Changes to Self in Mid-career Nurses Who Experienced Long-Term Rotation Training

Abstract

〔Aims〕To elucidate the self-changes recognized by mid-career nurses who experienced long-term rotation training.

〔Method〕Semi-structured interviews were conducted on nine mid-career nurses who participated in Long-term rotation training about changes they underwent, and this was analyzed by content analysis.

〔Results〕The five categories of self-changes experienced during the Long-term rotation training by mid-career nurses were extracted: （1）realization of a new and different self; （2）heart-moving experiences;（3）opportunity to think about their career; （4）awareness of connection with other departments, and（5）opportunity to rethink the department in which they are placed.

〔Conclusions〕Through experiencing Long-term training, mid-career nurses were freed from their roles in their department, thereby gaining an opportunity for self-reflection, suggesting that the training provided them an opportunity to rediscovery themselves, and rethink about their careers.