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The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of qualified nurses on the abilities of newly registered nursing graduates to perform a variety of clinical skills.

Evidence from the literature suggests that undergraduate nursing programmes do not adequately prepare nursing students to be practice‐ready on completion of their nursing courses.

A descriptive quantitative design was used.

Participants were recruited through the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Victorian branch. A brief explanation of the study and a link to the survey were promoted in their monthly e‐newsletter. A total of 245 qualified nurses in the state of Victoria, Australia participated in this study. A survey tool of 51 clinical skills and open‐ended questions was used, whereby participants were asked to rate new nursing graduates' abilities using a 5‐point Likert scale.

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