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2) The students perceived that their instructors demonstrated the highest levels of caring behaviors related to respectful sharing and appreciation of life's meanings.
3) The results could help improve faculty awareness of students' views and help educate clinical faculty on providing effective instruction.
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This document defines collaboration and discusses its importance in nursing. It provides definitions of collaboration from nursing theorists Virginia Henderson and Baggs and Schmitt. The document outlines the need for collaboration between nursing education and hospital nursing due to gaps in practical skills among new graduates. It discusses objectives, principles, characteristics, phases and types of collaboration, as well as issues that can impact collaboration within and outside of nursing. The document also summarizes several models of clinical education that aim to strengthen collaboration between academia and clinical practice settings.
Collaborative issues in nursing arise due to increased medical complexity, elderly populations, and chronic illness. Collaboration between nursing education and practice is needed but challenging. Models discussed include the clinical school of nursing, practice research, and collaborative clinical education models. These aim to reduce gaps between education and practice through partnerships, research, and facilitator roles to improve patient care, nursing competence, and the profession.
Nursing collaboration is important for addressing complex healthcare issues. Effective collaboration involves communication, information sharing, and working towards common goals. It can improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, and increase job satisfaction. There are different models of collaboration, such as interdisciplinary collaboration where different fields work together, and dedicated education units where students learn from clinical instructors. Developing collaboration requires competencies like communication skills, mutual respect, and conflict management. Collaboration issues can occur between nurses and other professionals or within the nursing profession.
DIFFERENT MODELS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN NURSING EDUCATION AND SERVICEMental Health Center
DIFFERENT MODELS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN NURSING EDUCATION AND SERVICE- By Bivin, J.B., & Reddemma, K. (2010). Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore.
The document discusses collaboration in nursing. It begins by noting the increasing complexity of healthcare issues and need for collaboration. It then defines collaboration as working together through communication, information sharing, coordination and cooperation. The document outlines several objectives and needs for collaboration in healthcare, including providing client-centered care and improving outcomes. It also discusses some issues that can impact collaboration among nurses, such as staffing shortages and mandatory overtime.
American Research Journal of Humanities & Social Science (ARJHSS) is a double blind peer reviewed, open access journal published by (ARJHSS).
The main objective of ARJHSS is to provide an intellectual platform for the international scholars. ARJHSS aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in Humanities & Social Science and become the leading journal in Humanities & Social Science in the world.
Futuristic nursing will leverage new technologies like robotics, telemedicine, 3D printing, and portable diagnostics to enhance patient care. Nurses will be able to spend more time with patients by using robots to assist with repetitive tasks. Telemedicine will allow nurses to reach remote communities. 3D printing can be used to create models to better explain medical procedures. Portable devices will give nurses diagnostic tools to improve care. Overall, technology will help transform nurses into "super heroes" that provide more advanced care.
This document lists research projects completed by undergraduate and postgraduate students of Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. It includes 29 thesis projects conducted by UG students on various topics related to assessing interventions to reduce anxiety, improve knowledge and outcomes for patients. It also lists 27 dissertation topics selected by MPhil Nursing students in 2006-2008 on topics like effectiveness of interventions, awareness programs, and assessments of various patient populations and health issues. The document provides an overview of the types of studies conducted by students at CMC Vellore across multiple disciplines and locations in India.
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Tenured nursing faculty should participate in relevant clinical practice has been debated over the years. While some argue faculty has lost touch without clinical practice, others note it is not a requirement for tenure. However, without clinical experience, nursing faculty may struggle to bridge the theory-practice gap, generate clinical research, model nursing skills, and prepare students for future practice needs. Overall, there are benefits for faculty to engage in clinical practice, such as enhancing teaching, research, and credibility, but it is not unanimously agreed that it should be mandatory for tenure.
This document lists over 70 potential topics for nursing research projects related to medical/surgical nursing. The topics cover a wide range of clinical areas and patient populations, and focus on assessing the effectiveness of various nursing interventions like education programs, relaxation techniques, yoga, and more. Many of the proposed studies would take place in selected hospitals in Mehasana, India.
