NUR3020 Professional Transitions: Registered Nurse

This written assignment requires you to self-reflect on one of the supplied topics using the Gibbs Reflective Cycle as a guide.

Students must select one topic from below:

Consider the next stage of your transition from student to a Graduate Registered Nurse. During this transition, the stages of reality shock can become real. How you, as a graduate Registered Nurse responds to each situation will prepare you for further challenges. However this requires resilience, strength and the capacity to grow and self-reflect. This task asks you to respond to one (1) topic below:

1. Reflect on your experiences as a student working with a Registered Nurse (RN) whilst on clinical placement and ask yourself: What key attributes do I need to learn to gain greater adaptation and resilience to minimise reality shock as a graduate nurse? What adaptation strategies do I need to learn more about to effectively transition into the workforce as a graduate registered nurse?

2. Reflect on your experiences as a student working with an RN whilst on clinical placement and ask yourself: What key attributes do I identify as job characteristics and personal factors that influence my stress levels as I transition to the workplace as a RN? What strategies do I need to learn more about to effectively maintain a positive transition into the role that builds my confidence and builds my resilience?