This study aimed to explore students\' and new graduates\' experiences of acute and community pediatric clinical practicum as part of their British Columbia nursing education program.
This study utilized a qualitative descriptive approach. Fifteen online semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen undergraduate nursing students and two recent graduates. Participants in this study were distributed across the province of British Columbia, representing the North, the Interior, and the Lower Mainland. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
The key themes of relational practice and exposure to lived experiences (and their related subthemes) are explored in detail. Both themes encapsulate the importance that nursing students ascribe to the pediatric practicum experience as part of their nursing education.
The result of this study deduced that the pediatric practicum experience provided nursing students with learning opportunities they may not get elsewhere such as: building relationships with children, adolescents, and their families within the context of care and developing awareness of the lived experiences of health and illness with each patient encounters. This unique perspective of nursing students may prove valuable for the planning and delivery of clinical learning in nursing education programs.
目的:本研究旨在探索学生和新毕业生在急性和社区儿科临床实习中的经验,作为其不列颠哥伦比亚省护理教育计划的一部分。
■本研究采用了定性描述方法。对13名护理本科生和2名应届毕业生进行了15次在线半结构化访谈。这项研究的参与者分布在不列颠哥伦比亚省,代表北方,内部,和较低的大陆。采用专题分析法对数据进行分析。
结果:详细探讨了关系实践和接触生活经验(及其相关子主题)的关键主题。这两个主题都包含了护理学生将儿科实习经验作为护理教育的一部分的重要性。
结论:这项研究的结果推断,儿科实习经验为护理学生提供了他们在其他地方可能无法获得的学习机会,例如:与儿童建立关系,青少年,和他们的家人在护理的背景下,提高对每个患者遇到的健康和疾病的生活经历的认识。护理学生的这种独特观点可能对护理教育计划中的临床学习的计划和交付很有价值。