Volume : 3, Issue : 12, December - 2014

A study to assess the transitional shock among newly qualified staff nurses at selected hospitals in Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Mrs. Lolita S. M. D Lsquo Souza, Mrs. Joicy John, Ms. Prabha Anand

Abstract :

Newly qualified nurses feel inadequately prepared for their role. Transition period remains very stressful. This may affect the quality of patient care. The objectives of the study were to assess the transitional shock among newly qualified staff nurses and to find the association between transitional shock and selected demographic variables. A descriptive research design was used for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used. Rating scale was used to assess the transitional shock. The results show that 5% of the newly qualified staff nurses didn’t experience transitional shock, 93% experienced mild transitional shock, 2% had moderate shock, and none of them had severe transitional shock. There was no association found between transitional shock and selected demographic variables. Feeling unprepared for the role can cause stress. So, supportive measures are needed to reduce stress during the transition period.