Transitional Shock of Multi-Nationality Newly Graduate Nurses in Kuwait

Relationship Between Style of Coping With Stress and Level of Transition Shock Among New Graduate Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND

Transition shock is prevalent among new graduate nurses. Coping effectively with stress may be essential for a successful transition into practice. The relationship between transition shock and style of coping with stress remains unexplored. The goal of this study was to determine the relationship between style of coping with stress and level of transition shock among new graduate nurses.

METHOD

This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with 252 new graduate nurses in two public hospitals in Istanbul, Turkey. Data were collected with a personal information form, the Coping Styles with Stress Scale, and the Nursing Transition Shock Scale.

RESULTS

Seeking social support, self-confidence, and optimism were the most commonly used styles of coping with stress, with median scores of 7 (range, 6-9), 12 (range, 10-14), and 8 (range, 7-10), respectively. Levels of transition shock for new graduate nurses were moderate, with a median score of 2.61 (range, 2.05-3.33). The helpless (rs = .34, p = .000) and submissive (rs = .23, p = .000) styles were correlated with higher levels of transition shock.

CONCLUSION

The level of transition shock increases with the helpless style and decreases with the use of the social support-seeking style. New graduates can cope with transition shock with simulation-based learning, effective orientation programs, a supportive working environment, and flexibility in the work shift. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2023;54(8):350-359.].

Nursing knowledge and perceptions of COVID-19 pandemic in Jordanian intensive care units

Objectives

The goal of this study was to find out the level of knowledge and perception among the nurses in intensive care units (ICUs).

Methods

The study was set up in a cross-sectional design. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses completed a self-reporting questionnaire to assess their knowledge and perception of the pandemic. 182 ICU nurses were asked for information. We used statistical analyses that were both descriptive and inferential.

Results

There was a statistically significant link between nurses' knowledge and their years of experience (r = 0.15, p = .03), their experience with COVID-19 infection (r = 0.83, p = .01), and having a first-degree relative who had COVID-19 (r = 0.17, p = .02). Also, nurses knew a fair amount about COVID-19. There was a statistically significant link between how nurses felt and how they were trained to care for COVID-19 patients (r = 0.15, p = .034), nurses who had COVID-19 infection (r = 0.30, p = .001), and having a first-degree relative who had COVID-19 infection (r = 0.18, p = .014).

Conclusion

The Jordanian nurses' understanding of COVID-19 disease is categorized as average because the majority of their responses ranged between 56 % and 86 %. The nurses' knowledge was related to their length of experience in the field, and their perceptions were related to how they had been trained to care for COVID-19 patients.