Table 1 Interview schedule

1. Can you please tell me how you perceived the transition to professional practice?

2. What difference did you find while being a student versus a professional nurse?

3. Please tell me about the most satisfying aspects of being a new nursing graduate.

4. What kind of challenges do you face while working as a new nursing graduate?

5. How did you adjust to those challenges, and what helped?

6. Do you wish for any support or facilities that could make the transition experience

better for new nursing graduates?