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Abstract
Background: High attrition rates suggest that new graduates do not easily transition into the role of registered nurse, having to come to terms with not only clinical issues and management issues but also assimilating with their professional identity. Aim: The study aimed at designing and validating a guideline for transition of newly graduate nurses to professional practice at Mansoura University Hospital Subjects and methods:A descriptive design was utilized. the study was conducted on 82 head nurses and 53 new graduate nurses working at, Mansoura University hospital and 25 jury experts from different nursing faculties and hospital by using two tools as: transition requirement questionnaire aimed to evaluate the requirement for new graduate nurses’ transition guideline, observation check list aimed to determine the activity performed by participants related to the requirements for new graduate transition guideline. Results: The results indicated that there was a highly agreement of the transition sub items of the proposed guideline. As well, the proposed guideline was agreed upon its content and face validity by majority of jury experts. Recommendation: Health care institutions ensure that transition to practice guideline content is a key identifiable component of undergraduate nursing programs.