Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the significance of clinical supervision amongst\nBridging course learners at the selected hospitals in Vhembe district, Limpopo province.\nMethods: A qualitative, exploratory, contextual and descriptive design was used and this approach was regarded\nas the most appropriate for this study. The population of this study consisted of the learner nurses in the Bridging\nCourse Programme (R683) leading to registration as a General Nurse. Purposive, non-probability sampling method\nwas used to select the participants.\nData collection: Data was collected by means of focus group discussion interviews during which participants\nwere able to describe their experiences of the clinical placement in the real life setting and the support received from\nthe professional nurses, data were collected until data saturation was reached.\nData analysis: The researcher used the process of bracketing and remained neutral, setting aside previous\nknowledge and beliefs about the phenomenon under investigation. The researcher listened to the audiotapes used\nfor data collection several times until the researcher completely satisfied with the interpretation of the verbatim data.\nEthical consideration: The researcher sought for approval to collect data from the appropriate authority at the\nUniversity of Venda, the Provincial Department of Health and the bridging students in each institution.
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