Newly qualified registered nurses' and midwives' experiences from rural health district placement in Namibia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transition period for newly qualified registered nurses/midwives (NQRN/Ms) is a fundamental phase in their career. Yet, transition experiences have been studied mostly within urban and/or specialised healthcare settings in high-resource countries. This study aimed to explore and describe the experiences of NQRN/Ms in a rural health district in Namibia.

Methods

A qualitative, descriptive, explorative, and contextual design was followed. The sample consisted of eight participants who were purposively selected. Data were collected via in-depth individual interviews and analysed following a reflexive thematic analysis. The researchers were guided by Lincoln and Guba's strategies for establishing trustworthiness.

Findings

Themes conceptualised from the analy

SUBMITTER: Katuta MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080169 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature