Adaptation process of graduate nurses

Adaptation process of graduate nurses The topic of this thesis is ?Adaptation process of graduate nurses?. The first goal of the thesis was to map satisfaction of graduate nurses with the way of initial training, their adaptation process duration and guiding. A questionnaire was used for assessment of satisfaction among the graduate nurses. The following hypotheses were set: H1: Graduate nurses are satisfied with the way of their initial training conduction, H2: Graduate nurses are satisfied with their adaptation process duration and H3 Graduate nurses are satisfied with their adaptation process guiding method. The second goal was to find out how the adaptation process of graduate nurses runs and how it is evaluated by head nurses. An interview was used for evaluation of satisfaction among head nurses. Two research questions were set. 1: How is the adaptation process of graduate nurses conducted? and 2: How do head nurses evaluate the adaptation process of graduate nurses? A questionnaire designed for graduate nurses in České Budějovice Hospital and Český Krumlov Hospital was used as a quantitative research technique. 50 questionnaires were distributed in total and 43 (86 %) returned. The research interviews showed that the adaptation process of graduate nurses is conducted according to Standard No. 055 defined by the České Budějovice Hospital and in line with a document ?Training Plan?. It involves allocation of a trainer to a graduate nurse, continuous assessment of theoretical knowledge and practical skills by means of oral examinations. We found that head nurses evaluated the adaptation process positively. The Training Plan and the training duration are sufficient for the head nurses. The adaptation process is necessary for all new nurses according to the head nurses. 66.8 % of the questioned graduate nurses are satisfied with the course of their adaptation process. The hypothesis H1 remained unconfirmed. All the respondents (100 %) were satisfied with the adaptation process duration. The hypothesis H2 was confirmed. 79.4 % of the respondents gave positive evaluation of the adaptation process guiding method, 2.3 % are not satisfied and 18.6 % said they were not guided at all. The hypothesis H3 remained unconfirmed. The results of the research may be offered to the addressed hospitals as a feedback to the method and usefulness of adaptation process guiding in their facilities and as a base for improvement of the process