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Lee, Lee, and Pak: The Impact of Psychosocial Health and Self-nurturance on Graduate Nurse Experience
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2015; 21(5): 459-468.

Published online: 31 December 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.5.459

The Impact of Psychosocial Health and Self-nurturance on Graduate Nurse Experience

Ji Yun Lee1, Mi Ja Lee1, So Young Pak2

1Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Shinhan University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Lee, Mi Ja. Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Hyoja 2-dong, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea. Tel: +82-33-250-8880, Fax: +82-33-242-8840, donald87@hanmail.net

Received 15 June 2015       Revised 18 August 2015       Accepted 22 September 2015

Copyright © 2015 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of Psychosocial health and Self-nurturance on the experience of new graduate nurses.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey design was used. The participants in this study were 149 nurses who had less than 12 months of nursing experience and were working at one of 4 general hospitals. The data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire from Nov. 2012 to Oct. 2014.

Results

The total mean score for Psychosocial health was 3.07±0.60, Self-nurturance, 3.38±0.44, and graduate nurse experience, 2.59±0.27. The effect of Psychosocial health and Self-nurturance predicted 23% of variance in graduate nurse experience.

Conclusion

These results indicate that Psychosocial health and Self-nurturance have a positive relationship to graduate nurse experience. Therefore, further studies including approaches that support Psychosocial health and Self-nurturance are recommended to help in the adaptation of newly graduated nurses to clinical settings.

Keywords: New graduate, Nurses, Psychosocial health, Self care, Transition

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of the Participants (N=149)

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Table 2

The Level of Psychosocial Health, Self-nurturance, and Graduate Nurse Experience (N=149)

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Table 3

Psychosocial Health, Self-nurturance, and Graduate Nurse Experience according to Participant Characteristics (N=149)

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Table 4

Correlation between the Major Variables (N=149)

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Table 5

The Impact of Psychosocial Health and Self-nurturance on Graduate Nurse Experience (N=149)

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Notes

This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning(No. NRF-2012R1A1A1014906).

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