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ABSTRACT Key words: Clinical training, work integrated learning, clinical facilities and compete... more ABSTRACT
Key words:
Clinical training, work integrated learning, clinical facilities and competence.
Background: Nurse Education is a combination of theoretical and practical components, which requires integration of theory and practice in health facilities. The problem is that the learners are placed in clinical facilities such as old age homes; the SANC Professional Misconduct statistics of July 2003 to July 2008 confirm that the competency of nurses reflects challenges. Such problems might not only jeopardise quality patient care, but also the quality of clinical training and exposure of nurses
Purpose: The aim of the study was to explore the first-year nursing learners’ clinical experiences at a private nursing school.
Process: A random invitation was issued to learners who were registered for the first year of the enrolled nursing programme at a private nursing school between January 2011 and July 2013. Thirty one learners participated voluntarily in the study; they completed a questionnaire with open-ended and closed questions which was further analysed within four coded themes.
Results and discussion: The learners expressed negative and positive clinical experiences and affirmed that the old age homes are the clinical facilities without the appropriate infrastructure for clinical training. They recommended the need to strengthen support and mentoring of the clinical staff members and learners in in diverse clinical facilities.
Conclusion: The study confirms and supports the need to rethink strengthening the training and education of clinical training in nursing education considering the standard practice of the SANC on the theoretical assessment and the Nursing Care model and Higher Education Good Practice guide.
ABSTRACT Key words: Clinical training, work integrated learning, clinical facilities and compete... more ABSTRACT
Key words:
Clinical training, work integrated learning, clinical facilities and competence.
Background: Nurse Education is a combination of theoretical and practical components, which requires integration of theory and practice in health facilities. The problem is that the learners are placed in clinical facilities such as old age homes; the SANC Professional Misconduct statistics of July 2003 to July 2008 confirm that the competency of nurses reflects challenges. Such problems might not only jeopardise quality patient care, but also the quality of clinical training and exposure of nurses
Purpose: The aim of the study was to explore the first-year nursing learners’ clinical experiences at a private nursing school.
Process: A random invitation was issued to learners who were registered for the first year of the enrolled nursing programme at a private nursing school between January 2011 and July 2013. Thirty one learners participated voluntarily in the study; they completed a questionnaire with open-ended and closed questions which was further analysed within four coded themes.
Results and discussion: The learners expressed negative and positive clinical experiences and affirmed that the old age homes are the clinical facilities without the appropriate infrastructure for clinical training. They recommended the need to strengthen support and mentoring of the clinical staff members and learners in in diverse clinical facilities.
Conclusion: The study confirms and supports the need to rethink strengthening the training and education of clinical training in nursing education considering the standard practice of the SANC on the theoretical assessment and the Nursing Care model and Higher Education Good Practice guide.