Predictors of new graduate nurses’ health over the first 4 years of practice

To examine predictors of Canadian new graduate nurses’ health outcomes over 1 year, a large number of indicators were found to be related to education, employment, and income.

Abstract

AIM: To examine predictors of Canadian new graduate nurses' health outcomes over 1 year. DESIGN: A time-lagged mail survey was conducted. METHOD: = 406) responded to a mail survey at two time points: November 2012-March 2013 (Time 1) and May-July 2014 (Time 2). Multiple linear regression (mental and overall health) and logistic regression (post-traumatic stress disorder risk) analyses were conducted to assess the impact of Time 1 predictors on Time 2 health outcomes. RESULTS: Both situational and personal factors were significantly related to mental and overall health and post-traumatic stress disorder risk. Regression analysis identified that cynicism was a significant predictor of all three health outcomes, while occupational coping self-efficacy explained unique variance in mental health and work-life interference explained unique variance in post-traumatic stress disorder risk.