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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85773, first published .
Competency and Role Development in Advanced Nursing Practice Following a Swiss Master’s Cohort Through Education and Early Clinical Practice: Protocol for a Longitudinal Convergent Mixed Methods Study

Competency and Role Development in Advanced Nursing Practice Following a Swiss Master’s Cohort Through Education and Early Clinical Practice: Protocol for a Longitudinal Convergent Mixed Methods Study

Competency and Role Development in Advanced Nursing Practice Following a Swiss Master’s Cohort Through Education and Early Clinical Practice: Protocol for a Longitudinal Convergent Mixed Methods Study

Astrid Braun   1, 2 * , MSc ;   André Fringer   1 * , Prof Dr ;   Heidrun Gattinger   3 * , Prof Dr ;   Christian Eissler   4 * , Prof Dr ;   Maya Zumstein-Shaha   4 * , Prof Dr ;   Thomas Beer   3 * , Prof Dr ;   Martina Roes   2 * , Prof Dr

1 School of Health Sciences, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland

2 Department of Nursing Science, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany

3 Institute of Health Sciences, Ostschweizer Fachhochschule OST, St. Gallen, Switzerland

4 School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Astrid Braun, MSc
  • School of Health Sciences
  • ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
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  • Winterthur 8400
  • Switzerland
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  • Email: astrid.braun@zhaw.ch