Nursing students' satisfaction with the quality of clinical placement and their perceptions of preceptors competence: A prospective longitudinal study.
Clinical placement
Competence
Ghana
Nursing student
Perception
Preceptor
Quality
Journal
Nurse education today
ISSN: 1532-2793
Titre abrégé: Nurse Educ Today
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 8511379
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 Dec 2023
21 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
04
05
2023
revised:
24
11
2023
accepted:
18
12
2023
medline:
28
12
2023
pubmed:
28
12
2023
entrez:
27
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Previous studies have demonstrated that preceptor training programs enhance preceptor competence and effectiveness. However, there is little research that has investigated the link between preceptor training and the quality of clinical placement. This study sought to determine if preceptor training influences nursing students' satisfaction with the quality of their clinical placement and their perceptions of preceptor competence. Prospective longitudinal survey. A total of 189 nursing students from two Nursing Training Colleges in the north of Ghana were surveyed before and after a preceptor training program using two validated questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired samples t-test. There was a statistically significant increase in student satisfaction with the quality of their clinical placement following preceptors' participation in a preceptor training workshop (t(149) = 4.567, p < 0.001). Student perception of preceptor competence also had a statistically significant improvement following preceptor training, increasing from an average of 136.96 ± 21.45 at baseline to 156.49 ± 25.403 in the follow-up survey (t(142) = 6.731, p < 0.001). Furthermore, the percentage of students who perceived preceptors to be highly competent increased from 23.3 % at baseline to 53.8 % following the preceptor training. The findings from this study indicate that when supported by preceptors who themselves have had training in effective preceptorship, students are more likely to report higher quality clinical placement and perceive preceptors to be more competent.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Previous studies have demonstrated that preceptor training programs enhance preceptor competence and effectiveness. However, there is little research that has investigated the link between preceptor training and the quality of clinical placement.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
This study sought to determine if preceptor training influences nursing students' satisfaction with the quality of their clinical placement and their perceptions of preceptor competence.
DESIGN
METHODS
Prospective longitudinal survey.
METHODS
METHODS
A total of 189 nursing students from two Nursing Training Colleges in the north of Ghana were surveyed before and after a preceptor training program using two validated questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired samples t-test.
RESULTS
RESULTS
There was a statistically significant increase in student satisfaction with the quality of their clinical placement following preceptors' participation in a preceptor training workshop (t(149) = 4.567, p < 0.001). Student perception of preceptor competence also had a statistically significant improvement following preceptor training, increasing from an average of 136.96 ± 21.45 at baseline to 156.49 ± 25.403 in the follow-up survey (t(142) = 6.731, p < 0.001). Furthermore, the percentage of students who perceived preceptors to be highly competent increased from 23.3 % at baseline to 53.8 % following the preceptor training.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The findings from this study indicate that when supported by preceptors who themselves have had training in effective preceptorship, students are more likely to report higher quality clinical placement and perceive preceptors to be more competent.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38150780
pii: S0260-6917(23)00375-1
doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106081
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
106081Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that there was no conflict of interest in the research, authorship, or publication of this article.