6 research outputs found
Supporting newly qualified nurses in the UK: a systematic literature review
Aim: This is a systematic literature review of the existing published research related to the development of preceptorship to support newly qualified nurses in the United Kingdom (UK). Background: It has been known for some time that newly qualified nurses experience a period of unsettling transition at the point of registration. In the UK, preceptorship has been the professional body’s recommended solution to this for over 20 years. Data Sources: Searches were made of the CINAHL Plus and MEDLINE databases. Review Methods: A systematic review was carried out in August 2011. Twelve separate searches were conducted generating 167 articles, of which 24 were finally reviewed. Papers were critically reviewed and relevant data were extracted and synthesised using an approach based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis ( PRISMA). Results and Discussion: A results table is presented of the twenty-four sources generated by the systematic search. Three themes were identified from the empirical evidence base: ‘Managerial Support Framework’; ‘Recruitment and Retention’; and ‘Reflection and Critical Thinking in Action’;. Conclusion: There is strong evidence that the newly qualified nurse benefits from a period of supported and structured preceptorship, which translates to improved recruitment and retention for the employing organisations. Recommendations for Further Research and Practice: The existing literature provides an evidence base upon which to construct a preceptorship programme and a means by which to measure its efficacy and monitor its future development. Case study research projects should be considered for future preceptorship programmes in order to find the most effective methods of delivery.Research funded by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trus
Self-bias effect: movement initiation to self-owned property is speeded for both approach and avoidance actions
Recall of, and physical interaction with, self-owned items is privileged over items owned by other people (Constable et al. in Cognition 119(3):430–437, 2011; Cunningham et al. in Conscious Cognit 17(1):312–318, 2008). Here, we investigate approach (towards the item), compared with avoidance (away from the item) movements to images of self- and experimenter-owned items. We asked if initiation time and movement duration of button-press approach responses to self-owned items are associated with a systematic self-bias (overall faster responses), compared with avoidance movements, similar to findings of paradigms investigating affective evaluation of (unowned) items. Participants were gifted mugs to use, and after a few days they completed an approach–avoidance task (Chen and Bargh in Pers Soc Psychol Bull 25(2):215–224, 1999; Seibt et al. in J Exp Soc Psychol 44:713–720, 2008; Truong et al. in J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform 42(3), 375-385, 2016) to images of their own or the experimenter’s mug, using either congruent or incongruent movement direction mappings. There was a self-bias effect for initiation time to the self-owned mug, for both congruent and incongruent mappings, and for movement duration in the congruent mapping. The effect was abolished in Experiment 2 when participants responded based on a shape on the handle rather than mug ownership. We speculate that ownership status requires conscious processing to modulate responses. Moreover, ownership status judgements and affective evaluation may employ different mechanisms
Outcomes of a research project to identify the enablers and barriers to effective preceptorship for newly qualified nurses
Poster presentationFunded by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trus
Preceptorship Research Project Report: Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS foundation trust
Nurse education in the UK has been solely university based since the mid-1990s but
despite careful preparation and assessment of student nurses it has been
considered necessary to provide a period of additional support for Newly Qualified
Nurses (NQNs) to help them settle into their new role and responsibilities.
Preceptorship is the process of supporting NQNs over this transition period from
student to registered nurse and it is recognised that this can be a stressful and
difficult time for NQNs. This project developed from work already undertaken by the
clinical placement learning team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust and was led by the University of Derby in partnership with them and took a
case study approach to evaluating how preceptees and their preceptors are
supported in practice; what their expectations are and what factors in the clinical
area support or inhibit transition to qualified nurse.
A systematic review was conducted as part of this project (Whitehead et al 2012 and
2013). The evidence suggests that properly resourced and organised preceptorship
is a positive and essential experience for NQNs and their employers. Negative
experiences come from an absence of preceptorship; preceptorship being offered
but not fully delivered; and feelings of poor self-confidence despite having sufficient
competence. The implication of this is that organisations can improve their likelihood
of producing reliable and competent registered nurses (RNs) by the introduction of
properly resourced and organised preceptorship frameworks. Recommendations for
practice and for further research are made.
A modified version of Lincoln and Guba’s Naturalistic Inquiry (1985) was used. This
provided an authoritative and reliable ontological framework upon which to base the
project. A qualitative case study method was developed and consisted of a multistage approach to data collection including semi-structured interviews with key
personnel; documentary analysis of preceptorship material and focus groups with
key actors. Ten interviews and five focus groups were undertaken with a total of 40
focus group participants. The participants were purposively sampled from
representative groups within the Trust. NVivo was used to support analysis and
ethical approval was attained for the project.
Findings are grouped under the headings of: preceptor training; preceptor support;
experiences of preceptorship; what the nurse should be like at the end of a period of
preceptorship and the use of the tool. In addition further themes emerged from the
findings in relation to indicators for successful transition; formal recognition of
preceptor role; confidence and resilience; culture of support including peer support
and management structure to support preceptorship; selection and preparation of
preceptors and clinical skills. It is evident that there are a range of factors which are
seen to affect the success or otherwise of the preceptorship period and the transition
to confident RN.
The findings indicate that there are a range of factors which are reported to affect the
successful transition from student to NQN with the period of preceptorship in this
case. These are : the selection and preparation of preceptors; a need to formally
recognise the preceptor role; specific time to engage with preceptorship ; a
management structure to support preceptors and preceptorship; the individualisation
of preceptorship needs and ways to ensure successful preparation of students and
NQNs ; the acquisition of the right clinical skills for the job; the culture of support;
peer support for preceptees and preceptors; the confidence and resilience of
preceptees and technological support processes. Based on these factors
recommendations are made for this case in practice and for further research
generally.Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trus