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The experiences of recently qualified professional nurses regarding their mentoring in the private sector in the Western Cape
Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/133392 The experiences of recently qualified professional nurses regarding their mentoring in the private sector in the Western Cape Rickett, Eloise Angelique de Lange, Santel Schutte, L. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Nursing & Midwifery. Nurses -- Coaching of -- Western Cape (South Africa) Mentoring in nursing -- Western Cape (South Africa) Midwives -- Supervision of -- Western Cape (South Africa) UCTD Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Rickett, E. A. 2025. The experiences of recently qualified professional nurses regarding their mentoring in the private sector in the Western Cape. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/2fab198a-bbb2-435c-9b0e-6b7c1e0ab052 ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Mentorship allows recently qualified professional nurses the opportunity to gain essential support and guidance from experienced professional nurses to ensure safe nursing care practices. Additionally, it fosters personal and professional growth, increases job satisfaction, and potentially improves the retention of the recently qualified professional nurses during the initial transition period after receiving their qualification. Due to staff shortages and a lack of available mentors in healthcare facilities, recently qualified professional nurses often work as shift leaders with minimal mentorship, resulting in heavier workloads, burnout, and low job satisfaction, which raises the risk of staff turnover. Aim of the study: to explore the experiences of recently qualified professional nurses regarding their mentoring in the private healthcare sector in the Western Cape. Methodology: This research study utilised a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive method to investigate the experiences of recently qualified professional nurses receiving mentorship within the private healthcare sector. The study took place in three private hospitals located in the Western Cape, South Africa. Purposive sampling was employed to select a sample of twelve recently qualified professional nurses who completed their training between 2020 and 2022 and were working at these hospitals. The researcher and a fieldworker conducted twelve semi-structured, face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured interview guide and data was analysed with Braun and Clarke’s (2017:297), thematic analysis. Results: Three themes and 10 subthemes emerged from the data. The findings showed that recently qualified professional nurses benefited from mentoring that enhanced their confidence, competence, and independence, though it was inconsistently applied. Informal mentoring addressed clinical skill gaps, but administrative tasks were less supported, leaving some feeling unprepared. The recently qualified professional nurses varied in adaptation; some managed independently, while others required tailored mentoring based on readiness and the setting. Barriers such as high workloads, staffing shortages, and mismatched expectations disrupted mentoring. Key enablers included structured programs, dedicated time, skilled mentors, constructive feedback, and professional mentor attributes. Self-directed learning and openness to feedback by the recently qualified professional nurses were vital for building confidence and competence. Conclusion: In conclusion, structured and adaptable mentoring is essential to help recently qualified professional nurses build confidence, competence, and independence. Tailored mentoring styles that address readiness and feedback needs, along with efforts to facilitate enablers and address barriers can improve both the recently qualified professional nurse development and patient care quality. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: Mentorskap bied die moontlikheid aan dat onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegsters die geleentheid gegun word om essensiele ondersteuning en leiding van ervare professionele verpleegsters te ontvang, sodat veilige verpleegpraktyke verseker kan word. Daarbenewens, bevorder dit persoonlike en professionele verbetering, toename in werkbevrediging en potensiele verbetering van die terughouding van onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegsters, gedurende die aanvanklike oorgangsperiode, na verkryging van hul kwalifikasie. Weens personeeltekorte en ‘n gebrek aan beskikbare mentors in die gesondheidsorg fasiliteite, werk onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegsters dikwels as skofleiers met geringe mentorskap, wat tot moeiliker werklas, ooreising, en lae werkbevrediging aanleiding gee, wat die risiko’s van diensverlating laat toeneem. Doel van die studie: om die ondervindinge van onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegkundiges rakende hul mentorskap in die private gesondheidsorgsektor in die Wes-Kaap te ondersoek. Metodologie: Hierdie navorsingstudie het ‘n kwalitatiewe, eksploratiewe en beskrywende metode gebruik om die ondervindinge van onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegsters wat mentorskap ontvang het, binne die privaat gesondheidsektor te ondersoek. Hierdie studie het in drie privaathospitale in die Wes-Kaap, in Suid-Afrika plaasgevind. Doelgerigte steekproefneming is toegepas om ‘n steekproef van twaalf onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegsters te selekteer wat hul opleiding tussen 2020 en 2022 voltooi het en wat by hierdie hospitale gewerk het. Die navorser en ‘n veldwerker het twaalf semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude van aangesig tot aangesig uitgevoer: ses deelnemers van die eerste hospitaal, vier van die tweede en twee van die derde. Data is ingesamel deur van ‘n semi-gestruktureerde onderhoudsgids gebruik te maak en geanaliseer met Braun en Clarke (2017:297), se tematiese analise. Resultate: Drie temas en 10 subtemas het vanuit die data na vore gekom. Die bevindinge het getoon dat onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegkundiges baat gevind het by mentorskap wat hul selfvertroue, bekwaamheid en onafhanklikheid verbeter het, alhoewel dit inkonsekwent toegepas is. Informele mentorskap het kliniese vaardigheidsgapings aangespreek, maar administratiewe take is minder ondersteun, wat sommige onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegkundiges onvoorbereid laat voel het. Die onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegkundiges het gewissel in aanpassing; sommige het onafhanklik gefunksioneer, terwyl ander gepaste mentorskap vereis het gebaseer op gereedheid en die omgewing. Hindernisse soos hoe werklading, personeeltekorte en verwagtinge wat nie in lyn is, het mentorskap ontwrig. Sleutelmoontlikhede sluit in gestruktureerde programme, toegewyde tyd, bekwame mentors, konstruktiewe terugvoer en professionele mentoreienskappe. Self-direkte leerproses en openheid vir terugvoer deur die onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegkundiges was noodsaaklik in die ontwikkeling van hul selfvertroue en vaardighede. Gevolgtrekkings: Ter afsluiting, die gestruktureerde en aanpasbare mentorskap is noodsaaklik om onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegsters se vertroue, vaardigheid en onafhanklikheid te bevorder. Geskikte hoedanighede van mentorskap wat gereedheid adresseer en terugvoerbehoeftes, saam met pogings om moontlikhede te fasiliteer en hindernisse aan te spreek, kan die onlangs gekwalifiseerde professionele verpleegsters se ontwikkeling en die standaard van pasiente-sorg bevorder. Masters 2025-08-06T07:46:34Z 2025-08-06T07:46:34Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/133392 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xiv, 145 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
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| title | The experiences of recently qualified professional nurses regarding their mentoring in the private sector in the Western Cape |
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| topic | Nurses -- Coaching of -- Western Cape (South Africa) Mentoring in nursing -- Western Cape (South Africa) Midwives -- Supervision of -- Western Cape (South Africa) UCTD |
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