Academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competency
Introduction: High quality of care is one of the requirements of nursing which depends on the nursing competency. In this connection, the aim of this research was to determine the problems related to the academic training (nursing’ educational program) and clinical practice to achieve competency...
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| author | NARJES RAHMATI SHARGHI ALI ALAMI SHAHLA KHOSRAVAN MOHAMMAD REZA MANSOORIAN ALI EKRAMI |
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| description | Introduction: High quality of care is one of the requirements
of nursing which depends on the nursing competency. In this
connection, the aim of this research was to determine the
problems related to the academic training (nursing’ educational
program) and clinical practice to achieve competency from the
viewpoint of nurses, faculty members, and nursing students.
Methods: The study was an analytical cross-sectional one. The
sample consisted of the academic staff, the third and the fourth year
nursing students and nurses in practice. The instrument of the study
was a two-part researcher-made questionnaire with 22 questions
in the theoretical- clinical realm to assess problems related to
the theoretical and clinical teaching in nursing, and 23 questions
to assess the clinical functions. The questionnaire was validated
in terms of both face and content validity. Its reliability, using
Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, was 0.72 in the theoretical-clinical
and 0.73 in the clinical realm. Both descriptive and analytical
statistics were used to analyze the data, using SPSS software.
Results: The results of this study indicated that from the
participants’ viewpoints, the most important problems in the
academic education for nurses to acquire competency were as
follows: lack of academic research during the clinical period
(88.9%), no application of theoretical aspects of the nursing process
in practice (85.6%), insufficient knowledgeable and professional
educators (81.1%), the use of traditional routine-oriented methods
on the wards (75.6%); also insufficient time for performance based
on knowledge in relation to the nurse’s workload (86.5%), weakness
and usefulness of scientific function encouragement systems in
clinic (85.2%), and learnt theoretical subjects not coming into
practice in clinical fields after graduation (75.6%).
Conclusion: Efforts to reduce the gap between the theoretical
and practical (clinical function) knowledge in educational and
work environment are required to improve the training of
qualified nurses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9dd2fc4540914af4b46318744de0eeb52022-12-21T18:26:49ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism2322-22202322-35612015-01-01311520Academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competencyNARJES RAHMATI SHARGHI0ALI ALAMI1SHAHLA KHOSRAVAN2MOHAMMAD REZA MANSOORIAN3ALI EKRAMI4Research Student Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran;Department of Health, Faculty of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran;Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran;Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing ,Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran;Students’ affairs Office, Cultural and students’ affairs Deputy, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IranIntroduction: High quality of care is one of the requirements of nursing which depends on the nursing competency. In this connection, the aim of this research was to determine the problems related to the academic training (nursing’ educational program) and clinical practice to achieve competency from the viewpoint of nurses, faculty members, and nursing students. Methods: The study was an analytical cross-sectional one. The sample consisted of the academic staff, the third and the fourth year nursing students and nurses in practice. The instrument of the study was a two-part researcher-made questionnaire with 22 questions in the theoretical- clinical realm to assess problems related to the theoretical and clinical teaching in nursing, and 23 questions to assess the clinical functions. The questionnaire was validated in terms of both face and content validity. Its reliability, using Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, was 0.72 in the theoretical-clinical and 0.73 in the clinical realm. Both descriptive and analytical statistics were used to analyze the data, using SPSS software. Results: The results of this study indicated that from the participants’ viewpoints, the most important problems in the academic education for nurses to acquire competency were as follows: lack of academic research during the clinical period (88.9%), no application of theoretical aspects of the nursing process in practice (85.6%), insufficient knowledgeable and professional educators (81.1%), the use of traditional routine-oriented methods on the wards (75.6%); also insufficient time for performance based on knowledge in relation to the nurse’s workload (86.5%), weakness and usefulness of scientific function encouragement systems in clinic (85.2%), and learnt theoretical subjects not coming into practice in clinical fields after graduation (75.6%). Conclusion: Efforts to reduce the gap between the theoretical and practical (clinical function) knowledge in educational and work environment are required to improve the training of qualified nurses.http://jamp.sums.ac.ir/index.php/JAMP/article/view/185Academic trainingClinicalAchieve |
| spellingShingle | NARJES RAHMATI SHARGHI ALI ALAMI SHAHLA KHOSRAVAN MOHAMMAD REZA MANSOORIAN ALI EKRAMI Academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competency Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism Academic training Clinical Achieve |
| title | Academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competency |
| title_full | Academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competency |
| title_fullStr | Academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competency |
| title_short | Academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competency |
| title_sort | academic training and clinical placement problems to achieve nursing competency |
| topic | Academic training Clinical Achieve |
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