Registered nurses’ attitude and willingness to precept nursing students in Jamaica

Autor: Jascinth L.M. Lindo, Rosain Stennett Mph, Michelle Roper Carty Msn
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies. 8:40
ISSN: 2227-488X
DOI: 10.14419/ijans.v8i2.28909
Popis: Background: Registered nurses’ willingness to precept nursing students is an important factor in ensuring a positive clinical learning environment. However, in resource poor settings with high patient to nurse ratio and other challenges in the delivery of nursing care preceptorship may represent an additional challenge.Aim: To determine the willingness of registered nurses to precept student nurses in Jamaica; their attitude towards the paired preceptorship model and factors which may influence the precepting process.Design: This descriptive cross-sectional study utilized a 32-item self-administered questionnaire to collect data from 76 full-time registered nurses assigned to medical/surgical wards at a major teaching hospital.Results: Nurses had a positive attitude towards precepting (97%) and believed their actions and attitudes positively influenced the learning outcomes of students. Two-thirds of registered nurses (63%) were willing to precept students and 87% preferred the paired preceptorship model. Self-efficacy (p
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