Browsing by Author "Zambodla, Ayanda"

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    Community service nurses in primary healthcare clinics: Experiences of supervision and support from professional nurses
    (AOSIS, 2022) Zambodla, Ayanda; Williams, Margaret; Ricks, Esmeralda
    Background: Newly qualified nurses in South Africa are required to undertake a compulsory 1-year community service (CS) in a public healthcare facility. They are not yet competent to work alone and require supervision and support from senior professional nurses. Aim: This study aimed to explore and describe the experiences of community service nurses (CSNs) regarding supervision and support from professional nurses at primary healthcare clinics (PHC). Setting: The study was conducted with CSNs who were working in PHC clinics in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB). Methods: A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 10 CSNs. Purposive sampling was used. Data were analysed using Tesch’s coding method of content analysis.