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KMID : 1004620120180020239
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Clinical Nursing Research
2012 Volume.18 No. 2 p.239 ~ p.250
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Factors Related to Organizational Socialization of New Nurses
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Yoo Cheong-Suk
Kim Ju-Hee
Kim Mi-Yeon
Kim Sung-Jae
Kim Young-Soon
Kim Jeong-A
Park Seung-Hyun
Cho Eun-Ju
Choi Eun-Ha
Choi Hee-Kang
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the factors related to new nurses’ organizational
socialization (OS) process and to find out the strategic information for successful organizational socialization.
Methods: The qualitative data were gathered from three focus group discussions with 13 new nurses and 5 experienced nurses. All interviews were recorded and transcribed. The transcript analyzed according to qualitative content analysis processes.
Results: The factors related to new nurses’ OS derived from new nurses’ focus groups were ‘burdens related to the characteristics of nursing duties’, ‘emotional and psychological characteristics’ and ‘facilitating factors to OS’. Two factors at the forepart were interfering factors to new nurses’OS. The factors related to new nurses’ OS derived from experienced nurses’ focus group classified to ‘facilitating factors to OS’, ‘interfering factors to OS’ and ‘supports to facilitate new nurses’ OS process’.
Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed the facilitating and interfering factors to organizational
socialization of new nurses. The main factors to interfere new nurses’ OS were individual factors such as professional incompetency and psychological characteristics. On the other hand, Interactional factors within the organization were important to facilitate new nurses’ OS. The findings can be applied for developing a special program to help new nurses adjust to the nursing organization successfully.
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KEYWORD
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Qualitative research, Focus groups, New nurses, Organizational socialization
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