The Effects of Clinical Education Program for Nurses in Regional Public Hospital.
10.4332/KJHPA.2016.26.4.373
- Author:
Yoonhee SHIN
1
;
Kwanjun PARK
;
Eunkyung BYUN
;
Dongwon LEE
;
Woong JU
Author Information
1. Center for Public Health, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea. goodmornig@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Regional public hospital;
Nurses;
Clinical education;
Kirkpatrick's four-level evaluation model;
Success case method
- MeSH:
Administrative Personnel;
Education*;
Hospitals, Public*;
Humans;
Nursing
- From:Health Policy and Management
2016;26(4):373-381
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of clinical education program for nurses in regional public hospital, utilizing the Kirkpatrick's model. METHODS: Kirkpatrik's 4-level model was applied to this study. Trainees were asked to fill out questionnaires in the middle and at the end of the program. Also administrators of excellent trainees were asked to fill out the questionnaires regarding nursing management performance after 1-2 months from the end of the training course. RESULTS: All trainees had positive reactions to the clinical education program. Not only the results of individual level (satisfaction and achievement scores, academic achievement scores, practical application rate, and educational transition factors) but also the scores of organization level (nursing management performance scores) are improved. CONCLUSION: By showing a correlation between the effectiveness factors we need to verify the relationship between these factors in a future study. In addition, development of quantitative and qualitative performance indicators are needed. To establish a long-term education system, it is required to applying the excellent trainee's successful experiences.