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Rehabilitation aims to help individuals regain function and independence after injury or illness through processes like relearning skills, adapting to new abilities, and promoting maximum quality of life. It involves an interdisciplinary team that may include physicians, nurses, therapists and social workers. As part of the team, nurses play several key roles like educating and caring for patients, collaborating with other providers, and advocating for patients' needs and goals. The overall focus is on empowering patients and helping them optimize their capabilities.
This document contains a proforma for registering a dissertation topic for a Master's in Nursing student named Sonia Jasmine Pinto. The proposed topic is on the "Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme (VATP) in Improving Skills on Antenatal Examination Among Nursing Student’s in Selected College of Mangalore." The proforma provides background information on the need for the study based on literature reviews showing video-assisted teaching can improve skills more than traditional lectures. It outlines the objectives to assess skills before and after VATP, evaluate VATP effectiveness, and compare skills between experimental and control groups.
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2. During the simulation, candidates participated in a simulated clinical scenario involving a patient, doctors, and nurses to demonstrate their skills and abilities.
3. The OSCE approach proved to be an innovative, valid and reliable way to identify the most competent candidates who displayed crucial skills for the senior nurse role, such as expert clinical care and supporting best practices.
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1) A hospital in Germany implemented Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) to improve nursing care quality and respond to changes in the healthcare system that emphasized patient responsibility.
2) Nurses were educated on SCDNT and trained to systematically collect data using an assessment tool to identify patient self-care deficits and needs.
3) Specifically selected nurses participated in a 2-year leadership training program to help integrate theory-based practice and facilitate organizational change.
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The document discusses a study investigating nursing students' competencies, leadership skills, and workload management for acute and critical care nursing practice. It aims to explore these areas and propose a holistic training model. The study will assess students' competencies and leadership abilities using established frameworks. It will examine relationships between competencies, leadership, and workload management. Surveys of 200 nursing students will be conducted voluntarily with informed consent. Results will help enhance nursing education for acute and critical care.
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The document summarizes the Synergy Model in family-centered care. The Synergy Model aims to improve patient outcomes by matching patient characteristics and needs with appropriate nursing competencies. It involves 3 key concepts: 1) assessing basic patient needs and characteristics, 2) encouraging active patient/family participation, and 3) achieving synergy between nurses and patients/families. The model evaluates 8 characteristics (resiliency, vulnerability, etc.) to understand the patient's status and needs. It also outlines 9 nursing competencies that should be applied based on the patient assessment. The document provides an example case study and analysis using the Synergy Model framework.
This document presents the thesis of Anjalatchi for a Ph.D in Nursing at Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University Bhopal. The thesis assesses the knowledge of staff nurses regarding prevention and management of perineal tears during normal delivery at selected hospitals in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It describes the objectives of the study, methodology used including sample selection, data collection tools, and analysis. The study found a significant relationship between staff nurse knowledge and their educational qualification, work experience, and experience in the labor room. It recommends further research with larger samples and comparison studies to assess educational programs.
Methodology issue in the evaluation of the quality rsd kol abundjani
This document discusses a case study evaluating the quality of public health nursing care provided at maternal and child health centers in Hong Kong. The study used a multiple case study design across four health regions, collecting both qualitative and quantitative data from clients, nurses, doctors, and administrators. The objectives were to evaluate how well the centers met health needs, understand perceptions of care, and develop tools to measure nursing care effectiveness. While the findings informed clinical practice improvements, the study also surfaced methodological issues in cross-cultural evaluation, such as accounting for local care perceptions, improving data recording methods, and ensuring language translation validity in data collection tools.
Tenured nursing faculty should participate in relevant clinical practice has been debated over the years. While some argue faculty has lost touch without clinical practice, others note it is not a requirement for tenure. However, without clinical experience, nursing faculty may struggle to bridge the theory-practice gap, generate clinical research, model nursing skills, and prepare students for future practice needs. Overall, there are benefits for faculty to engage in clinical practice, such as enhancing teaching, research, and credibility, but it is not unanimously agreed that it should be mandatory for tenure.
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The study evaluated the effectiveness of a safety simulation program involving a standardized patient for operating room nurses compared to a control group that received a lecture on safety. The simulation program was found to significantly improve nurses' safety attitudes and compliance with safety management procedures, though it did not affect their awareness of the importance of safety management. Correlations were observed between variables such as awareness, compliance, and safety attitudes.
