Table 1 Summary of Semi-Structured Interview Guide Questions

The focus group discussions provided a picture of the challenges of working in the NFP but also a love for the work. What is it about delivering the NFP that you find personally rewarding?

a. The strength and value of the relationship between PHNs and young mothers was a theme that clearly surfaced in the focus groups. What has been your experience of this relationship? Why is this relationship important?

b. What specifically about the NFP program facilitated the development of this relationship?

c. What are the benefits of developing such a powerful relationship with your clients?

d. What are the potential difficulties?

e. NFP nurses have shifted away from a perspective of “doing to” their clients, recognizing that the client is the expert of her own life. How would you describe this new perspective? How does this compare with other health care/social service providers approach?

“What are the most significant challenges you experience in delivering the NFP program with fidelity to the model elements?”

a. Probe for challenges at different levels: client issues, interpersonal (nurse-client relationship), NFP team/within the organization, community.

b. How do the challenges change throughout the phase of the program?

c. How do you find these challenges affect you?

d. How do you respond to these challenges?

e. Are your current strategies effective? Why or why not?

f. How do you reconcile the passion for the program with the personal toll?

g. What do you need from your workplace to support you in this role?

h. What could be improved?

i. What is the value of reflection in your nursing practice?

j. How does (take responses from above) influence your professional nursing practice and your ability to deliver the NFP?