How the master's level is implemented in internships within master's programmes - exploring the views of students, clinicians, and educators in midwifery and public health nursing
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Master's level nursing education faces challenges in conceptualizing internships. There is a lack of consensus on roles and collaboration, hindering advanced practice nursing development.
Area Of Science
- Nursing Education
- Higher Education
- Health Professions
Background
- Academisation and the Bologna Process have led to Bachelor's and Master's programs in nursing.
- Nursing internships at the Master's level require clear conceptualization and implementation strategies.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate how Master's level internships are conceptualized by stakeholders in Norwegian midwifery and public health nursing programs.
- To understand barriers and facilitators for implementing Master's level internships.
Main Methods
- Utilized the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a framework.
- Conducted in-depth individual interviews with supervisors, students, university teachers, and clinic managers.
- Performed content analysis of interviews and follow-up focus group meetings.
Main Results
- Revealed a debate on the necessity of Master's level education and challenges in internship implementation.
- Identified a lack of consensus on the role of internships, student roles, and collaboration among stakeholders.
- Distilled five distinct models of Master's student roles during internships, highlighting their coexistence as an implementation obstacle.
Conclusions
- The lack of consensus on Master's level internship conceptualization and collaboration hinders the advancement of nursing practice.
- Recommendations are needed to address the identified confusion and facilitate effective implementation.
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