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This document provides over 30 potential topics for nursing research proposals. The topics cover a wide range of issues including examining the role of nursing in treating various medical conditions, exploring relationships between factors like sleep quality and depression, assessing tools for measuring outcomes like pressure ulcer risk, and studying nursing interventions and practices across clinical settings and patient populations. Many of the proposed topics focus on evaluating nursing care, interventions, practices and their impact on outcomes such as patient quality of life, disease management, and prevention of issues like infections.
E learning vs standard lecture-which is the best approach to improve senior n...Alexander Decker
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Salon 1 14 kasim 11.00 12.00 mari̇on mi̇tchelltyfngnc
1. The document discusses using simulation and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to assess candidates for senior clinical nurse positions in an intensive care unit.
2. During the simulation, candidates participated in a simulated clinical scenario involving a patient, doctors, and nurses to demonstrate their skills and abilities.
3. The OSCE approach proved to be an innovative, valid and reliable way to identify the most competent candidates who displayed crucial skills for the senior nurse role, such as expert clinical care and supporting best practices.
The ICF has potential to improve communication and collaboration (through its universal concepts and language) among health professionals working within multidisciplinary teams in research and practice to impact health outcomes for patients. Thus, it is timely for clinicians and trainees working in health-related fields to incorporate its framework into practice and research. It is hoped that professional programs will model our approach to develop similar courses within their professional curriculum to build capacity for application of the ICF. Education and training through a combination of peer support and mentorship for health professionals in the use of the ICF could assist with facilitating its uptake.
Current issues and challenges during pandemic situation in nursing education....Latha Venkatesan
The document discusses challenges and perspectives in nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes that the pandemic required rapid changes in teaching methods from in-person to online. This raised issues for practical nursing training which requires real-world experience. The document also examines differences between emergency remote education implemented during the crisis versus traditional distance learning, and considers how nursing education may evolve in the future with new technologies and a hybrid model of in-person and online learning.
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Portfolio - "Encouraging Better Employee Health Practices" - by Kim Mitchell,...Kim Elaine Mitchell
Portfolio containing entire research involved in preparing this assignment on "Encouraging Better Employee Health Practices." Includes: Bibliographies, Learning Needs Surveys, Evaluation Surveys, Brochure, and Journal.
The document discusses the rationale for reforming health professions education and systems for health using an ICF framework. It argues this could ultimately result in personalized, predictive healthcare through the use of big data and patient-driven data obtained by utilizing an ICF paradigm. This reform seeks to move towards community-based, holistic care with shared decision-making and reduce institutionalized silos. It is dependent on technology and utilizing the ICF framework could contribute to reaching health equity goals by strengthening systems for universal healthcare coverage.
1) A hospital in Germany implemented Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) to improve nursing care quality and respond to changes in the healthcare system that emphasized patient responsibility.
2) Nurses were educated on SCDNT and trained to systematically collect data using an assessment tool to identify patient self-care deficits and needs.
3) Specifically selected nurses participated in a 2-year leadership training program to help integrate theory-based practice and facilitate organizational change.
The document summarizes the NLN Educational Competencies Model for nursing graduates. The model outlines 5 major outcomes achieved through 6 integrated concepts. It provides definitions and examples of the concepts which include context/environment, knowledge/science, professional development, quality/safety, relationship-centered care, and teamwork. The goals are to provide a comprehensive framework to guide nursing education and ensure graduates are prepared to safely and effectively practice nursing.
This study compared the perceptions of nurse preceptors and preceptees on the roles and responsibilities of preceptors. Preceptors are clinical teaching assistants and nurses who help preceptees, or nursing students, develop clinical skills. A survey of 87 preceptees and 62 preceptors found that both groups saw the roles and responsibilities as important. However, they disagreed on how frequently preceptors fulfilled certain roles, particularly as educators and facilitators. The study aimed to identify similarities and differences in perceptions to clarify preceptors' roles and meet the expectations of both groups.
