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Experiences (WHAT/WHY/HOW)

A) Introductory Nurses Plan.

1) Orientation programme.

a) Infection control awareness.

· On-line approach mainly.

b) Hospital policies and procedures.

· Received as reading materials.

2) Internship.

a) Requirements.

· Overwhelmed by the tasks.

· Inability to finish the mandatory courses.

· Requested to be deployed to COVID-19 wardshastily.

b) Duration.

· Short. (changed from six to three months due to pandemic circumstances).

· Intense.

3) Preceptors.

a) Availability.

· Not on a daily bases.

· Rearranging destruction (due toshift assignment between the preceptor and the preceptee).

· Absent in some circumstances.

b) Attitude.

· Diversebehaviours.

· Different approaches during the assignments.

· Inconsistent in their level.

4) COVID-19 preparations.

a) Information.

· Content has stumpytheoretical knowledge.

· Provided through tailored departmental training.

B) Hospital Environment.

1) Staff.

a) Senior Nurses and Leaders

· Available from day one.

· Continuous encouragement.

· Supportive attitude.

2) Hospital system.

a) “Al-Shifa” system

· Training received through several sessions.

· New.

· Confusing.

C) Nurses Characters.

1) Emotional insights.

a) Stressed.

· Catching the virus.

· Lack of COVID-19 virus knowledge.

· Wearing masks and PPE.

· Reduced social contacts.

· Being the source of infection after their family members got infected.

b) Frightened.

· Not being up to the standard (hospitals need high qualified staff).

· Appointed in words with compromised patients.

· COVID-19 situation.

· Making mistakes as new staff.

c) Worried.

· Not being prepared for work due to short notice (uniforms and accommodationsnot prepared).

· Not being prepared to work due to long stay at home after graduation.

· Not to be assigned to a ward of preferred choice.

· Weak English language.

· Being incompetent.

d) Happy.

· Recruitment after long timeof job seeking.

· Working at a tertiary hospital.

· Being responsible.

· Senior staff encouragement. (to work independently and ask questions).

2) Environment Adaptation.

a) Self-Motivation.

· Considering themselvespart of the team.

· Positive thinkersfor being recruited.

· Being passionate about nursing profession.

· Working under pressure.

· Accountable for self-learning.

· Being around patients. (positive patients’ feedback).

b) Attendance to colleagues’ support

· Accepting the nature of the job.

· Building confidence together.

· Working with a sense of competition.