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Sheila Cameron1, Ben Parkinson1
1School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland.
Background:
Preregistration nursing students frequently seek employment as healthcare support workers (HCSWs). However, little is known about their experience of alternating between these two roles.
Aim:
To explore the experiences of preregistration nursing students working as healthcare support workers.
Method:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three preregistration nursing students working part-time as HCSWs in the NHS. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Findings:
Analysis of the interview data produced the overarching theme of 'walking the tightrope'. The overarching theme contained four subthemes: 'preparing to get on the tightrope'; 'balancing on the tightrope'; 'having the stamina to stay on the tightrope'; and 'preparing to get off the tightrope'.
Conclusion:
Nursing students gained experience and confidence while working as HCSWs, but were challenged by the limitations and demands of the role.
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