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Curationis 28(4): 65-73The objectives of this study were: firstly, to explore and describe the experiences of final year nursing students relating to how they experience their preparedness to fulfil the role of professional nurse; secondly, to explore and describe the experiences of novice professional nurses in the role of professional nurse; finally, to generate a model which will assist the final year nursing student to become a professional nurse. A theory-generative, qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was utilized to reach the objectives of the study. Results indicated that final year nursing students experience a lack of confidence to take on the responsibilities of professional nursing. The results are displayed in table form and discussed in the article. This abstract forms part of a bigger study that addresses the professional maturity of the novice professional nurse for the practice of nursing. OpsommingDie doelstellings van hierdie studie was: eerstens, om die ervaringe van finale jaar verpleegstudente ten opsigte van hul gereedheid om die rol van 'n professionele verpleegkundige te vervul, te eksploreer en beskryf; tweedens, om die ervaringe van die nuw eling professionele verpleegkundiges in die rol van professionele verpleegkundige te eksploreer en beskryf; laastens, om 'n model te genereer wat tot hulp sal wees vir die finale jaar verpleegstudent om 'n professionele verpleegkundige te word, 'n Teoriegenererende, kwalitatiewe, eksplorerende, beskrywende en kontekstuele navorsingsontwerp was gebruik om die doelstellings van die studie te bereik. Die resultate het aangedui dat die finale jaar verpleegstudente 'n gebrek aan vertroue ten opsigte van die aanvaarding van die verantw oordelikhede van professionele verpleging, ervaar. Die resultate is in 'n tabelvorm weergegee en word in die artikel bespreek. Die abstrak vorm deel van 'n groter studie wat die professionele maturiteit van die nuweling verpleegkundige vir die praktyk van verpleging aanspreek. SleuteiwoordeStudentverpleegkundige, nuweling professionele verpleegkundige, gereedheid, gebrek aan vertroue, kliniese leeromgewing

Since 1994, the emphasis in the provision of health services in South Africa has shifted from hospital-based care to a community-based comprehensive primary health care system, especially important in the management of chronic diseases, such as Diabetes Mellitus (DM). The incidence of DM is rapidly increasing on a global

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