@article {2598, title = {New Rural Acute Care Nurses Speak Up: "We{\textquoteright}re it" But We{\textquoteright}re Not Ready.}, journal = {Journal for Nurses in Professional Development}, volume = {31}, year = {2016}, pages = {278-83}, abstract = {Many novice registered\ nurses\ feel ill-prepared for\ rural\ nursing practice. Using a mixed method design, an assessment of the learning needs of\ new\ graduate\ nurses\ (NGNs) working in\ rural\ hospitals in Alberta, Canada, was undertaken. NGNs in\ rural\ practice indicated that they struggle with becoming "multispecialists." Consequently, administrators and nurse educators need to tailor workplace structures by establishing collaborative programs with urban facilities and using orientation tailored to the learning needs of NGNs.}, author = {Sedgwick, M. and Pijl-Zieber, E. M.} }