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ArticleNursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2024

Experiences of Newly Qualified Nurses' Engagement with Quality Improvement in Practice: A Qualitative Follow-Up Study.

Lorraine Armstrong, Ashley Shepherd, Fiona Harris

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Lorraine ArmstrongFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8951-2712
Ashley ShepherdFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7687-4586
Fiona HarrisFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK.

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Abstract

backgroundNurse education plays an essential role in preparing future nurses to engage with quality improvement (QI) initiatives in their organisations and improve patient care. However, frontline nurses continue to report that a lack of QI knowledge hinders their abilities to engage in improvement work. In the UK, student nurses are now trained in QI within their degree to enable them to contribute to improvements once qualified.

objectivesThis qualitative follow-up study investigated the sustainability of QI engagement in nurses who undertook QI training and a QI project during their degree and explored the factors influencing their engagement in QI once qualified.

methodsThis paper followed the COREQ criteria to report upon 10 semi-structured interviews undertaken with registered nurses and focuses on their experiences of QI engagement post-registration. The data were investigated using an inductive thematic analysis and Nvivo 14.

findingsFive themes emerged: transition to a newly qualified nurse, QI knowledge decline, influencing factors (hierarchy, leadership, COVID-19 pandemic, data access and location), and skill transferability.

conclusionsThis study showed that qualified nurses can sustain their QI knowledge and remain engaged with QI where they experience positive QI leadership and were exposed to ongoing QI activity in their preceptorship year. However, a lack of QI opportunities and a culture which does not consider QI a responsibility of new nurses is seen to hinder engagement. Educational institutions and practice partners require careful collaboration to assess and develop ongoing QI learning activities that support new nurses to engage in QI.

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degree-level educationengagementfollow-uplived experiencenursesnursing studentspracticequalitative analysisquality improvement

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