Experiences of final year nursing students in their preparedness to become registered nurses
The objectives of this study were: firstly, to explore and describe the experiences of final year nursing students relating to how they experience their preparedness to fulfil the role of professional nurse; secondly, to explore and describe the experiences of novice professional nurses in the role...
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| author | S Carlson W J Kotzé D van Rooyen |
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| description | The objectives of this study were: firstly, to explore and describe the experiences of final year nursing students relating to how they experience their preparedness to fulfil the role of professional nurse; secondly, to explore and describe the experiences of novice professional nurses in the role of professional nurse; finally, to generate a model which will assist the final year nursing student to become a professional nurse. A theory-generative, qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was utilized to reach the objectives of the study. Results indicated that final year nursing students experience a lack of confidence to take on the responsibilities of professional nursing. The results are displayed in table form and discussed in the article. This abstract forms part of a bigger study that addresses the professional maturity of the novice professional nurse for the practice of nursing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61ae73a158e14d818fb3246ab97d20a82022-12-22T01:14:25ZengAOSISCurationis0379-85772223-62792005-09-01284653710.4102/curationis.v28i4.1024911Experiences of final year nursing students in their preparedness to become registered nursesS Carlson0W J Kotzé1D van Rooyen2Nursing science, Nelson Mandela metropolitan UniversityNursing science, Nelson Mandela metropolitan UniversityNursing science, Nelson Mandela metropolitan UniversityThe objectives of this study were: firstly, to explore and describe the experiences of final year nursing students relating to how they experience their preparedness to fulfil the role of professional nurse; secondly, to explore and describe the experiences of novice professional nurses in the role of professional nurse; finally, to generate a model which will assist the final year nursing student to become a professional nurse. A theory-generative, qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was utilized to reach the objectives of the study. Results indicated that final year nursing students experience a lack of confidence to take on the responsibilities of professional nursing. The results are displayed in table form and discussed in the article. This abstract forms part of a bigger study that addresses the professional maturity of the novice professional nurse for the practice of nursing.https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1024 |
| spellingShingle | S Carlson W J Kotzé D van Rooyen Experiences of final year nursing students in their preparedness to become registered nurses Curationis |
| title | Experiences of final year nursing students in their preparedness to become registered nurses |
| title_full | Experiences of final year nursing students in their preparedness to become registered nurses |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of final year nursing students in their preparedness to become registered nurses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of final year nursing students in their preparedness to become registered nurses |
| title_short | Experiences of final year nursing students in their preparedness to become registered nurses |
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