• Casey-Fink Surveys

    Supporting practice readiness, role transition, and nurse retention

  • 2023 Graduate Nurse Experience Survey

    Introducing our newest survey!

The Casey-Fink Surveys© are designed to evaluate transition-to-practice program outcomes, measure experiences of graduate nurses, assess readiness for practice, and identify factors that affect nurse retention. 

Our Surveys

Health care leaders seek reliable information to help make informed decisions about their programs. Data collected from the Casey-Fink Surveys© are used to guide program improvements, make changes in curriculum, and design effective retention strategies.


Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey© 2023

Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey© 2006

  • Measures 8 subscales: Role Confidence, Manage Patient Care, Support, Role Satisfaction, Stress/Burnout, Resilience, Organizational Commitment, and Preceptorship.

  • Psychometric testing was conducted on responses collected from graduate nurses participating in residency programs across the USA

  • Learning Needs Assessment: Measures confidence in performing nursing skills (skills listed can be changed to meet study or population needs)

  • Demographic section: Questions can be modified or deleted, as needed.


  • Designed to measure perceptions of graduate nurse role transition experiences during the first year of professional practice

  • Validated in 2004 by graduate nurses participating in the University Health System Consortium/AACN Post Baccalaureate Residency program

  • Measures 5 subscales: Support, Organize/Prioritize Care, Stress, Communication/Leadership, and Professional Satisfaction


Casey-Fink Readiness for Practice Survey© 2008 and 2024

2008

  • Designed to examine student’s perceptions of readiness for professional practice

  • Measures 4 factors: Clinical Problem-Solving, Professional Identity, Trials and Tribulations, and Learning Techniques

  • Assess comfort with clinical skill performance and confidence in managing multiple patient assignments

2024

  • Designed to assess student perceptions of confidence, critical thinking, learning activities, skills, and perceived readiness to handle the responsibilities of a professional nurse

  • Measures 3 subscales: Clinical Problem Solving, Learning Activities, Practice Readiness

  • Psychometric testing was conducted on responses collected from senior nursing students 

  • Sections include confidence managing a multiple patient care assignment, a learning needs assessment of confidence in performing clinical skills, and demographic questions


Casey-Fink Nurse Retention Survey© 2009

  • Designed to examine factors affecting retention of registered nurses with > 1 year practice

  • Measures 4 factors: Recognition/Rewards, Professional Nursing Role, Mentorship, Scheduling Flexibility

  • Asks questions on professional development and how respondents receive praise and recognition for a job well done


ANDP Casey-Fink NDP Transition Experience Suvery© 2024

  • Designed to assess the transition experiences of novice nursing professional development practitioners

  • Measures 2 factors: Role Transition, Role Confidence

  • Psychometric testing was conducted on responses form NPD practitioners with less than 12 months experience in Nursing Professional Development roles

  • Please note:  Do Not use a single question as a program outcome measurement

  • Skills and demographic questions can be modified to meet the needs of the study population

  • Survey items can be entered into any electronic survey platform.

You have our permission to use the Casey-Fink Surveys© free of cost. In return, we request that you register for use and provide us your name, title, contact information, and a brief description of how the survey will be used in your practice or education setting. After registration, you can download the survey materials.

Who are we

Kathy Casey and Regina Fink are internationally known for their survey design work.

Their reliable and valid surveys provide data to better understand graduate nurse role transition, nurse retention, readiness for professional practice, and measure outcomes.

Kathy Casey
PhD RN NPD-BC  FAAN
kathy@caseyfinksurveys.com


Regina M. Fink
PhD APRN AOCN CHPN FAAN
regina@caseyfinksurveys.com

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