ABSTRACT

Although communication scholars have studied organizational socialization extensively, few studies have investigated the extent that future newcomers’ anticipatory socialization experiences realistically prepare them for the “real job.” I conducted 32 one-on-one semi-structured interviews with registered nurses and nursing students to understand their experiences in becoming nurses. Two themes outline the motivators that attracted registered nurses and nursing students to the nursing profession. Furthermore, nursing students’ recent positive anticipatory socialization experiences can mitigate recent negative anticipatory socialization experiences and reinforce positive pre-college motivators to become nurses. In addition to contributing knowledge on nursing students’ anticipatory socialization experiences, I will also discuss the theoretical and applied importance of a pre-employment anticipatory socialization source.

摘要

尽管传播学学者对组织社会化进行了广泛的研究，但很少有研究调查未来新人的预期社会化经历为他们“真正的工作”做好准备的程度。我对注册护士和护理专业的学生进行了 32 次一对一的半结构化访谈，以了解他们成为护士的经历。两个主题概述了吸引注册护士和护理专业学生从事护理行业的动机。此外，护生最近积极的预期社会化经历可以减轻最近消极的预期社会化经历，并加强大学前成为护士的积极动机。除了贡献有关护生的预期社会化经验的知识外，