Nursing Students' Opinions Regarding the Nursing Processinventionjournals
The aim of this descriptive study is to identify nursing students' opinions regarding the nursing process. Data of the study conducted in January 2014 on 240 students studying in the first, second and third classes of a nursing department of a university were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 17 questions in total. The data obtained as a result of the study were analyzed using numeric and percentage distribution in computer environment. It was found that 50% of the students in the study identified the nursing process as providing appropriate nursing care specific to the patient, 73.3% had difficulties in the nursing process, and 36.2% pointed the lecturer to be the source of difficulty. On the other hand, students stated that the nursing process was beneficial to students by increasing knowledge (45.8%) and to patients by preventing lack of care (58.2%). The result of this study suggests that students who find the nursing process useful for both the patient and themselves and who have difficulty in all phases of the nursing process should apply the nursing process on more cases.
The document discusses a study investigating nursing students' competencies, leadership skills, and workload management for acute and critical care nursing practice. It aims to explore these areas and propose a holistic training model. The study will assess students' competencies and leadership abilities using established frameworks. It will examine relationships between competencies, leadership, and workload management. Surveys of 200 nursing students will be conducted voluntarily with informed consent. Results will help enhance nursing education for acute and critical care.
A Practical Strategy Approach To Use Of Reflective Practice In Critical Care ...Cheryl Brown
This document discusses using reflective practice in critical care nursing education. It presents a conceptual model for critical care education where reflective practice is the central focus. Reflection is defined as reliving experiences to evaluate what occurred and learn from it. Structured reflection allows students to apply theory to practice, problem solve, and become self-directed learners. The model is intended to produce graduates who are competent reflective clinicians through establishing egalitarian relationships between students, teachers and clinicians to integrate practical and theoretical learning.
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Nurse Education Today
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The transfer of theoretical knowledge to clinical practice by nursing students
and the difficulties they experience: A qualitative study
Ulviye Günaya,⁎, Gülsen Kılınçb
a Department of Pediatric Nursing, The Faculty of Health Sciences, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Turkey
b Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Turkey
A R T I C L E I N F O
Keywords:
Nursing students
Theoretical knowledge
Clinical practice
Difficulties
Experience
Transfer
Qualitative study
A B S T R A C T
Background: Nursing education contains both theoretical and practical training processes. Clinical training is the
basis of nursing education. The quality of clinical training is closely related to the quality of the clinical learning
environment.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the transfer of theoretical knowledge into clinical practice by nursing
students and the difficulties they experience during this process.
Methods: A qualitative research design was used in the study. The study was conducted in 2015 with 30 nursing
students in a university located in the east of Turkey, constituting three focus groups. The questions directed to
the students during the focus group interviews were as follows: What do you think about your clinical training?
How do you evaluate yourself in the process of putting your theoretical knowledge into clinical practice? What
kind of difficulties are you experiencing in clinical practices?
Results: The data were interpreted using the method of content analysis. Most of the students reported that
theoretical information they received was excessive, their ability to put most of this information into practice
was weak, and they lacked courage to touch patients for fear of implementing procedures incorrectly. As a result
of the analysis of the data, five main themes were determined: clinical training, guidance and communication,
hospital environment and expectations.
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that nursing students found their clinical knowledge and skills
insufficient and usually failed to transfer their theoretical knowledge into clinical practices. The study observed
that nursing students experienced various issues in clinical practices. In order to fix these issues and achieve an
effective clinical training environment, collaboration should be achieved among nursing instructors, nurses,
nursing school and hospital managements.
Additionally, the number of nursing educators should be increased and training programs should be provided
regarding effective clinical training methods.
1. Introduction
Nursing education involves theoretical and practical educational
processes. Students are taught how to provide care for people in dif-
ferent healthcare settings (Dinmohammadi et al., 2016), with education
occurring in classrooms, laboratories and cl ...
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138 Nursing Education Perspectives Headlines from the NLNAnastaciaShadelb
138 Nursing Education Perspectives
Headlines from the NLN
The Formation of Professional Identity in Nursing
E D I T O R ’ S N O T E . This is the fourth in a series of Headlines from
the NLN designed to facilitate use of the NLN Education
Competencies Model. Previous articles were in 2012 in the May-
June, September-October, and November-December issues.
URSING STUDENTS HAVE A V IS ION OF HOW
THEY EXPECT TO BE AS PROFESSIONAL NURSES.
