Evolving career choice narratives of new graduate nurses

This study employed an interpretive narrative methodology guided by Polkinghorne's theory of narrative identity. Analysis of face-to-face interviews and journal entries by Millennial nursing students uncovered the formal professional socialization experiences over four years of nursing education. Participants include six Millennial nursing student participants (born after 1980) interviewed approximately one-month aftergraduation.

Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 7, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sheri L. Price, Linda McGillis Hall, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Bridget Pierce Tags: Original research Source Type: research