial multiple regression analysis with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 Program.
Results
Average scores for work environment and environmental reality shock were 2.63±0.33 and 2.66±0.43 points respectively. Regression analysis showed that with the nurses' demographic and work characteristics controlled, work environment explained 4.2% of the reality shock. Factors significantly affecting reality shock included nurses' changing residence because of job (β=.21, p=.001), whether they were able to work on the unit of their choice (β=-.13, p=.031) and whether they had a choice in days off (β=-.14, p=.038).
Conclusion
When these factors are considered, reduction in nurses' reality shock requires improvement in work environment, placing new nurses in a department of their choice and allowing them a choice in off-duty days. These measures would also help achieve organizational goals and develop the new nurses as professional nurses.
Key Words: New graduate nurse; Nurse practice environment; Reality shock

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This work was supported by the Dong-A University research fund.

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Table 1

General Characteristics of Participants (N=216)

RN=Registered nurse.

Table 2

Nurse Practice Environment (N=216)

Table 3

New Graduate Nurses' Reality Shock (N=216)

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Reality Shock by General Characteristics of New Nurse & Work Characteristics (N=216)

RN=Registered nurse.

Table 5

Predictors of Nurses' Reality Shock

^*Dummy variables: Education level (Diploma=1, Bachelor=0); Change in residence for job (Yes=1, No=0); Whether the work unit was chosen (Yes=1, No=0); Day off when they choose (Yes=1, No=0); Number of beds (<700=1,≥700=0); University hospital (Yes=1, No=0).

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Factors associated with New Graduate Nurses' Reality Shock

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General Characteristics of Participants (N=216)

RN=Registered nurse.

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Nurse Practice Environment (N=216)

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New Graduate Nurses' Reality Shock (N=216)

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Reality Shock by General Characteristics of New Nurse & Work Characteristics (N=216)

RN=Registered nurse.

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Predictors of Nurses' Reality Shock

Table 1 General Characteristics of Participants (N=216)

RN=Registered nurse.

Table 2 Nurse Practice Environment (N=216)

Table 3 New Graduate Nurses' Reality Shock (N=216)

Table 4 Reality Shock by General Characteristics of New Nurse & Work Characteristics (N=216)

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