Aim: To explore the relationships between clinical teaching behaviour and transition shock in newly graduated nurses and significant differences in the northwest and northeast China.
Design: A cross-sectional design.
Methods: A total of 211 (nurses) and 925 (preceptors) were recruited in six Third-class different hospitals from July to August 2019.
Results: The transition shock is negatively correlated with the clinical teaching behaviour in northwest and northeast China, while the transition shock in the northwest is higher than that in the northeast for the behindhand economy and natural limit.
Conclusion: The transition process of newly graduated nurses in northeast China with ethnic minorities and the behindhand economy is more difficult. For newly graduated nurses, personal health and a supportive environment need further improvement. Teaching strategies for preceptors need to be enhanced. Two-way feedback is more useful for both the newly graduated nurses and preceptors to improve quality care, and holistic care.
Keywords: clinical teaching behaviour; newly graduated nurses; transition shock.
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