Navigating the transition from nursing student to practicing nurse involves overcoming significant challenges, specifically during initial employment periods marked by transition shock and crisis. Insights from Dr. Judy Duchscher emphasize the need for structured support, theoretical frameworks, and fostering mentorship relationships to effectively guide new graduates through these critical phases.

- Understanding the purpose and structure of nurse residency programs
- Differentiating between transition shock and transition crisis
- The importance of mentorship and support for new graduates
- Recognizing the emotional and psychosocial needs during different stages
- The value of peer mentorship and initiatives like Storm Chaser
- Addressing the need for theoretical frameworks in residency programs

GUEST: Dr. Judy Boychuk Duchscher's lifelong passion has been exploring the professional role transition of new graduate nurses. Her encounter with Dr. Marlene Kramer spurred her to make strides in this area. Over the past twenty-five (25) years, she has engaged in extensive research to shed light on the professional role transition of new graduate nurses, an aspect of nursing that can easily be overlooked.

Her nursing career commenced in 1979 after graduating with a diploma in nursing with an initial focus on growing her expertise in providing direct care in high-acuity care settings. Her credentials include a Post-Graduate Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing from the University of Manitoba, a Diploma in Cardiovascular Nursing from Stanford University, a Clinical Transplant Coordinator Diploma from Johns Hopkins, a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification through the American Association of Critical Care Nursing, a Post-RN Baccalaureate and Master's degree in nursing from the University of Saskatchewan and a PhD from the University of Alberta among many others.

She has earned recognition within the nursing community for her numerous contributions to the advancement of the profession particularly in supporting new nurses' professional role transition. Presently, she serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing, the Director of Nursing The FutureTM (NTF), and the Principal Investigator on a 4-year (2023-2027) Health Canada grant to evaluate the Canadian National Nurse Residency Program. Through these roles, Dr. Duchscher continues to display her unwavering commitment to supporting and educating new nurses and bridging the gap between undergraduate nursing education and professional practice.

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