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Sense Of Coherence, A Worthy Factor Toward Nursing Student And New Graduate Satisfaction With Nursing, Goal Setting Affinities, And Coping Tendencies (Le Sens De La Cohérence, Un Facteur Déterminant De La Satisfaction Des Étudiantes Et Des Diplômées De Leur Carrière En Sciences Infirmières, De Leur Propension À Établir Des Objectifs Et À Trouver Des Mécanismes De Coping), Shannon Dames, Stephen Javorski

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Abstract

Background

Nursing student readiness for practice is a relevant topic for educators aimed to ready students for a difficult practice environment, and healthcare employers challenged with the high attrition rates of new graduates. The literature suggests that stressors toward burnout may begin in the undergraduate setting with student nurses experiencing feelings of burnout being at significantly higher risk of leaving their position after only 10 to 15 months (Rudman & Gustavsson, 2012; Rudman, Gustavsson, & Hultell, 2014). Readiness for practice as a student informs how new graduate nurses will come into the practice environment. Their sense of coherence, ability …