People, liminal spaces and experience: Understanding recontextualisation of knowledge for newly qualified nurses

Allan, Helen; Magnusson, Carin; Horton, Khim; Evans, Karen; Ball, Elaine; Curtis, Kathy; Johnson, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2014.10.018

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“…They experience a realignment of their perceptions of becoming a nurse with an awareness of their limited knowledge and skills (Tseng & Hsu, ). Nurses struggle for mastery until they experience a sense of competence, for example, to delegate and supervise other nurses (Allan et al, ). Mental health nurses adapt in a similar fashion, but experience unique challenges as highlighted in this study.…”

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Newly qualified nurses' perceptions of working at mental health facilities: A qualitative study

Mabala

Wath

Moagi

2019

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Accessible summary What is already known about the topic? Newly qualified nurses often feel overwhelmed by the challenges of the work environment and struggle to transition into healthcare work environments. Nurses require opportunities during the transition period to develop both competence and confidence in their ability to practise independently. What the paper adds to existing knowledge? Newly qualified mental health nurses experience fear during their adaptation period, especially when they perceive mental healthcare users as dangerous and the working environment as risky, with little concern for their safety. Nurses new to the mental health environment learn from accepting responsibility, taking on challenges and making adjustments, in order to develop confidence as mental healthcare professionals. What are the implications for practice? Nursing management should ensure a safe and supportive mental healthcare environment. The potential for and consequences of negative stereotyping of patients among mental health nurses should be acknowledged and addressed as it may hinder the smooth adaptation of newly qualified nurses. Although stressful experiences can help mental health nurses to develop confidence and skills to manage future demanding situations, newly qualified nurses need to be given appropriate support and debriefing to ensure challenging situations do not “go the wrong way” and decrease confidence levels. AbstractIntroductionMuch has been written about the experiences of newly qualified nurses in their first year of employment, yet not much has been heard from the perspectives of newly qualified nurses working in mental health facilities.AimTo explore and describe the adaptation process of newly qualified nurses working in public mental health facilities in South Africa.MethodFollowing a qualitative descriptive design, 11 newly qualified nurses in their first 6–18 months of employment were purposively selected from three public mental health facilities in South Africa. Data collected through unstructured individual interviews were thematically analysed.ResultsFour themes emerged from the analysis: fear related to the mental healthcare environment; self‐doubt upon meeting the expectations of the inter‐professional team; ways to adjust to the challenges; and confidence as mental healthcare professionals.DiscussionDuring the adaptation process newly qualified nurses working in mental health facilities need support to overcome their initial fears and develop self‐confidence in both managerial and therapeutic realms.Implications for practiceManagement of mental healthcare facilities needs to be cognisant of the importance of creating a supportive and safe environment that discourages negative stereotyping of patients and fosters newly qualified nurses' adaptation.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Newly qualified nurses' perceptions of working at mental health facilities: A qualitative study

Mabala

Wath

Moagi

2019

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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“…The data presented here are drawn from the ethnographic and the telephone interviews. Fuller presentation and discussion of the observation data are presented elsewhere (Allan et al., , ; Johnson et al., ; Magnusson et al., ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Fuller presentation and discussion of the observation data are presented elsewhere (Allan et al, , 2016Johnson et al, 2014;Magnusson et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The study explored delegation and supervision of healthcare assistants (HCAs) which is a key task for NQNs and is fully documented elsewhere (Allan et al., ; Johnson et al., ; Magnusson et al., ). The purpose of this study is to discuss preceptorship drawing on data from the study.…”

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“…The study also developed and piloted the use of a preceptorship tool to assist NQNs during the transition from student to newly qualified nurse in delegating and supervising HCAs (Allan et al., ). Drawing on Evans et al.…”

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