Objective To explore the effect of newly graduated nurses'(NGRNs) career adaptability on transition shock .Methods Career adapt-abilities scale ( CAAS ) and transition shock of NGRNs scale were used to investigate career adaptability and transition shock of 223 NGRNs in 6 third-rate hospitals of Hu′nan Province , and their correlation was analyzed .Results Average score of dimension of career confidence was the highest(3.61 ±0.53) in career adapt-abilities while the dimension of career control was the lowest (3.29 ± 0.74).In tra...