A STUDY ON THE ADAPTATION OF NEWLY FEMALE ARRIVED NURSES TO HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Nurses, with the onset of work in the hospital, have different experiences from the
time of education and apprenticeship, and each of them tries to adapt and adapt themselves to the
conditions of the work environment. This research explains the adaptation of newly arrived nurses in
the hospital environment.
Materials & Methods: This is a qualitative study in which the required data were collected through
semi-structured interviews with 11 nurses entering the hospital from May 2014 to July 2014. Nurses
were selected through targeted sampling from hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical
Sciences. Recorded interviews were analyzed using content analysis methodology.
Results: According to the interviewees, the five main concepts, including exposure to work environment
conditions, professional imaging, underlying predictions, gap between the status quo, the role of the
patient and colleagues, were extracted from the data.
Conclusion: The results from research data suggest that newly arrived nurses face different challenges
for adaptation in the workplace, and if they, as well as their associated managers, are better aware of
these challenges. The transition from hospitalization to professionalization will be easier and less
stressful and anxiety, which will provide better service and more effective communication that will
increase the satisfaction of the service. Also, given the time and money spent on training nurses and
their professionalization, they will ensure their survival in nursing care and their commitment to their
service