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  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Professional Development
  • Qualitative Research

Background:

  • Novice nurses are crucial for healthcare systems, requiring professional competence for quality service delivery.
  • Acquiring professional competence is vital for the professionalization and quality of nursing services.
  • Understanding the needs, facilitators, and barriers to novice nurses' professional competence is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the needs, facilitating factors, and inhibiting factors influencing novice nurses' professional competence.
  • To explore the developmental process of professional competence in newly qualified nurses.
  • To identify strategies for enhancing the professional growth of novice nurses.

Main Methods:

  • A qualitative conventional content analysis approach was employed.
  • Data were gathered through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and field observations with 15 novice nurses, supervisors, and head nurses.
  • Data saturation was achieved through 17 interview sessions and 16 observation sessions.

Main Results:

  • Analysis yielded 2570 initial codes, organized into subcategories, categories, and a central theme.
  • The overarching theme identified was "on the path to becoming a professional."
  • This theme encompassed two core categories: "strengthening professional skills" and "committed adherence to the profession."

Conclusions:

  • Professional competence in novice nurses is conceptualized as a journey towards becoming a professional, involving skill enhancement and dedication.
  • Findings provide insights for policymakers and nursing education planners to develop targeted strategies and guidelines.
  • Addressing the identified needs and factors can facilitate the development of competent nurses, improving healthcare outcomes.