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What are the Essential Components of Nurse Residency Programs that Contribute to Positive Outcomes for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses in their Transition into Professional Practice During their First Year of Practice?
Residents (Medicine); Nurses; School-to-work transition;
Master of Science in Nursing
Nurse residency programs are evidenced based structures and processes that support newly licensed nurses’ successful transition from student to professional nurse during the first year of practice. Nurse residency programs are endorsed by the...

An Integrative Review: Educating Healthcare Professionals Using Serious Games and Virtual Simulation
Virtual reality; Nurses--Education; Virtual reality in higher education; Simulation games in education;
Master of Science in Nursing
Serious games, those used for educational purposes, provide a suitable alternative to customary methods of teaching and learning (Hainey, 2010) and have been identified as appropriate for preparing healthcare professionals to successfully practice...

Role Home Visits Play in Creating Positive Attitudes and Increased Literacy Skills in Young Readers
Literacy; Home visits (Education); First grade (Education); Parent-teacher relationships; Education, Elementary--Parent participation;
Master of Arts in Education

Exploratory study of novice nurses socialization into practice
Nursing -- Education; Nursing students; Mentoring in nursing; Professional socialization; Nursing -- Psychological aspects
Master of Science in Nursing
This qualitative study examined the experience of novice registered nurses transitioning from school to practice. The Novice to Export theory provided a framework for analysis of the data obtained from participant's interviews. Participants in this...

Storytelling as an educational strategy in perinatal death education for novice nurses
Nurses -- Education; Perinatal death; Storytelling
Master of Science in Nursing
The goal of this study was to obtain an understanding of how to use stories as an educational strategy may help novice nurses feel prepared to care for families experiencing perinatal loss. Nursing theory supported storytelling as an educational...