Nurse internship pathway to clinical comfort, confidence, and competency.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this article is to report the outcomes of a nurse internship program initiated at a U.S. Navy hospital designed to increase new graduate nurses' clinical competence, confidence, and comfort. Using a quasi-experimental design, the experimental group scored significantly higher on organizational core competencies than the control group. These nurses were more comfortable with their leadership and management roles following the intervention. Organizations may wish to consider a nursing internship program as a means of improving the work environment.

Author information

Author/s: Blanzola, Cheryl (C); Lindeman, Roslyn (R); King, Major L (ML);

Affiliation: Naval Hospital, San Diego, California 92134-5000, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article

Journal: Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (J Nurses Staff Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2004 Jan-Feb; vol 20 (issue 1) : pp 27-37

Dates: Created 2004/04/12; Completed 2004/04/28; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 15076126, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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