The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in Iran
Abstract Background Clinical instructors have an important role in advancing nursing students to achieve the program objectives. Nursing student perceptions about the characteristics of an effective clinical instructors may help programs improve clinical instruction. As such, the purpose of this stu...
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| author | Ali Soroush Bahare Andaieshgar Afsoon Vahdat Alireza Khatony |
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| description | Abstract Background Clinical instructors have an important role in advancing nursing students to achieve the program objectives. Nursing student perceptions about the characteristics of an effective clinical instructors may help programs improve clinical instruction. As such, the purpose of this study was to understand the characteristics perceived by students to define an effective clinical instructor. Methods In this qualitative descriptive study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students. The sample was purposefully selected. MAXQDA software was used for the content analysis. The codes were organized into subcategories and consolidated into categories. Results Data saturation was reached with twelve participants, including seven women and five men, between 21 and 36 years of age. General and special characteristics were the two main categories that emerged from the data. These categories were defined by nine subcategories including internal motivation, professional acceptability, clinical competency, teaching skill, clinical experience, values, being a faculty member, appropriate appearance, and communication skills. Conclusions Effective clinical instructors have a specific characteristics identified by student. The most important characteristics of effective clinical instructors were related to communication and teaching skills, internal motivation, and professional appearance. More research is necessary to determine the relationship between the characteristics, instructor competency, and student learning outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15e436588d074e0eb5f8a50ca632adc02022-12-21T22:24:31ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552021-03-012011910.1186/s12912-021-00556-9The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in IranAli Soroush0Bahare Andaieshgar1Afsoon Vahdat2Alireza Khatony3Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesSocial Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesSocial Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesSocial Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Clinical instructors have an important role in advancing nursing students to achieve the program objectives. Nursing student perceptions about the characteristics of an effective clinical instructors may help programs improve clinical instruction. As such, the purpose of this study was to understand the characteristics perceived by students to define an effective clinical instructor. Methods In this qualitative descriptive study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students. The sample was purposefully selected. MAXQDA software was used for the content analysis. The codes were organized into subcategories and consolidated into categories. Results Data saturation was reached with twelve participants, including seven women and five men, between 21 and 36 years of age. General and special characteristics were the two main categories that emerged from the data. These categories were defined by nine subcategories including internal motivation, professional acceptability, clinical competency, teaching skill, clinical experience, values, being a faculty member, appropriate appearance, and communication skills. Conclusions Effective clinical instructors have a specific characteristics identified by student. The most important characteristics of effective clinical instructors were related to communication and teaching skills, internal motivation, and professional appearance. More research is necessary to determine the relationship between the characteristics, instructor competency, and student learning outcomes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00556-9StudentsPerspectiveQualitative researchNursing education researchFaculty |
| spellingShingle | Ali Soroush Bahare Andaieshgar Afsoon Vahdat Alireza Khatony The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in Iran BMC Nursing Students Perspective Qualitative research Nursing education research Faculty |
| title | The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in Iran |
| title_full | The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in Iran |
| title_fullStr | The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in Iran |
| title_short | The characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students: a qualitative descriptive study in Iran |
| title_sort | characteristics of an effective clinical instructor from the perspective of nursing students a qualitative descriptive study in iran |
| topic | Students Perspective Qualitative research Nursing education research Faculty |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00556-9 |
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