Exploring nursing faculty, managers, newly graduated nurses, and students’ experiences of nursing internship program implementation in Iran: a descriptive qualitative study

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Shahzeydi AmirORCID,Taleghani FaribaORCID,Moghimian MaryamORCID,Farzi SedighehORCID,Yazdannik AhmadrezaORCID,Farzi KolsoumORCID

Abstract

Abstract Background Nursing students are required to acquire the necessary clinical knowledge and skills to provide safe and quality care. The method of providing training, particularly for final-year nursing students, is of utmost importance. An internship is a program during which students work in shifts similar to nurses employed in a hospital; however, the number of their shifts and patients is less than nurses; a nurse and the faculty supervise the care they provide, and they are paid a monthly salary. This study was conducted to explore nursing faculty, managers, new graduates, and students’ experiences of nursing internship program implementation. Methods This descriptive qualitative study was conducted from November 2021 to March 2022. The participants were selected from among nursing managers, newly graduated nurses, nursing internship students (final-year undergraduate), and faculty of Iran. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured interviews. The qualitative content analysis approach was used for data analysis. Results Participants in this study included 17 nursing internship students, 12 nursing managers, three faculty members, ten nursing preceptors, and five newly graduated nurses from the internship program, 47 participants in total. After analyzing the data, five themes, including ‘facilitation of socialization process,’ ‘filling the gap between theory and practice,’ ‘improving self-confidence and independence,’ ‘an opportunity for clinical skill training,’ and ‘Achilles’ heel of the clinical setting,’ and nineteen subthemes were extracted from the participants’ experiences. Conclusion Implementation of an internship program for final-year nursing students plays a role in preparing them for better professional performance, enhancing clinical skills, increasing self-confidence and independence, inspiring the nursing profession, strengthening professional commitment, and improving the chances of employment after graduation. In order to alleviate the identified challenges of the internship program, holding a briefing meeting with managers, supervisors, and faculty to determine working hours, performance standards, and amenities such as lunch, dinner, and resting place is efficient.

Funder

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

General Nursing

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