Clinical accompaniment in community nursing

To investigate student nurses' perceptions of practical accompaniment at community health clinics. A descriptive study was conducted using a convenient sample of third- and fourth-year baccalaureate nursing students. A questionnaire was used to gather data from 49 students on their perceptions...

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Published inNursing standard Vol. 16; no. 45; pp. 33 - 36
Main Author Setswe, Geoffrey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England RCNi 24.07.2002
Subjects
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Clinical Competence - standards
Communication
Community Health Nursing - education
Community Health Nursing - organization & administration
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - standards
Female
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Male
Mentors - psychology
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Nursing Education Research
Preceptorship - standards
South Africa
Students, Nursing - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
South Africa
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Summary:To investigate student nurses' perceptions of practical accompaniment at community health clinics. A descriptive study was conducted using a convenient sample of third- and fourth-year baccalaureate nursing students. A questionnaire was used to gather data from 49 students on their perceptions of clinical accompaniment, interpersonal relations with the preceptor and educational strategies in clinical teaching. Forty nine students returned the completed questionnaires, giving a response rate of 93 per cent. Respondents expressed mainly positive feelings on the roles of the preceptor during accompaniment. There were slight differences in the responses given by third-year students and those of fourth-year students. In general, students indicated that there was open communication between them and preceptors, and that they were satisfied with the educational strategies used by preceptors in clinical teaching.
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ISSN:0029-6570
2047-9018
DOI:10.7748/ns2002.07.16.45.33.c3236