Entering students will often express the desire to take care of peo-
ple, helping them get well or, at the least, feel better. The develop-
ment of professional identity is a continuous process that begins
with admission to the nursing program and evolves throughout one’s
professional career in a dynamic and fluid process where interact-
ing relationships of education and practice lead to self-reflection,
growth, and human flourishing. The process must be consistent with
the profession’s history, goals, and codes of ethics while “distin-
guish[ing] the practice of nurses from that of other health care
providers” (National League for Nursing [NLN], 2010, p. 68).
Professional identity involves the internalization of seven core
values integrated throughout the NLN’s Education Competencies
Model and applicable to all types of nursing education programs.
“These…values become self-evident as the nurse learns, gains
experience, and grows in the profession” (NLN, 2010, p. 68). They
are reflected in the practice setting in thinking, actions, and behav-
iors and how the nurse treats co-workers and patients. The nurse is
expected to demonstrate professionalism and a dedication to the
values, knowledge, skills, and ethical comportment that is nursing
(Sullivan, 2005).
Nursing education involves learning a body of knowledge foun-
dational to nursing practice, but knowledge alone is not sufficient.
Through educational programs and learning opportunities, nursing
students come to know and understand the core values and beliefs
of the profession as well as the context of professional practice.
Increasingly competent and confident in the mores of the profes-
sion, nursing students and graduates must internalize the core val-
ues that emphasize a culture of excellence, caring, and integrity
with diversity, holism, patient-centeredness, and ethical practice
valued and applied in practice. Nurse educators and clinicians in
clinical settings serve as critical role models for students as they
gradually assimilate the roles of professional nursing practice.
Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, and Day tell us that transformation,
the change that occurs between the lay person and a nurse “pre-
pared to respond with respect and skill to people who are vulnera-
ble or suffering…occurs in every aspect of a nursing student’s edu-
cation” (2010, p. 166). “Guided reflection on their clinical experi-
ences and how they might improve on their day’s practice” is criti-
cal to the nursing student’s learning (Benner et al., p. 167).
The NLN ...
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Caring and effective teaching behavior of clinical nursing instructors in clinical area as perceived by their students
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Caring and Effective Teaching Behavior of Clinical Nursing
Instructors in Clinical Area as Perceived by Their Students
Wafaa G. Ali,
Adult Care Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. Also affiliated to Faculty of Nursing, King
Khalid University Corresponding author E- mail; drwafaaali@yahoo.com
Abstract
Nursing is considered to be an applied science. Thus clinical teaching is central to nurse education. The quality of the
student-teacher interaction in the clinical field can either facilitate or hinder the students' integration of theory to
practice. It has been postulated that clinical instructors must possess caring behavior and effective clinical teacher
characteristics if they want to facilitate students' entry and learning in a multifaceted world of clinical practice. So
this study done to describe the clinical instructors’ caring and effective clinical teaching behaviors in clinical area as
perceived by their students. A convenience sample of 113 nursing students affiliated to faculty of nursing, King
Khalid University, Saudi Arabia was included. Two tools for data collection were used; the first on was developed by
the researcher and it was concerned with measuring the effective teaching characteristics of the clinical nursing
instructors and the second one was the Nursing Student Perceptions of Instructor Caring (NSPIC) which was
concerned with measuring clinical instructor’s caring behaviors. The participant nursing students has common and
unique perspectives on the importance of a clinical instructor demonstrating effective teaching characteristics. In
addition, caring behaviors demonstrated by clinical instructors were identified and they perceived their clinical
instructors demonstrated the highest number of caring behaviors from the subscales of respectful sharing and
appreciation of life’s meanings. Clinically, the results might be utilized to improve faculty awareness of students’
views on their teaching performance. On the other hand, the clinical faculty can be educated and provided with
useful educational tools to assist them in providing effective clinical instructions.
Keywords: effective clinical teaching characteristics, caring behavior, clinical teaching in nursing
1. Introduction
Clinical education, regardless of the profession or setting, is a process that has been studied from both the supervisor
and student points of view to determine best practices (Lauber, Toth, Leary, et al, 2003; Laurent &Weidner, 2001).
