Nursing Students’ Transition Experiences from Final Year Nursing Student (FYNS) to Newly Graduated Registered Nurse (NGRN) during the COVID Pandemic

Mohamed Toufic  El Hussein; Calla Ha; Joseph Osuji

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Mohamed Toufic El Hussein ¹ ² ^* , Calla Ha ³, Joseph Osuji ⁴

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El Hussein, M. T., Ha, C., & Osuji, J. (2025). Nursing Students’ Transition Experiences from Final Year Nursing Student (FYNS) to Newly Graduated Registered Nurse (NGRN) during the COVID Pandemic. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 9(1), 144-160. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/15892

El Hussein, M. T., Ha, C., and Osuji, J. (2025). Nursing Students’ Transition Experiences from Final Year Nursing Student (FYNS) to Newly Graduated Registered Nurse (NGRN) during the COVID Pandemic. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 9(1), pp. 144-160. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/15892

El Hussein MT, Ha C, Osuji J. Nursing Students’ Transition Experiences from Final Year Nursing Student (FYNS) to Newly Graduated Registered Nurse (NGRN) during the COVID Pandemic. AM J QUALITATIVE RES. 2025;9(1), 144-160. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/15892

El Hussein, Mohamed Toufic, Calla Ha, and Joseph Osuji. "Nursing Students’ Transition Experiences from Final Year Nursing Student (FYNS) to Newly Graduated Registered Nurse (NGRN) during the COVID Pandemic". American Journal of Qualitative Research 2025 9 no. 1 (2025): 144-160. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/15892

El Hussein, Mohamed Toufic et al. "Nursing Students’ Transition Experiences from Final Year Nursing Student (FYNS) to Newly Graduated Registered Nurse (NGRN) during the COVID Pandemic". American Journal of Qualitative Research, vol. 9, no. 1, 2025, pp. 144-160. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/15892

El Hussein MT, Ha C, Osuji J. Nursing Students’ Transition Experiences from Final Year Nursing Student (FYNS) to Newly Graduated Registered Nurse (NGRN) during the COVID Pandemic. AM J QUALITATIVE RES. 2025;9(1):144-60. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/15892