J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2020 Dec;26(3):344-351. 10.22650/JKCNR.2020.26.3.344.

The Influence of Reality Shock and Educational Specialist Nurse's Social Support on Organizational Socialization of New Nurses

Affiliations
  • 1RN, Ph.D., Department of Nursing, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, korea
  • 2Doctoral Student, Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Sahmyook University, korea
  • 3Doctoral Student, Department of Nursing Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, korea
  • 4Professor, College of Nursing · Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, korea

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify related factors in the organizational socialization of new nurses, focusing on the reality shock of new nurses and social support by education specialist nurses.
Methods
Participants were 122 new nurses with clinical experience of 1 year or less as nurses working in a general hospital that is carrying out a pilot project for a new nurse training system. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires which included identification of participants' characteristics, social support of education specialist nurse, reality shock and organizational socialization.
Results
The organizational socialization score was 3.07±0.45 points. The results of the stepwise multiple regression showed that factors affecting organizational socialization of new nurses were social support by gender, education specialist nurse and reality shock. These three variables accounted for 72.0% of organizational socialization.
Conclusion
These findings suggest that the social support of education specialist nurses be enhanced to increase the organizational socialization of new nurses. There is also a need for a program to decreased the reality shock of new nurses.

Keyword

Social Support; Reality Shock; Organizational Socialization; Education Specialist Nurse; New Nurse
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