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| | Question | Additional questions to probe for more information |
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| 1 | Tell me about why you chose to become a nurse? | (i) Probing for life experience or influences on career choice |
| What kind of nurse do you see yourself as? | (ii) Looking for an understanding of if/how they identify themselves as rural or working within a rural context |
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| 2 | Tell me about how you decided to come and do the transition to professional practice in this local health district? | (i) Probe for other experiences of living/working in rural areas before study, during study etc. |
| (ii) Feelings of connection to the area |
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| 3 | During your undergraduate studies for nursing, did you do any clinical placements in a rural/regional/remote area? | (i) Tell me about your experience/s |
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| 4 | Did these experiences affect your decision to take a position in this local health district? | (i) What influenced your decision-making? |
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| 5 | What were the best and most challenging parts of being a new graduate? | (i) What do you think are the best parts about being a new graduate? |
| (ii) Let’s talk about the most challenging parts of being a new graduate… |
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| 6 | Tell me about your experience of COVID-19 and the effect it has had on you (if any) personally and professionally? | (i) Looking at the effects of the pandemic on both social and professional experiences |
| (ii) Has your perspective of your future career as a nurse changed due to COVID? |
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| 7 | Tell me about the social, nonwork side of things over the past year while you have been doing the program? | (i) Social and community connections, keeping in touch with family and friends, feeling a sense of belonging |
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| 8 | What are the things that would/have made you want to stay? | |
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| 9 | What do you think the future holds for you career-wise? | (i) Looking to see what opportunities they perceive are available, factors that affect decision to stay or leave and where they will be seeking future employment |
| (ii) What’s next for you? |
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