2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background: Securing employment after qualification is of utmost
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importance to newly qualified nurses to consolidate knowledge and
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skills. The factors that influence success in gaining this first post
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are not known.
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Objectives: The study aimed to describe the first post gained after
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qualification in terms of setting, nature of employment contract and
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geographical distribution and explore the relationship between a range
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of factors (including ethnicity) and employment at the point of
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qualification.
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Design: An exploratory study using structured questionnaires and
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secondary analysis of data routinely collected by the universities about
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students and their progress during their course.
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Settings: The study was conducted in eight universities within a large,
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multicultural city in the UK as part of the `Readiness for Work''
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research programme.
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Participants: Eight hundred and four newly qualified nurses who had
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successfully completed a diploma or degree from one of the universities;
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a response rate of 77\% representing 49\% of all graduating students in
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the study population.
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Methods: Data were collected by self-completed semi-structured
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questionnaires administered to students at the time of qualification and
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at three months post-qualification. Routinely collected data from the
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universities were also collected.
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Results: Fifty two percent of participants had been offered a job at the
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point of qualification (85\% of those who had applied and been
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interviewed). Of these, 99\% had been offered a nursing post, 88\% in
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the city studied, 67\% in the healthcare setting where they had
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completed a course placement. 44\% felt ``confident{''''} and 32\% ``very
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confident{''''} about their employment prospects. Predictors of employment
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success included ethnicity, specialty of nursing and university
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attended. Predictors of confidence and preparedness for job seeking
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included ethnicity, nursing specialty, gender and grade of degree. Newly
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qualified nurses from non-White/British ethnic groups were less likely
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to get a job and feel confident about and prepared for job seeking.
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Conclusions: This study has demonstrated that ethnicity does lead to
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employment disadvantage for newly qualified nurses. This is an important
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contribution towards recognizing and describing the evidence so that
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appropriate responses and interventions can be developed. It is
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important that universities and healthcare institutions work closely
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together to support students at this important time in their nursing
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career. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Harris, R (Corresponding Author), Univ Kingston, Fac Hlth \& Social
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Care Sci, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England.
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Harris, Ruth; Ooms, Ann; Grant, Robert; Marshall-Lucette, Sylvie; Chu, Christine
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Sek Fun, Univ Kingston, Fac Hlth \& Social Care Sci, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey,
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England.
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Harris, Ruth; Ooms, Ann; Grant, Robert; Marshall-Lucette, Sylvie; Chu, Christine
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Sek Fun, Univ London, London WC1E 7HU, England.
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Sayer, Jane, South London \& Maudsley NHS Fdn Trust, London, England.
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Burke, Linda, Univ Greenwich, Sch Hlth \& Social Care, London SE18 6PF, England.'
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author: Harris, Ruth and Ooms, Ann and Grant, Robert and Marshall-Lucette, Sylvie
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and Chu, Christine Sek Fun and Sayer, Jane and Burke, Linda
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author-email: Ruth.Harris@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Harris
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given: Ruth
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- family: Ooms
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given: Ann
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- family: Grant
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given: Robert
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- family: Marshall-Lucette
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given: Sylvie
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- family: Chu
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given: Christine Sek Fun
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- family: Sayer
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given: Jane
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- family: Burke
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given: Linda
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.10.008
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eissn: 1873-491X
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files: []
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issn: 0020-7489
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
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keywords: 'Employability; Ethnicity; Newly qualified nurses; Occupational
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inequality'
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keywords-plus: 'NATIONAL-HEALTH-SERVICE; QUALIFIED NURSE; EXPERIENCES; PROGRESSION;
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TRANSITION; STUDENTS'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '44'
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orcid-numbers: 'Ooms, Ann/0000-0002-5217-1907
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Ooms, Ann/0000-0002-5217-1907
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Harris, Ruth/0000-0002-4377-5063'
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pages: 303-313
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papis_id: 9a007fdc5dee84f9aa3955c52b19653b
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ref: Harris2013equalityemployment
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researcherid-numbers: 'Ooms, Ann/HLH-5127-2023
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Ooms, Ann/AAT-7588-2020
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Harris, Ruth/A-7542-2010
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times-cited: '15'
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title: 'Equality of employment opportunities for nurses at the point of qualification:
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An exploratory study'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000315239700002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '36'
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volume: '50'
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web-of-science-categories: Nursing
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year: '2013'
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