n the new clinical setting, it is essential to have significant information on them. The researcher was very thorough in reporting the types of instruments used in the study, which include a demographic data sheet, a social support instrument, and a modified Pagana Clinical Stress Questionnaire. Each of the three instruments are well defined and described. It is evident that the researcher has tested each instrument and is familiar with it. Also the researcher describes how the instruments were distributed to the volunteers via a contact person at each hospital, which gives the reader a better picture of how the study was carried out. The results presented are readily understood and are applied to the research question. The data is applied and interpreted in accordance with the scales and instruments used. Types of stresses are listed according to ranking order of severity and other stresses are listed as well. This allows readers to get an idea of what stresses are affecting the subjects and also to what degree they are affected by these stresses. A chart is included that depicts the positive and negative emotions the subjects experienced in orientation along with the mean score and standard deviation. This chart clearly outlines the data for readers and is very simple to understand. The best aspect of the researcher’s presentation of the findings is the fact that each piece of data is related and interpreted for the reader. The researcher’s words are backed up with numbers to provide evidence for the conclusions made. Each of the three research questions was addressed fully and completely.From this article, readers can see that new graduates experienced a moderate amount of stress as well as what factors contributed to this stress. Members of the sample are treated as individuals, and this fact is taken into consideration in the research. The researcher uses the information to assist preceptors in orientatin...
