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. 2005 Nov 9;4:6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-4-6

Table 1.

Examples of 3 levels of coding

Level 1 codes (Meaning unit) Level 2 codes (categories) Level 3 codes (theme)
• Lack of confidence * Fear of failure
• Lack of knowledge *Feeling incompetent Initial clinical
• Lack of confidence in the first day *Feeling under pressure Anxiety
*Fear of facing the procedure
• Being anxious about Starting clinical practice
• Fear of hospital environment
• First week anxiety
• Fear of unknown in the first day