Table 3 Themes and categories from the analysis with illustrating examples
From: How group coaching contributes to organisational understanding among newly graduated doctors
Themes | Categories | Examples |
|---|---|---|
The hidden curriculum | How things work here | “You feel kind of stupid, when you do not know how things work here” [Louise] |
What is said and what is actually meant | “We do not have assigned seats” (but do not choose the black chair)” [Julie] | |
Inter-professional communication, conflicts and relations | What other staff do | “Actually, I do not know what other staff do” [Peter] |
How to ask for help and feedback | “I felt alone” [Jane] | |
How to ask questions on others’ perspectives | “It was helpful to ask questions to get to know the other party’s perspective” [Susanne] | |
Emerging leadership | Delegation | “I do not know what I can delegate and to whom” [Lone] |
Prescription and asking other staff to comply with orders | “It was difficult to make prescriptions in a proper way” [Trine] | |
Take the lead in patient care | “What can I decide – and what should I leave to others to decide?” [Hanne] | |
How to influence own working conditions | I now carefully consider: “Are there too many tasks or are the tasks too difficult” [Laura] |