New nurses' quality and safety education: An analysis of the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.

Background: The integration of the Nursing Quality and Safety Education (QSEN) competencies into American Association of College of Nursing - The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education warrants continued assessment of the new nurses' QSEN competencies preparedness.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze quality and safety education needs of nurses who graduated in 2016, 2017, and 2018 and have responded to the most recent National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.

Methods: This is a retrospective correlational design study using analysis of publicly available data from the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.

Associations Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and New Nurses' Transition to Practice Outcomes: A Multi-site, Longitudinal Study.

Background: The transition between nursing school and nursing practice has been well studied and recognized as a turbulent time for new nurses. Existing literature suggests that transition to practice (TTP) programs can successfully support new nurses through this challenging period. However, TTP program outcomes have not been studied related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which altered TTP experiences for many new nurses by limiting their access to clinical sites for hands-on patient care experience and shifting delivery of nursing education and TTP programs from in-person to virtual environments.