key: cord-0847412-p1yozkui authors: Dzurec, Laura; Tackett, Maria; Enslow, Lisa title: COVID-19-Mediated Strengths and Challenges for 2021 Nursing Graduates: Implications for Nurse Leaders and Educators date: 2021-12-10 journal: Nurse Lead DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2021.12.004 sha: e000b4b04cfe08d9974e97950ee0e7979482717c doc_id: 847412 cord_uid: p1yozkui nan collection. Data analyses were conducted using constant comparative method. 16 The process 47 unfolded as follows. 48 Project Interviews were conducted in person or, in some instances by telephone, during April, 49 2021. Each of the three project authors met with a sub-group of between five and nine consenting, concerning skill deficit. Some participants noted that absent "dexterity" in regard to psychomotor 86 skills such as "drawing up meds, puncturing bags." Students seemed to be "task oriented" according 87 to some of the participants. 88 Many participants suggested that students' lack of one-to-one time with their faculty members 89 impeded their learning process. One participant, for example, commented that students would "need 90 an extra few weeks of precepting," because, as another participant noted, the students had experienced "definitely not enough hands-on experience." "Basic skills took longer" and students 92 demonstrated "challenged assessment skills." Participants also reported a sense of student uncertainty that led to an appearance of hesitancy. 94 One participant noted that students in her clinical group seemed "reserved especially in fall 95 (semester) when they had not been in clinical for so many months." Another participant noted that influence nursing students' transition to professional practice. 23 Project participants noted that in the 258 time of COVID-19, students' optimal transition to practice incorporated more than just their personal 259 skills acumen. It reflected a wide range of learning underscored by the emergence of the pandemic. As we continue to evaluate the experiences of our newly hired RNs, many of them the COVID-19-261 shaped nursing graduates of 2021, we look forward to developing increased understanding of how to 262 best meet new graduates' needs, and, potentially, to advancing relevant theory and action to support 263 new graduates' transition to the expanding complexities of professional nursing practice. The Impact of COVID-19 on nursing education A nursing leadership practicum in the time of COVID19: A 268 Southeastern University Experience Nursing student experiences of 271 remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic Nurses face 'unprecedented challenges' during COVID-274 19 Decision-making in nursing practice: An integrative literature 277 review Adapting to the impact 279 of COVID-19: Sharing stories, sharing practice A qualitative analysis of nursing students' 282 tweets during the COVID-19 pandemic The professional identity of nursing students and their 285 intention to leave the nursing profession during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) 286 pandemic The role of the nurse leader in reversing the new graduate nurse intent 288 to leave Predictors of actual turnover among nurses working in Korean 290 hospitals: A nationwide longitudinal survey study Nursing shortage The impact of occupational stress on nurses' caring 295 behaviors and their health-related quality of life Impact of nurse staffing on intent to leave, job satisfaction, and 298 occupational injuries in Korean hospitals: A cross-sectional study Ethical dilemmas, perceived risk, and motivation among nurses during 301 the COVID-19 pandemic Nursing leaders call for flexibility in the path to 304 graduation to ensure greater numbers of new nurses Greater Numbers of New Nurses (nln.org) Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and 308 techniques Understanding perceptions of nursing professional 310 identity in students entering an Australian undergraduate nursing degree Constructing a nursing 313 identity within the clinical environment: The student nurse experience Self-care strategies in response to nurses' moral injury duing COVID-19 316 pandemic A model for holistic leadership in post-pandemic recovery Nursing leadership and COVID-19: Defining the shadows and 320 leadering ahead of the data Building a professional identity: Views of pre-registration students 110718-Building-a-324 professional-identity-views-of-preregistration-students The National Council of State Boards of Nursing's transition to practice study