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Graduate transition scheme for baccalaureate nursing degree students: a pilot project
Author(s) -
Chau Janita PakChun,
Lui May HowLin,
Lee Iris FungKam,
Lee Diana TzeFan,
Chang Anne Marie,
Chan Dominic SK
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00944.x
Subject(s) - library science , sociology , art history , art , computer science
Nursing students experience increasing levels of stress throughout their \udbaccalaureate programme (Deary et al., 2003) and upon graduation face \udenormous challenges of settling into the clinical environment and managing \udclients with complex health problems. A graduate transition scheme (GTS) \udwas designed to better prepare students graduating from a 4-year bachelor of \udnursing degree programme for their transition to Registered Nurses (RNs) and \udintegration into the health care team to provide quality care to the clients