An Evaluation Study of the Practical Application of Preceptorship in an Ordered Elective Clinical Nursing Practice.
- Author:
Chung Youb KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Gachongil College. caracerkim@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Evaluation Studies
- Keywords:
Nursing education research
- MeSH:
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Incheon;
Nurse Administrators;
Nursing Education Research;
Nursing*;
Preceptorship*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2005;12(2):195-205
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to use preceptorship in an ordered elective clinical nursing practice and to evaluate the effects on student nurses, nurses managers and preceptors. METHOD: The participants in this study were 208 students who were majors in the department of nursing, G college located in Inchon Metropolitan City, 54 nurse managers and 187 preceptors from 11 general hospitals. The instrument was a questionnaire which included general characteristics of participants, and 21 items to evaluate the ordered elective clinical nursing practice on a scale of 1 to 4. Data were collected from October 23 to November 7. 2004. Data analysis was done using SPSS WIN with the following statistics: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and ANOVA. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The results of data analysis were as follows: There were meaningful differences in the evaluation scores of the ordered elective clinical nursing practice with preceptors between students (3.33+/-.39) and nurse managers (3.33+/-.28) and preceptors (3.23+/-.38). Evaluation scores for the ordered elective clinical nursing practice with preceptors were categorized as follows: necessity and appropriateness, practice control and management, material for practice, practice report assignment and evaluation, practice ability improvement and connection with getting a job, and contribution to the hospitals.
