Abstract:
Introduction: New nurses are increasingly exhibiting non-chalet behaviors, which are like "an itch we cannot scratch.". Lack of experience and limited exposure to clinical settings exacerbate this threat. The nursing profession, students, patients, and nursing educators are all negatively impacted by these behaviors. The purpose of this study is to investigate how these non-chalet behaviors are perceived by nursing educators in the context of the nursing profession.
Method: A quantitative descriptive approach that was cross-sectional was used to gather data from 90 respondents to an online survey. Permissive clinical nurse educators from New York City hospitals were specifically chosen to participate in the study, which ran from June 2020 to July 2022. Data analysis was done using nonlinear regression data.
Findings: Of the educators surveyed, 38 percent believed that recent graduates are disengaged and do not follow good work ethics, 50 percent wrote that recent graduates have positive attitudes but are ignorant, and 22 percent reported that recent graduates follow good work ethics.
Conclusion: These recent graduates' non-chalet behaviors at work and their degree of patient care have an impact on professionalism. It is advised to conduct focus groups continuously both during orientation and for a year following orientation in order to promote safe practices and alter the non-chalet culture.
Biography:
Dr. Christine Okpomeshine holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing from Seton Hall University in New Jersey. She also obtained her Ph.D. in Public Health with a focus on Community Prevention & Education. Dr. Okpomeshine has served as an associate professor at various universities, including Long Island University, New Jersey City University, Imo State University in Nigeria, College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York and currently at Pace University as an adjunct clinical associate professor in WHS. She is a registered nurse in both New York and New Jersey, with experience working as a delivery room nurse and currently as a clinical nurse educator in Women’s Health Services. Additionally, she practices as a midwife in Nigeria and has been a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in New Jersey. Dr. Okpomeshine is a highly skilled healthcare professional with extensive experience in clinical and public health settings in both Nigeria and the United States. Dr. Okpomeshine has a strong record of publications and presentations on maternal and child health topics. Her research work includes studies on Preeclampsia among first-generation Nigerian women in the U.S., traditional birthing practices in Igbo land, Nigeria, and the use of Simulation to improve nursing students’ understanding of palpating the uterus. She has also conducted research on ethical dilemmas faced by pregnant mothers with children with Autism and collaborated on a Work Health Program to reduce coronary risk factors, and Pregnancy and Spirituality among Irish American and African American Catholics in New York City. Dr. Okpomeshine has presented her work at international research symposiums in Canada, the United States, Russia, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
