Background: the ultimate goal of transition programs is to increase competence of
new nurses and consequently augment the quality and safety of healthcare provided to all
patients, and adapt to their new role. For that, it is importance of nurse interns to know their
future roles to facilitate and prepare them socially to work and decrease the reality shock
when go outside to the labor market Aim of the study: assessing the effect of transition
program among nurse interns on their role perception. Design: Quisi-experimental research
design. Setting: Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subjects: (100) nurse interns whom are
path from fourth year at faculty of nursing Ain Shams University. Tools of data collection:
Nurse Interns' knowledge regarding role transition questionnaire, and role perception
questionnaire. Result: at pre role transition program phase minority of nurse interns had high
total knowledge, and total roles perception level. Moreover, at post program and follow up
phases the total knowledge and total roles perception level was improved markedly
respectively. Additionally, there were a positive highly statistically significance correlation
between total nurse interns' transition knowledge score and total roles perception score
throughout transition program phases. Conclusion: The level of total transition knowledge,
and total roles perception level was improved markedly among nurse interns throughout
program phases. Recommendations: Introducing a mandatory preceptorship program would
assist with a smoother transition, academic institutions must provide ongoing support and
resources for new faculty nurse intern, further attention to academic preparation of nursing
interns to promote their perceptions about role transition, A future research must be made to
improve perceptions of nursing interns about role transition.