The ward manager role in the context of nursing and midwifery students' clinical learning: Testing a model

Autor: Jonna Juntunen, Taina Kärsämänoja, Ashlee Oikarainen, Kristina Mikkonen, Anne Oikarinen, Heli-Maria Kuivila, Marco Tomietto, Anna-Maria Tuomikoski, Maria Kääriäinen
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Nursing Management. 30:144-153
ISSN: 1365-2834
0966-0429
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13475
Popis: Aim: To test a model of clinical learning that focuses on the role of the ward manager. Background: The ward manager's role in supporting clinical learning indirectly focuses on the ward climate connected to students' clinical placements. In this way, the ward manager influences both nursing care and the pedagogical atmosphere in the ward. Design: Cross-sectional, secondary analysis. Methods: The sample included nursing and midwifery students (N = 5,776, n = 1,900) who had completed their clinical placement. Data were collected with the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher scale. Structural equation modelling was adopted to test the hypotheses. Results: Estimates of the model parameters demonstrated that a ward manager's leadership style influences both the premises of nursing at the ward (0.84, p
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