Development of the Transition Shock Scale for Newly Graduated Nurses.
10.4040/jkan.2017.47.5.589
- Author:
Eun Young KIM
1
;
Jung Hee YEO
;
Kyeong Im YI
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. jheeyeo@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Professional practice gaps;
Reproducibility of results;
Factor analysis;
Psychometrics
- MeSH:
Busan;
Factor Analysis, Statistical;
Gyeongsangnam-do;
Humans;
Intention;
Korea;
Nursing;
Psychometrics;
Reproducibility of Results;
Shock*;
Ulsan
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2017;47(5):589-599
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to assess the transition shock experienced by newly graduated nurses, and test the validity and reliability of the scale. METHODS: The initial items were identified through a review of literature and in-depth interviews with nine newly graduated nurses. Content validation of the items was evaluated by five nurse professors and three nurses. Participants were 269 newly graduated nurses who worked at six acute care hospitals in Busan, Ulsan, and Yangsan, South Korea. Data were analyzed using item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, criterion related validity, and internal consistency. RESULTS: The final scale consisted of 18 items and six factors (conflict between theory and practice, overwhelming workload, loss of social support, shrinking relationship with co-workers, confusion in professional nursing values, and incongruity in work and personal life), which explained 71.3% of the total variance. The six subscale model was validated by confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach's alpha for the total items was. 89. Convergent validity was evaluated by analyzing total correlation with burnout (r=.71, p<.001) and turnover intention (t=5.84, p<.001). CONCLUSION: This scale can be used in the development of nursing interventions to reduce the transition shock experienced by newly graduated nurses.
