The target population of this study were CSNs and nurse managers working in public health settings designated for placement of CSNs. The criteria for CSNs were 6 months to a year in practice. Nurse managers were employed in the public health settings and working with CSNs. The nurse managers were selected as they were supposed to mentor, supervise and write a quarterly report for CSNs. During the quantitative component, simple random sampling was used to select a sample of nurse managers (n = 174) and CSNs (n = 224). In addition, a sample of 28 CSNs and 27 nurse managers were purposefully selected for the qualitative component.
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