Preparedness to assume professional roles: experiences of recently qualified radiographers: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recently qualified health workers including radiographers struggle with workplace integration. Similarly, in our local context, undocumented complaints were received from the various heads of departments and radiologists regarding recently qualified radiographers' ability to fully assume their professional roles. In light of the complaints, this study sought to explore and describe the lived experiences of recently qualified radiographers from one local University on their readiness to assume their professional roles.

Methods

A qualitative, descriptive research design with a phenomenological approach was used to conduct the study. Ten (10) diagnostic radiographers who graduated between 2018 and 2020 from the local university were sampled using the snowball sampl

SUBMITTER: Kasita REN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10500110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature