Abstract:

Aim: Transition to practice during an pandemic that affects the world brings many different experiences for new graduate nurses. The aim of the study was to determine the experiences of new graduate nurses' transition to practice during the covid-19 pandemic. Method: This descriptive and qualitative study was conducted with 21 new graduate nurses. Data were collected using a descriptive questionnaire and a semi- structured questionnaire. Results: For nurses' statements, three main (positive, negative, complex effects) and 10 sub-themes (positive effects: increasing self-confidence, providing rapid orientation and helping coping, negative effects: fear, anxiety, stress and fatigue/burnout, complex effects: excitement, curiosity, and uncertainty/surprise) were determined. Conclusion: It was concluded that new graduate nurses who started practice during the pandemic period experienced more negative but also positive and complex emotions and experiences in this process.

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