NET2019 - A building resilience intervention to assist newly qualified graduate nurses in their transition to practice

Supporting new graduate nurses in their transition to practice is paramount. New graduate nurses (n=38) at one health service were exposed to a resilience intervention, as part of their transition to professional practice program (TPPP). A second group of graduate nurses (n=117) acted as a control group, receiving the standard TPPP offering. Pre and post-survey questionnaires identified personality type, resilience score and a satisfaction with transition score. The intervention did not show overall significance compared to the control group. Despite this, sessions with an organisational psychologist were valued by new graduates. Future research to explore resilience and satisfaction is warranted.