Lydon Christina, Brien Frances O, Mooney Mary
School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Heliyon. 2024 Oct 16;10(20):e39427. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39427. eCollection 2024 Oct 30.
The aim of this study was to examine Newly Qualified General Nurses' (NQGNs') experiences of and the value of the internship period.
Internship was introduced as the final part of the undergraduate nursing degree in Ireland in 2002. The aim was to provide students with clinical experience, whereby they work more independently and in doing so, seamlessly progress their transition to the role of registered nurse.
A cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive study.
Newly Qualified General Nurses who completed their undergraduate degree in general nursing and graduated from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Republic of Ireland between 2018 and 2020 were eligible for inclusion in the study.
Participants were recruited using snowball sampling. Data were collected anonymously using the electronic Experience of Internship Questionnaire. Analysis was undertaken using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 27).
Pre-internship preparation experiences differed across hospitals. The NQGNs would have preferred more support with their caseloads and help with understanding the rationale for care delivery. However, internship provided good opportunities to link theory to practice and was considered valuable by most in preparing them for practicing as a registered nurse.
Internship assists intern nursing students to link theory to practice. Further, support in internship is crucial when managing a caseload and to enhance understanding of the care provided. The value of internship was identified with suggestions on ways to strengthen the experience of internship.
本研究旨在探讨新获得资格的普通护士(NQGNs)的实习经历及实习阶段的价值。
2002年,实习被引入爱尔兰本科护理学位的最后阶段。目的是为学生提供临床经验,使他们能更独立地工作,从而顺利过渡到注册护士的角色。
一项横断面、定量、描述性研究。
2018年至2020年间在爱尔兰共和国高等教育机构完成普通护理本科学位并毕业的新获得资格的普通护士有资格纳入本研究。
采用滚雪球抽样法招募参与者。使用电子实习经验问卷匿名收集数据。使用社会科学统计软件包(SPSS 27)进行分析。
不同医院的实习前准备经历有所不同。新获得资格的普通护士希望在工作量方面得到更多支持,并希望有人帮助理解护理提供的基本原理。然而,实习为理论联系实践提供了良好机会,大多数人认为实习对他们准备成为注册护士很有价值。
实习有助于实习护理学生将理论与实践联系起来。此外,在管理工作量和增强对所提供护理的理解时,实习期间的支持至关重要。实习的价值得到了认可,并提出了加强实习体验的方法建议。