First-career and second-career nurses' experiences of stress, presenteeism and burn-out during transition to practice

摘要

There is very little research studying the experiences of traditional graduate nurses (TGNs) and secondary career graduate nurses (SCGNs) during the professional role transition to practice. Knowing more of their experiences will provide insight about the challenges facing them. Therefore, this study compared first-career and second-career nurses' experiences of stress and coping, presenteeism and burn-out during transition to practice. The current study used a mixed-methods design that paired qualitative interviews (semistructured questions) with quantitative longitudinal survey at three time points. The instruments used in this research were: the Perceived Stress Scale, the Self-Compassion Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale and the Job Stress-Related Presenteeism Scale. The data of qualitative interviews were analysed by an inductive theme, while data of the quantitative survey were analysed by Becker's effect size factor.