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This study aims to examine the reflections of doctoral education in nursing on clinical practice, focusing on the perspectives of doctoral students and graduates.
This study was conducted as qualitative research.
The study was conducted in February 2025 with 14 nurses who were either pursuing or had completed doctoral education in nursing and were working as nurses in Türkiye. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using an introductory information form and a semi-structured interview guide. The data were analysed using an inductive content analysis method.
Four main themes were depicted throughout the study: the visibility of doctoral education in clinical practice, the reflection of doctoral education on nursing identity, challenges encountered during the doctoral education process and recommendations to strengthen the reflection of doctoral education in the clinic.
The study highlighted the importance of doctoral education, which has positively contributed to the professional development of nurses and nursing care.
Collaboration between clinical administrators and faculty members is needed to support the transfer of the gains achieved by doctoral nursing students and graduates during their doctoral education to clinical practice and to overcome the challenges encountered.
No Patient or Public Contribution.
The study was reported using the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist.
This study aims to identify the inequalities encountered during the nursing doctoral process and propose potential solutions.
This study was conducted as qualitative and descriptive research.
The study was conducted between January and February 2025 with 18 students who were pursuing doctoral education in nursing and working as nurses in Türkiye. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using an introductory information form and a semi-structured interview guide. The data were analysed using an inductive content analysis method.
Four main themes emerged from the study: Challenges: Dancing at Two Weddings at the Same Time, Academic Competition and Inequalities, Glass Ceilings in Hospitals and Solution Strategies for Inequalities.
The study highlighted the inequalities experienced by students who were simultaneously continuing their doctoral education while working as nurses in the same clinical setting.
Faculty members providing doctoral education could organise meetings to help students overcome the challenges they face during their educational process. Nurse managers, on the other hand, should organise regular meetings where nurses can share the difficulties they encounter and offer suggestions for improving their units.
The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist was used for reporting the study.
No patient or public contribution.
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