Limitations
This study has several limitations so generalizations need to be made with caution. Convenience sampling was used to recruit students from one pre-registration nursing student group from one university based in London, UK. Mentors were not included in the study; however their inclusion could have provided a more complete and balanced picture.
The focus group was arranged and led by the researcher. Focus group participants were known to the researcher which could potentially compromise students' honesty, professional boundaries and participant's vulnerability (Robson, 2002). However, appropriate measures were taken to prevent any possible chance of coercion and that professional boundaries were maintained.