Senior nurses' expectations and support of new graduate nurses' adjustment in hospitals: A qualitative descriptive study.

Aim: This study aimed to identify senior nurses' expectations and support of new graduate nurses' adjustment to their work environment.

Background: New graduate nurses have difficulties in adjusting to their work environment because they are not well prepared for clinical nursing practice upon graduation. Hospitals support their adjustment to their work environment through residency/transition programs.

Challenges faced by nurses engaged in rheumatology care in Japan.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the challenges faced by nurses engaged in rheumatology care in Japan.

Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey of nurses in Japan in 2020 on challenges experienced in rheumatology care. The participants were nurses certified by the Japan Rheumatism Foundation.

Quality of nursing doctoral education in seven countries: survey of faculty and students/graduates.

Aims: This study aimed to compare the findings of the quality of nursing doctoral education survey across seven countries and discuss the strategic directions for improving quality.

Background: No comparative evaluation of global quality of nursing doctoral education has been reported to date despite the rapid increase in the number of nursing doctoral programmes.

Design: A descriptive, cross-country, comparative design was employed.

Nurse managers' strategies for the integration of newly graduated nurses into clinical units in Japan: a qualitative exploratory study.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the strategies used by nurse managers in Japan to facilitate the integration of newly graduate nurses (NGNs) into their clinical units.

Background: The integration of NGNs into clinical units is an important issue for both NGNs and nurse managers because the first year of practice plays a vital role in a NGN's career.

Method: Data were generated through semi-structured interviews with 9 nurse managers in 9 acute care hospitals.

Mentoring doctoral students for qualitative research: interviews with experienced nursing faculty in Japan.

This study aimed to describe the process of mentoring doctoral students for qualitative research in Japanese graduate programs in nursing. Nine experienced faculty-seven nurse researchers and two sociologists-were interviewed. Participants were asked about their process of mentoring students for qualitative nursing dissertations.

Evaluation of doctoral nursing programs by doctoral students in Japan: cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the current state and issues of doctoral nursing programs from the perspective of recipients of the educational process.

Methods: All 46 doctoral nursing programs in Japan in 2008 were asked to participate in this study and 28 programs agreed to participate. The questionnaire had 3 sections that evaluated the quality of doctoral education, which are 17 items on the program features, 12 items on the quality of faculty, and 9 items on resources.

Evaluation of doctoral nursing programs in Japan by faculty members and their educational and research activities.

Evaluation of doctoral programs in nursing is becoming more important with the rapid increase in the programs in Japan. This study aimed to evaluate doctoral nursing programs by faculty members and to analyze the relationship of the evaluation with educational and research activities of faculty members in Japan. Target settings were all 46 doctoral nursing programs.

Evaluation of doctoral nursing education in Japan by students, graduates, and faculty: a comparative study based on a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

Evaluation of doctoral education in nursing is needed with the rapid increase in doctoral nursing programs in Japan. This study aimed to compare the evaluations of doctoral nursing education by students, graduates, and faculty. All 46 doctoral nursing programs in Japan were target settings.

Newly licensed nurses' experiences in rotational training programs in Japan.

This article describes the experiences of newly licensed nurses in rotational training programs that lasted longer than 6 months. A qualitative descriptive design was chosen for this study. Six newly licensed nurses were interviewed individually.