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Table 1 A practical example from the qualitative analysis

From: Exploring the experiences of being an ethnic minority student within undergraduate nurse education: a qualitative study

Participant

Meaning unit

Condensed meaning unit

Abstracted meaning unit/code

Categories

8

“I feel lonely. I am afraid for asking the other students.”

The student was speaking about feelings of being alone and isolated.

The student felt isolated.

Feeling isolated

4

“I feel I need a person who I could ask about everything connected to be a nurse.”

The student expressed a need of interpersonal support.

The student felt a need of interpersonal support.

Student support

1

“It is difficult for me to write, to choose right words, to find synonyms – to formulate in an adult way. I feel I have a childish language.”

The student found it difficult to write in an academic way and perceived to have a childish language.

The student had difficulties in writing and had a poorly language.

Challenges with language and culture