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dc.contributor.authorClements, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorFenwick, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Deborah
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:25:45Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:25:45Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-21T03:29:44Z
dc.identifier.issn18775756
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.srhc.2012.08.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/51787
dc.description.abstractAbstract AIM: This article reports on newly qualified midwives' experiences of the core elements of their transition support program; clinical rotations, supernumerary time, study days and midwife-to-midwife support. BACKGROUND: There is limited knowledge and understanding of how midwives transition from student to registered midwife and how best to support them during this time. METHOD: A qualitative descriptive approach. Thirty-eight newly qualified midwives from 14 hospitals in the state of New South Wales, Australia participated. Telephone interviews and focus groups were used to collect the data. Content analysis was used to analyse the data set. FINDINGS: Despite being employed by different hospitals, most participants were offered transition support programs that shared common core elements: rotations to a variety of clinical areas, additional study days, supernumerary time and support from colleagues. Participants stressed the importance of planned clinical rotations and supernumerary time that allowed them to ease into the new clinical area. Study days provided an opportunity for graduates to focus on new skills and to connect with their peers. Support from colleagues, managers and educators was essential, though workloads often impacted on its availability. CONCLUSION: The evidence from the project contributes to our understanding of newly graduated midwives' support needs. As such the findings can be used to inform the development, implementation and evaluation of future transition support programs that better meet the needs of graduates, the women they care for and the facilities in which they work.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom155
dc.relation.ispartofpageto162
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSexual & Reproductive HealthCare
dc.relation.ispartofvolume3
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPaediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111006
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1114
dc.titleCore elements of transition support programs: The experiences of newly qualified Australian midwives
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorFenwick, Jennifer H.


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