Laurent and Weidner (2001) point out that clinical education is used across many health care professions as a way to
practice didactic information in a hands-on environment. Clinical training is considered as essential and very
important part of professional nursing education. Since nursing is a discipline based on practice, it needs to be
curriculum of education that offers students the opportunity to develop their clinical skills. It comprises about 50% of
the nursing school curriculum. Recent years have seen international efforts both to support and monitor the clinical
education of nursing student and derive more meaningful and sensitive clinical learning indices (Andrew and Roberts,
2003).
Clinical education plays a crucial role in undergraduate nursing program. Not only does it provide opportunities for
students to apply the theory learned in the classroom to the real world of clinical nursing, it is also a socialization
process through which students are inducted into the practices, expectations and real-life work environment of the
nursing profession (Lewin, 2007). The aim of clinical education is to develop in the student the professional skills
and knowledge needed in life-long learning and critical thinking, to create self-confidence as a nurse, and to ensure
that the nurse is able to make her own decisions and be independent (Tiwari, Rose, and Chan, 2005). Clinical
teaching is a dynamic process that occurs in a variety of socio-cultural contexts. The quality of the student-teacher
interaction in the clinical field can either facilitate or hinder the students' integration of theory to practice. It has been
postulated that clinical instructors must possess effective clinical teacher characteristics if they want to facilitate
students' entry and learning in a multifaceted world of clinical practice (Papp, Markanken, and Von-Bonsdroff, 2003).
Effective characteristic, in the nursing student-clinical instructor relationship, defined as a behavior demonstrated by
a clinical instructor and perceived by a nursing student as contributing to a positive learning experience in the
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clinical setting. While effective teaching behaviors defined as those actions and activities transmitted through verbal
and non-verbal interactions of the clinical instructor and facilitate student learning in the clinical setting. Nursing
students spend the majority of their nursing education in the clinical setting with a clinical instructor. Research
studies and standards for nurse educators supported the importance of the relationship between clinical instructors
and students (Gignac-Caille, & Oermann, 2001; National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2005; National League
for Nursing. 2002; and Wade, 2003).
Nursing students learn from the behaviors, knowledge, experience and skills of their clinical instructors. Successful
development of nursing students into a professional role as caring nurses is increasingly believed to be dependent on
the quality of the clinical learning environment (Hofler, 2008; Jenkins, 2006; Laitinen-Vaananen, Talvitie, & Luukka,
2007; McBrien, 2006; and Clark, 2006). Conversely, perceptions of unfair treatment by nursing faculty leads to
student nurses voicing their concerns, leaving a program or conforming to the situation to avoid being failed
(Thomas, 2003). According to Thomas (2003), some nurses still harbor negative feelings of unfair faculty treatment
even after 10-20 years. In summary, effective teaching has been described as encompassing the traits of teaching
ability, professional competence, evaluations of students, interpersonal relationship, and personality traits.
Measurement of effective teaching has been accomplished through students and faculty evaluation. Evaluation of
clinical demonstrators' behavior in the clinical settings plays an important role in the effective clinical teaching
process for both students who is seeking knowledge and competent, and also for the demonstrator who is seeking
competence and doing good job. So, evaluation and assessment of clinical demonstrators' behaviors in the clinical
area by their students is an important issue in nursing education.
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (2005) recommended that improvements were needed within
nursing education and nursing student-clinical instructor relationships. Caring behaviors of clinical instructors have
emerged as an important component of the nursing student-clinical instructor relationship (Wade, 2003; Waterman,
2007; Wilkes, 2006; Cook, & Cullen, 2003; and Griffiths, & Tagliareni, 2001). Caring behaviors, in the context of
the nursing student-clinical instructor relationships was defined as those verbal and non-verbal caring actions based
on caring theory, demonstrated by the clinical instructor and perceived by the student nurses to facilitate student
learning of professional role development, a caring attitude, clinical confidence, clinical competence and
interpersonal caring interactions (Laitinen-Vaananen, Talvitie, & Luukka, 2007; Thomas, 2003; Griffiths, &
Tagliareni, 2001; McGregor, 2007; McManemy, 2002; and Sutherland, Hamilton, & Goodman, 2007).
