An evaluation of preceptors teaching effectiveness by self and new nurses

16^th Clinical Nursing & Nurse Education Conference

November 21-22, 2016 Melbourne, Australia

Yu-Wen Lin and Fu-In Tang

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Aim: The purposes of this study were to examine the degree of teaching effectiveness among clinical nursing preceptors. Method: It is a cross-sectional study design with convenience sample. The participants were 323 clinical nursing preceptors and 357 new nurses from a university medical center and a regional hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. The teaching effectiveness was measured by the questionnaires of new nurses� evaluation on teaching effectiveness and clinical nursing preceptors� self-evaluation on teaching effectiveness; which included five sub-scales: Maturity of personal characteristics, Proficiency of professional knowledge, effectiveness of teaching strategies, harmony of interpersonal relationships, and objectivity of teaching evaluation. The following statistical analyses were used: descriptive Statistics, independent samples T Test, and one-way ANOVA. Results: The participants rated teaching effectiveness high in general, and valued having harmonious interpersonal relationship the most. Due to the effective teaching strategies sub-scale scores of teaching effectiveness were low, a few implications can be considered. These include: to promote continuing education on teaching strategies, and to set up peer support network for preceptors to exchange their feedback and experience. Conclusion: This research explored teaching effectiveness among clinical nursing preceptor. Based on the results, one may consider a provision of continue education and training on weak areas of clinical nursing preceptors. Consequently, teaching effectiveness will be increased, and attrition rate of new nurses may decrease.

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