Experiences of undergraduate nursing students and new graduate nurses in paid employment models and health-related work influencing the transition to practice: a qualitative systematic review protocol

Seung A Sarah Park; Marion Eckert; Rebecca Sharp; Belinda Clark; Micah Dj Peters

doi:10.11124/JBIES-23-00409

Experiences of undergraduate nursing students and new graduate nurses in paid employment models and health-related work influencing the transition to practice: a qualitative systematic review protocol

JBI Evid Synth. 2024 Aug 26. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00409. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Seung A Sarah Park¹, Marion Eckert^{1

2}, Rebecca Sharp^{1

3}, Belinda Clark⁴, Micah Dj Peters^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
² College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
³ Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁴ Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch), Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
⁵ Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Federal Office), Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
⁶ Adelaide Nursing School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁷ Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact (HESRI), School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁸ The Danish Centre of Systematic Reviews: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark.

PMID: 39188134
DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00409

Abstract

Objective: This review aims to synthesize qualitative literature exploring the experiences of undergraduate nursing students and newly graduated nurses who are employed for less than 1 year in clinical settings after graduation. It will focus on those who had paid employment and health-related work experience during their undergraduate studies, examining the influence of these experiences on the transition to practice.

Introduction: Nursing professionals undergo a transformative journey, starting from envisioning themselves as nurses, to developing professional identity and competence. However, the initial transition to nursing practice often poses challenges for undergraduates and newly graduated nurses. To ease this transition, gaining additional clinical experience through paid employment or health-related work during undergraduate studies can be beneficial.

Inclusion criteria: This review will include qualitative studies on the experiences of undergraduate nursing students and newly graduated nurses in paid employment models and health-related work. No restrictions on the publication date or country will be applied; however, only English-language publications will be included.

Methods: The JBI methodology for qualitative systematic reviews will be employed. Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare (Ovid); CINAHL Complete (EBSCOhost); and ERIC (ProQuest), along with gray literature in ProQuest Dissertations and Theses and Google Scholar. Study selection, quality assessment, and data extraction will be conducted as per the JBI methodology. Findings will be synthesized using meta-aggregation, and a ConQual Summary of Findings will be created.

Review registration number: PROSPERO CRD42024520724.