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Giving students the confidence to take part.

Raph Morgan1

  • 1Trinity College, University of Dublin.

Nursing Times
|September 13, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Nursing students gain confidence and team acceptance through repeated procedure demonstrations in clinical placements. This accelerates their integration and productivity on hospital wards.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Clinical Skills Development
  • Healthcare Workforce Integration

Background:

  • First clinical placements are crucial for nursing students' professional development.
  • Assessing student nurses' confidence and team acceptance is vital for effective training.
  • Understanding student experiences informs pedagogical approaches in nursing programs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore nursing students' confidence and team acceptance during their initial clinical placement.
  • To identify factors influencing the integration of student nurses into ward teams.
  • To evaluate the impact of specific teaching strategies on student nurse performance.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving six 45-minute interviews with diploma-level nursing students.
  • Data collection conducted in a large teaching hospital in Dublin.
  • Focus on student experiences during a general nursing training program.

Main Results:

  • Repeated demonstration of procedures by registered nurses significantly enhances student learning.
  • Students who repeatedly practice procedures gain confidence and become more productive team members.
  • Effective skill demonstration accelerates the assimilation of nursing students into the clinical environment.

Conclusions:

  • Structured, repetitive procedural demonstrations are key to building nursing student confidence.
  • Facilitating students' productivity enhances their acceptance and integration into healthcare teams.
  • Nursing education strategies should prioritize hands-on, repeated practice for clinical skill acquisition.

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