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Table 2 Data collection methods for both cases, excluding document study

From: Nurses in the lead: a qualitative study on the development of distinct nursing roles in daily nursing practice

Hospital wards

Participants

Shadowing nurses

Conversations

Interviews

Meetings

*neurology

*surgery

*oncology

*pulmonology

Ward nurses:

VNs, BSNs, Senior nurses (n = 131)

Managers (n = 4)

Project group (n = 7)

Top manager (n = 1)

65 h approx.

15 h approx.

Top manager (n = 1),

Nurse managers (n = 4)

VNs (n = 6)

BSNs (n = 9)

Paramedics (n = 2)

Total interviews n = 22

60–90 min each

Kick-off meeting: nursing team, manager, project group members (n = 2)

Ward meetings: BSNs, VNs, senior nurses, manager (n = 15)

Interdepartmental meetings: 2 nurses per team, team managers, project group members (n = 10)

Project group meetings: nurse project leader, nurse project member, teachers/ coaches, HR staff, researchers (n = 20)

Team focus groups (n = 4; 19 nurses in total)

Reflection meetings: project leader and member of the Nurse Advisory dept, 2 researchers (n = 9)

Total meetings n = 60