Qualitative feedback comments after attending Nightingale Frontline (NF)
| Questions/items surveyed | Examples of attendee(s) comments | Theme(s)—subject of comment |
| Did you learn new leadership skills through engaging with the NF Course? | ‘Yes. I was able to be more confident and learned how to present myself forward’. ‘Yes, through questions and discussion this session helped go back to the primary focus and how this should be channelled as part of my QI work’. ‘I have now decided what I would like my future to be. It has given me direction to my future. Not to be afraid to enter a role in management/leadership’. ‘I have done a short session which I find very motivating and stimulating’. | Increased self-confidence |
| What was the biggest impact for you personally from attending the programme? | ‘I have to be more confident in everything that I do, be open minded and learn how to express my own thoughts to others’. ‘Co-consultancy Strategy (Client-Consultant exercise) Models discussed’. ‘I have learned a lot from this program and now I am confident’. ‘Emotional support’. ‘It allowed me to focus on my goals and aspirations I would like to achieve. It also gave me tools I can use to influence my growth in my profession’. ‘Realising that other face very similar issues in their role, this made me feel able to believe I was doing a good job’. ‘Helped to solve a problem and a useful tool to use in the future’. ‘I was able to deeply reflect on my practice and have been able to use some of the strategies in my leadership role’. ‘Knowing that you weren't alone in how you were feeling’. ‘The open and honest discussion’. ‘Validated my thoughts & feelings on a challenge faced at work’. | Increased self-confidence Supportive environment |
| Please provide one example of success arising from attending NF Leadership Course | ‘I have tried to relax my leadership style and trust my staff more while improving communication’ ‘I have had better conversations with my team members since attending’. ‘Assertive delegation. Being able to ask some nurses to complete tasks. This was difficult before’ ‘I feel it has help me think about my existing leadership style and how I can build on it and improve to become more of an inspiration to my team and the junior nursing workforce’. ‘I have spoken with my manager about clinical supervision, and this is now in the pipeline to happen in my workplace’. ‘Feel more confident in my leadership capabilities’. ‘Increased my self-belief’. ‘Improved sense of worth to the organisation whilst NOT being redeployed this time round’ ‘It’s too soon after course to give an example’. | Being a better leader Increased self-confidence Too soon to comment on impact |
| What improvements/areas would you like to see in future programmes? | ‘The session focused specifically on the skill of co-consulting, it was clear that the facilitator had many other skills and that there were other opportunities for my learning, and it would have been nice to have more time to explore these’. ‘Only one session - be good to have follow up session’. ‘More than a one off - continued development and support free at the point of access for the frontline nursing and AHP’s’. ‘Follow up course’. ‘More sessions as it was difficult to book on’. ‘The session to be longer and have a follow to review skills that has been improve’. ‘To please continue these types of program and if possible, to provide e-certificate for participants’. ‘It would be good to see something on resilience and health and wellbeing for nurses’. | Would like more time/sessions Include well-being strategies in future |