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Abstract
Objective: This qualitative study sought to answer the question "Why are novice nurses leaving their jobs?"
Background: Nearly one-third of all new RNs in the United States left their 1st jobs within a year in 2024. Research is needed to understand why nurses are leaving so interventions can be designed.
Methods: Using qualitative descriptive methodology, 13 nurses from the United States who left their jobs within the 1st 2 years of practice were interviewed.
Results: Two main themes emerged that were related to leaving: Starting out and hitting a wall and Trying to stick it out and couldn't. A 3rd theme, The aftereffects, described the nurses' reflection on their experience and how it impacted their current situation.
Conclusions: Nurse leaders must critically examine the work environment, preceptor training, and novice nurse transition programs to provide swift interventions to staunch the exodus of novice nurses leaving their 1st jobs.
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