The Experiences of Family Nurses in Utilization of Knowledge in Practice: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

The article was report the fi  ndings of the experiences of Family Nurses who graduated the master degree programmes in Family Nursing in utilization knowledge of practice. A pragmatic qualitative research design was adopted in order to access relevant alumni group. A group of alumni from family nursing programmes who were attending the annual family nursing conference was invited to take part in focus group interviews. Six focus groups involving a total of 71 alumni were held simultaneously. Within these groups trained facilitators with experience in nursing research- from out with family nursing education- elicited responses to the research questions. Within all six groups designated scribes took verbatim notes which were later subject to qualitative content and thematic analyses. Results revealed three themes as follows: 1) Building new type of nurse identities: From a general nurs