Abstract

NEETHLING, Adele; RHEEDER-JOOSTE, Madeleen; RICHARDSON, Won-Li  and  ROETS, Lizeth. Strategy actions to include students in a private hospital's nursing teams: A qualitative study. Health SA Gesondheid (Online) [online]. 2024, vol.29, pp.1-9. ISSN 2071-9736.  https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2533.

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

Keywords : clinical placement; experiential learning; nursing team; strategic actions; student challenges; student inclusion; team approach.

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