Nursing Graduate Retention: Challenges and Solutions. Introduction People often struggle with stress. This can be overwhelming and it is typically related to financial problems, family problems, personal responsibilities or even work pressures. Many individuals working in the medical field deal with high levels of stress as well. The challenges graduate nurses face transitioning into the healthcare environment are highlighted. Furthermore, I’ll be discussing how they encounter severe challenges in their workplace due to factors such as: increased number of patients, lack of mentorship to new nursing graduates and workplace bullying. Challenges and Solutions to Nursing Graduate Retention. Nursing retention is a pressing issue in the healthcare profession due to the extremely high rates of patients that nurses are responsible for. Modern hospitals tend to see a large volume of patients. These patients often present with chronic and complex conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, end-stage renal disease, obesity, and mental health–related conditions; this has been attributed to lack of access to primary care, …show more content…
In many hospital industries, a high number of experienced staff is unavailable to assist fresh nursing graduates. The experienced staff are leaving due to retirements, increased workloads, limited resources, lack of upward mobility, and increases in ambulatory opportunities. As a result, hospitals are often unable to provide experienced staff as mentors to direct new graduate nurses. Moreover, this can create a strain on new nurses in the medical field as it can significantly affect a nurses performance when handling a patient. Mentorship is crucial for new nurses as it can enhance their knowledge, navigate challenging situations, identify and solve their weaknesses, and establish confidence and bonding with experienced