“…[3,5,10,11] They also fear duty handover and hesitate to speak up when there is a need to communicate with physicians, senior nurses, patients and relatives. [3,8,11,12] In addition, they are discouraged when they find variance between theory and practice in clinical contexts which causes them a lack of confidence and poor clinical performance, [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] given their lack of sufficient knowledge, skills, and experience to bridge the gap. Fresh nursing graduates encounter numerous challenges, but some studies have found that orientation, preceptorship, and mentorship programmes could help increase job satisfaction, confidence in caring for patients, and coping with stress.…”