How do career pathways in Australian nursing relate to international nursing issues and concerns?
Descriptive analysis of data collected involved reading the corpus of material in order to describe the different perspectives and/or ways of thinking in relation to the above stated questions. The research team carefully read all responses collated to elicit patterns of meaning, contradictions and inconsistencies. Contrasting ways of thinking and exceptions to patterned routines, that included contradictory descriptions, were examined. Thematic analysis of data contributed to an initial picture of career pathways which formed the basis of a discussion paper to inform the first round of stakeholder consultations.
