A qualitative research methodology was selected to map the experiences of the nurses in our study (Holloway & Wheeler, 2002). Semi-structured interviews were first conducted with the individual nurses. Focus group meetings were then held to deepen our understanding of interview results. According to Dutch legislation, formal approval of the ethics of the study was not needed from the Netherlands Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (www.ccmo.nl),However, the Scientific Research Committees from the mental health organizations participating in the current study did provide approval. All of the participants signed an informed consent form prior to the start of the study.
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