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NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
Volume 53, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103049
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Dementia care; New graduate nurses; Acute care environments; Transition to practice; Nursing education
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With the growing older adult population, new graduate nurses will be providing care for patients with dementia more frequently. In acute care settings, nurses face challenges in establishing and conflicting visions and values, as well as making do with available resources.
With the increasing older adult population, new graduate nurses will be providing care for patients with dementia more frequently. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of new graduate nurses when providing care for patients with dementia in acute care environments. We conducted semistructured interviews with eleven new graduate nurses in Ontario, Canada. Three themes emerged from the thematic analysis: (1) building of vision and values; (2) clashing of vision and values; and (3) making do with what you have. Barriers to providing dementia care in acute care were similar to barriers experienced by nonnew graduate nurses reported in the literature, such as challenges with responsive behaviours, maintaining safety and providing psychosocial care. Facilitators identified were supportive colleagues and early exposure to dementia care.
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