Abstract
Background and Objective: The process of transition from student to qualified nurse has long been recognized as a stressful experience. If it is left unresolved, may leads to decrease of job satisfaction, and increase probabilities of leaving the profession. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize stressful experiences of the new graduated nurses during transition period in order to decreases stress and increase retention of them in clinical centers.
Material and Methods: This descriptive study on 200new graduates that were working in teaching centers and affiliated hospitals of tabriz Medical Sciences University which during research conduction placed at the end of first six month of work. A questionnaire was obtained assessing individual and managerial stressful experiences.
Results: most new graduates had high level of individual and managerial stressful experiences. Need to new skills (65%), conflict between some of role experiences and personal value(63.1%) and lack of necessary skills for doing nursing procedures(58%) in the individual stressful experiences part, as well, incongruity between condition of work setting and what learned in education course (70%), not implementation of orientation program in the first job(69.3%) and finally, high expectations in relation to workload in the managerial part (65 %), identified as highest stressful experiences.
Conclusion: Concerning high level of stress during transition period, efforts of nursing schedulers in other to decrease stress of new graduates, simplification of adjustment with transition process and their clinical skill development are necessary.