Postdoctoral Nurses' Experiences With Leadership and Career Development: A Qualitative Study.

Autor: de Lange W; Rho Chi at Large, Junior Researcher, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Kars MC; Rho Chi at Large, Assistant Professor, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, and Utrecht University, The Netherlands, Nursing Science, Program in Clinical Health Sciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Poslawsky IE; Rho Chi at Large, Policy Advisor Health Care, Lecturer, Division of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, and Nursing Science, Program in Clinical Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Schuurmans MJ; Rho Chi at Large, Professor in Nursing, Education Center, University Medical Center Utrecht Academy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Hafsteinsdóttir TB; Rho Chi at Large, Senior Researcher, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, and Utrecht University, The Netherlands, Nursing Science, Program in Clinical Health Sciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing [J Nurs Scholarsh] 2019 Nov; Vol. 51 (6), pp. 689-698. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 21.
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12519
Abstrakt: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of Dutch postdoctoral nurses working in research with leadership and career development.
Methods and Design: A generic explorative qualitative design with semistructured in-depth interviews was used. A criterion sample of 13 postdoctoral nurses working in research in the Netherlands was included. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Findings: Three themes were identified: (a) developing leadership and identity as a PhD nurse, (b) becoming a valuable member in the scientific world of academe, and (c) continuous search for progression while balancing worlds and tasks. Postdoctoral nurses experienced their leadership and professional development as a serious and conscious process. Their vision of nursing, health care, and research was an important motive regarding future career choices. Although the scientific world of academe was perceived as honorable, the nurses experienced it as a complex work environment. All the postdoctoral nurses had to deal with the demands and pressures of the scientific world. Coping with the tension between enjoying work and handling high workloads and academic achievements was described as challenging. Searching for balance was important, especially because of the different part-time employment or working activities with various commitments.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates that postdoctoral nurses do show considerable progression in their leadership and career development; however, they experience the scientific working environment as challenging. The findings of this study indicate the need for more academic positions, the strengthening of the infrastructure for nursing research, and the development of supportive leadership and mentoring programs for postdoctoral nurses to provide optimal evidence-based and high-quality care for patients.
Clinical Relevance: Postdoctoral nurses need to develop strong leadership competencies to strengthen research, education, and evidence-based practice in clinical care to improve patient and healthcare outcomes.
(© 2019 Sigma Theta Tau International.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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