Strategy actions to include students in a private hospital’s nursing teams: A qualitative study
Health SA Gesondheid
Field | Value | |
Title | Strategy actions to include students in a private hospital’s nursing teams: A qualitative study | |
Creator | Neethling, Adele Rheeder-Jooste, Madeleen Richardson, Won-Li Roets, Lizeth | |
Description | Background: Student nurse education focusses on preparing competent professionals integral to nursing teams.Aim: To develop strategic actions to include student nurses within the nursing team.Setting: A private healthcare group in South Africa.Methods: A qualitative approach in three phases was used. Thirty purposively sampled participants recorded reflective journals in phase one. Tesch’s eight steps were utilised for analysis. Phase two involved non-probability volunteer sampling of 11 participants for the nominal group technique analysis. In phase three, total population sampling recruited nine panellists for an e-Delphi technique that provided data that were open coded.Results: Phase one identified themes, including perceptions of responsibilities, support needs, recognition, conflict and communication issues. Phase two revealed five strategic actions: fair treatment, aligned work allocation, active participation, respect and acknowledgement of contributions. Phase three validated 19 strategic statements underpinning the strategic actions.Conclusion: Unit managers play a key role in fostering inclusivity, impacting student nurse retention.Contribution: Enhancing team cohesion can improve workplace wellness and patient outcomes while aiding in retention and recruitment efforts. | |
Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
Date | 2024-07-09 | |
Identifier | 10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2533 | |
Source | Health SA Gesondheid; Vol 29 (2024); 9 pages 2071-9736 1025-9848 | |
Language | eng | |
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