Course Coordinator Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Australia.
Associate Professor Edith Cowan University, Australia.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2020 Oct;48:102869. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102869. Epub 2020 Aug 29.
Studies have described the value of international clinical placements from the student perspective. However, little has been reported on the experiences of clinical facilitators during international clinical placements. This study is part of a larger study that explored shared learning experiences of Australian and Balinese midwifery students and clinical facilitators during a two-week international clinical placement in Bali, Indonesia. This paper reports on the experiences of clinical facilitators from both visiting and host countries in facilitating Australian and Balinese midwifery students whilst on clinical placement in Bali. A qualitative research design using focus group discussion was used to gain insight into the experience of the clinical facilitators. Data was analysed using thematic analysis and three broad themes emerged, those being "new experiences", "differences in midwifery practice" and "revised learning approach". New experiences included learning together and English language challenges. Working together allowed the exploration of midwifery practice differences between countries and an appreciation of the different approaches to teaching and learning practices. These findings suggest that international midwifery placements benefit clinical facilitators from host and visiting countries through learning together, creating new experiences and exploring different midwifery and facilitation practices.
研究已经从学生的角度描述了国际临床实习的价值。然而，关于临床导师在国际临床实习期间的经验，却鲜有报道。本研究是对澳大利亚和巴厘岛助产士学生和临床导师在印度尼西亚巴厘岛为期两周的国际临床实习中共同学习经验的更大规模研究的一部分。本文报告了来自访问国和东道国的临床导师在巴厘岛临床实习期间为澳大利亚和巴厘岛助产士学生提供实习指导的经验。采用焦点小组讨论的定性研究设计来深入了解临床导师的经验。使用主题分析对数据进行分析，出现了三个主题，分别是“新体验”、“助产实践差异”和“修订后的学习方法”。新体验包括共同学习和英语语言挑战。共同工作使人们能够探索不同国家的助产实践差异，并对不同的教学和学习实践方法表示赞赏。这些发现表明，国际助产实习使来自东道国和访问国的临床导师受益，他们通过共同学习、创造新体验和探索不同的助产和辅导实践来实现这一目标。
