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AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 173-182Publisher
AMER ASSOC CRITICAL CARE NURSES
DOI: 10.4037/aacnacc2016619
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acute care nurse practitioner; transition; practice; graduate nurse practitioner; academic; nurse practitioner fellowship
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The transition from student to acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) has been recognized as a time of stress. The purpose of this descriptive, correlational-comparative design pilot study was to examine: (1) the relationships among personal resources, community resources, successful transition, and job retention; (2) the difference between ACNPs with 0 to 4 years and ACNPs with more than 4 years of prior experience as a registered nurse in an intensive care unit or emergency department; and (3) the skills/procedures that ACNPs found difficult to perform independently. Thirty-four participants were recruited from a social media site for nurse practitioners. Organizational support, communication, and leadership were the most important elements of successful transition into the ACNP role. This information can help ACNP faculty and hospital orientation/fellowship program educators to help ACNPs transition into their first position after graduation.
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