Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, 20014, Finland; Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Myllypurontie 1, FI-00920 Helsinki, Finland.
Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, 20014, Finland.
Nurse Educ Today. 2021 Jun;101:104884. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104884. Epub 2021 Apr 8.
Clinical practice, clinical nursing teaching, curricula, working experience and previous healthcare degrees are factors related to the competence of graduating nursing students from the points of view of nursing students and clinical mentors. However, nurse educators' perceptions of these factors are lacking in previous studies, despite assessing student performance and competence is a core competence and one of the main duties of nurse educators.
The aim of this study was to describe nurse educators' perceptions of factors related to graduating nursing students' competence.
The study was conducted using a descriptive qualitative approach utilising focus group interviews in data collection.
A purposive sample consisting of 23 volunteer nurse educators from five Finnish universities of applied sciences took part in seven group interviews.
Data was collected in guided, semi-structured interviews, based on a literature review of previous studies. The data was analysed using a deductive-inductive content analysis.
According to nurse educators, six main categories describing factors related to graduating nursing students' competence were found: (1) commitment to the nursing profession, (2) experiences in healthcare, (3) learning abilities, (4) learning environments, (5) student characteristics and (6) the nurse educator's role.
To ensure the adequate competence of the graduating nursing students, students' commitment to the nursing profession and their learning abilities and should be supported, and the quality of the learning environments, especially those of study groups and successful clinical practices, should be ensured during the education.
临床实践、临床护理教学、课程、工作经验和先前的医疗保健学位是与护理学生和临床导师观点相关的毕业护理学生能力的因素。然而，尽管评估学生表现和能力是护士教育者的核心能力和主要职责之一，但在以前的研究中，缺乏护士教育者对这些因素的看法。
本研究旨在描述护士教育者对与毕业护理学生能力相关的因素的看法。
本研究采用描述性定性方法，在数据收集过程中使用焦点小组访谈。
来自芬兰五所应用科学大学的 23 名志愿护士教育者参加了七次小组访谈，组成了一个随机样本。
根据文献综述，采用引导式半结构化访谈收集数据。使用演绎归纳内容分析法对数据进行分析。
根据护士教育者的说法，发现了六个描述与毕业护理学生能力相关的因素的主要类别：（1）对护理职业的承诺，（2）在医疗保健方面的经验，（3）学习能力，（4）学习环境，（5）学生特征和（6）护士教育者的角色。
为了确保毕业护理学生具备足够的能力，应支持学生对护理职业的承诺和他们的学习能力，并在教育过程中确保学习环境的质量，特别是学习小组和成功的临床实践的学习环境。
