3 – 5 pages
Please no plagiarism, will be scanned for it.
Reach out if you have any questions, Thank you.
This assignment will provide the opportunity for students to explore and identify issues
to anticipate during the transition from nursing student to a nurse in today’s complex
healthcare environment.
Assignment Criteria:
Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:
1. Describe the various roles of a new graduate nurse in today’s complex healthcare
environment.
2. Identify the skills, knowledge, and attitudes nursing leaders desire in new nurses.
3. Describe a personal communication with a nurse leader regarding what skills,
knowledge and/or attitudes new nurses are lacking based upon the leader’s experience
with new nurses.
4. Explain the issues and challenges faced by new nurses upon entering the workforce.
5. Discuss methods / strategies to assist new nurses in transitioning into the nursing
profession.
6. Provide examples from scholarly sources to support the above criteria.
7. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 3 to 5 pages excluding the title
and reference page.
8. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
9. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.
10. Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and
in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may is not to be used. In addition,
describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used. Include a
minimum of 3 professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support
the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.
12. APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference
page, and in-text citations).