Predictors of effective clinical teaching - nursing educators' perspective.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Pedagogy
• Pandemic Response in Academia

Background:

• Clinical teaching is vital to nursing curricula but faced disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Safety concerns for patients, students, and faculty necessitated modifications in clinical teaching methods.
• Challenges arose in meeting effective clinical teaching requirements during the pandemic.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effectiveness of clinical teaching from nurse educators' viewpoints.
• To assess clinical teaching during the period of remote learning following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main Methods:

• A national, web-based descriptive study was conducted.
• Participants were recruited from five major Nursing Colleges in Oman.
• Descriptive, inferential, and multiple linear regression analyses were performed.

Main Results:

• 127 nurse educators completed the survey; the mean age was 43.9 years.
• The overall effective clinical teaching score was 54.4 (acceptable), with the highest scores in safety.
• Female, doctoral-prepared, and preceptor nurse educators reported higher effectiveness. Age, gender, and infection control training predicted effectiveness.

Conclusions:

• The shift to remote clinical teaching requires trained instructors and preceptors.
• Prioritizing safety in bedside clinical teaching is crucial.
• Implementing these measures can enhance the nursing education process.