The mediating effect of transition shock on the relationship between readiness for practice and turnover intention of new graduate nurses in South Korea: A longitudinal study

Nurses' turnover intention has garnered significant global attention due to the shortage of the nursing workforce. New graduate nurses encounter challenges as they transition from students to professional nurses. Many new graduate nurses have experienced transition shock, which impacts their turnover intention. Researchers show that undergraduate readiness for practice is linked to transition shock and turnover intention, but there is a lack of longitudinal studies investigating their associations and causality.