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The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the nursing unit design on stress and job satisfaction. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire (DCSQ) were administered to 40 nurse participants to evaluate staff stress, job satisfaction, and perceptions of work environment. In addition, two follow-up focus groups were conducted to expand upon the collected survey data. Results suggest that the centralized floor lends itself to better patient access and professional communication. Further research is needed regarding nurse burn-out and turn-over as it relates to the designed work environment.

Socialization includes internalization of attitudes and values critical to the development of a professional identity. Resocialization relates to the returning registered nurse student's development of professional values and roles. Nurse educators' challenge is to consider socialization/resocialization as a formation/re-formation process. The purpose of this article is to report findings from a replication qualitative descriptive study that examined the process of change in knowledge and attitudes of recent MSN graduates using Mezirow's (1994)Transformative Learning Theory. Findings substantiated the changes in attitudes, knowledge and skills of MSN graduates identified by Cragg and Andrusyszyn (2005). Results further inform nurse educators of the process of transformation in MSN graduates according to Mezirow's Phases of Perspective Transformation.

These findings add to the growing body of literature seeking to identify variables associated with success in first-time NCLEX-RN success. Further research is needed to identify strategies that can be implemented to ensure timely progression, program completion, and licensure examination success. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(9):542-545.].