Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of the New Graduate Registered Nurses on Patient Safety: Literature Review
Yusriawati (a), Syahrul Said (b*), Rini Rachmawaty (b)

(a) Student of Postgraduate Nursing Program, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
(b)Lecturer of Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
*syahrulsaid[at]unhas.ac.id

Abstract

Objective: This review aimed to identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes that New Graduate Registered Nurses (NGRNs) have regarding patient safety.
Methods: This review literature begins with selecting a topic and then searching for relevant papers using keywords in the PubMed database, Cochrane library, EBSCOhost, Google scholar, Wiley online library, Science direct, and secondary searching.
Results: After screening the articles, there were 5 articles that met the inclusion criteria. In this review, NGRN knowledge, skills and attitudes are limited, experience deterioration, and are only assessed in the low to moderate category that can threaten patient safety. In fact, one study identified inexperience as a factor in incidents of patient safety.
Conclusion: Studies related to NGRNs knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding patient safety are lacking. Exploring NGRN knowledge, skills and attitudes about patient safety during transition may influence current nursing trends as it encourages safer and more positive patient outcomes.

Keywords: new graduate nurses; new graduate registered nurses; knowledge; skills; attitude; patient safety

Topic: Science, education, and women