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Supporting undergraduate nursing students through structured personal tutoring: Some reflections.
1Department of Nursing, Swansea University, SA2 8PP, United Kingdom. t.watts@swansea.ac.uk
Nurse Education Today
|August 24, 2010
Summary
Structured personal tutoring offers nursing students a proactive support system. However, this approach may increase academic workloads and associated costs for universities.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Higher Education Support Systems
Background:
- Student retention is a global concern for educational institutions.
- Personal tutors play a significant role in the higher education experience.
- Nursing programs face unique challenges for students in learning and work environments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically reflect on a structured personal tutoring approach in an undergraduate nursing program.
- To evaluate the potential benefits and drawbacks of a structured personal tutoring model.
Main Methods:
- Critical reflection on a structured personal tutoring system.
- Analysis of the impact on student support and academic workload within a Welsh university setting.
Main Results:
- Structured personal tutoring provides an organized, coherent, and proactive support system.
- This structured approach alters the traditional model of personal tutoring.
- Potential for increased academic workloads and associated costs exists.
Conclusions:
- Structured personal tutoring can enhance the support network for nursing students.
- Careful consideration of resource allocation and academic workload is necessary for implementation.
- Further research may be needed to optimize this model for nursing education.
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