In August 2014 Reinette Roziers presented at the Western Cape Nursing Research Forum. Amongst the noted presenters were Associate Prof Sinegugu Duma and Professor Karien Jooste(guest speakers), Charlene Esau, Karien Orton, Suveena Singh, Debbie Ockhuis, and Nandipha Roji. Find Ms. Rozier's abstract below PURPOSE: The research inquiry explored the lived experience of role transition of newly qualified nurses undertaking compulsory community service in health facilities in the Western Cape in 2011. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the inquiry were: a) to describe newly qualified nurses’ feelings and thoughts about their preparedness for role transition from student to community service nurse; and b) to describe their experience of role transition. METHODS: Husserlian descriptive phenomenology, characterized by inductive extraction of units of meaning, was employed to establish ‘essences’ of the lived experience of role transition. Data were collected from eight participants th