Bridging the experience-complexity gap with longitudinal clinical placements.

Background: Clinical learning is a critical element to prepare nursing students for the profession. There is limited evidence on the experience-complexity gap among novice nursing students entering the workforce.

Purpose: This study aimed to implement a novel longitudinal clinical experience program and examined readiness for practice for undergraduate nursing students.

Impact of the Pandemic on Newly Licensed Nurses' Role Transition Experiences.

This study examined differences in newly licensed nurses' role transition experiences while enrolled in a nurse residency program before and during the pandemic. The Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey measured baseline, 6-month, and 12-month program outcomes. The prepandemic cohort had higher subscale scores at baseline.