Open AccessThe experience of professional nurses working with newly qualified nurses placed for community service in public health facilities in the City of Tshwane, South Africa
Author(s) -
Paulina D. Mabusela,
Tendani S. Ramukumba
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
curationis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-6279
pISSN - 0379-8577
DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v44i1.2166
Subject(s) - confidentiality , nursing , qualitative research , health care , psychology , professional development , work (physics) , medical education , medicine , sociology , mechanical engineering , social science , engineering , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The newly qualified nurses (NQNs) were mandated to work for one year as community service nurses before being registered. During the placement, NQNs were supposed to be supervised and supported by professional nurses. On the contrary, professional nurses expected NQNs to be hands-on and provide quality care on completion of their training. Expectations of professional nurses created misperceptions regarding the objectives of community service. Therefore, exploring their experience would identify skills gap that is needed to be addressed.