Caring in nursing practice, as well as nursing education, is certainly not a new concept. Although inherent in nursing
since the days of Florence Nightingale, for several decades, nurse scholars have begun to rigorously study and debate
the notion of caring. Nurse scholars have considered such issues as how to define and measure caring, if caring is a
science, and how to teach caring (Cook & Cullen, 2003). According to Beck (2001), the revolution ―called for
enhancing caring practices by means of faculty-student and faculty-faculty relationships. As a result, students would
learn caring through faculty modeling of caring behaviors and experiencing caring among their interactions with
faculty and other students. Early research conducted on caring behaviors of nursing faculty was qualitative in nature.
Subsequent quantitative research conducted on caring behaviors of nursing faculty used instruments non specific to
caring theory. Wade (2006) developed the NSPIC based on Dr. Jean Watson‟s descriptors of instructor caring
behaviors reflecting the 10 carative factors embedded in Watson‟s theory of human caring.
Research supported the presence of an effective caring clinical instructor may influence student nurses outcomes
(Laitinen-Vaananen, Talvitie, & Luukka, 2007; Thomas, 2003; Griffiths, & Tagliareni, 2001; McGregor, 2007;
McManemy, 2002; and Sutherland, Hamilton, & Goodman, 2007). Wade (2006) found that when clinical instructors
are perceived as caring, nursing students develop caring abilities. Duffy (2009) believes the development of caring
nurses stems from nursing programs based on caring theory. Cook (2005) found the uncaring behaviors demonstrated
by clinical faculty raised the levels of anxiety in student nurses. Clinical instructors should be aware of anxiety
among nursing students and the impact of high anxiety levels on learning and skill performance.
Finally from the previous review of literatures, there are two major areas of research on student-instructor
relationships have emerged as important to the clinical education of nursing students. One area is related to nursing
student and faculty perceptions of clinical instructor characteristics considered effective or ineffective. The second
and more recent area is related to caring behaviors of clinical instructors. So this study was done to describe the
caring and effective teaching behavior of clinical instructors in clinical area as perceived by their students.
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2. Methodology
2.1 Aim of the study
Was to describe the caring and effective teaching behaviors of clinical instructors in clinical area as perceived by
their student
2.2 Subjects
A convenience sample of 113 students affiliated to faculty of nursing, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, was
included in the study. They were selected from four different levels, 26.54% from 4th level, and 26.54% from 5th
level, 23.03% from 6th, and 23.89% from 7th level. Student’s number in each level represents the majority of
students enrolled in this level. Inclusion criteria include nursing student affiliated to faculty of nursing, King Khalid
University, had hospital clinical training experience and willing to participate in the study. The study sample
excluded the first three academic levels because they don’t have hospital training experience to assess caring and
effective clinical teaching behaviors of clinical instructors in clinical area.
2.3 Design
A descriptive quantitative research design was used to explore student nurses perceptions about clinical instruction
2.4 Tool of data collection
The data were collected by using two self-administered questionnaire sheet. The first questionnaire sheet was
developed by the researcher, guided by literature review (Nahas, Nour, and Al-Nobani, 1999; Wolf, Bender, Beitz,
Wieland, and Vito, 2004; Beitz, and Wieland, 2005; Whitehead, 1997; and Reeve, 1994.). It was concerned with
measuring the effective teaching characteristics of the clinical nursing instructors and included 46 items. The 46
items were grouped into 5 categories, interpersonal relationship (10 items), personality traits (5 items), teaching
practice (14 items), knowledge and experience (8 items), and evaluation procedure (9 items). The responses of
participants were measured on a five point Likert scale that ranged from most important (5) to not important (1). Test
retest reliability was estimated it was 87% where, p<0.05 which means that questionnaire was a reliable one.
The second questionnaire was the Nursing Student Perceptions of Instructor Caring (NSPIC) which was concerned
with measuring clinical instructor’s caring behaviors. It developed by Wade, 2006 and consisted of 31 items. The 31
items were grouped into 5 categories. The instill confidence through caring (11 items), supportive learning climate
(10 items), appreciation of life meanings (3 items), control versus flexibility (4 items), and respectful sharing (3
items). The responses of participants were measured on a five point Likert scale that ranged from strongly agree (5)
to strongly disagree (1). The NSPIC had a Cronbach‟s alpha of 0.97 and acceptable internal consistency of the five
subscales indicating that this instrument is a “valid and reliable measure of nursing students‟ perceptions of
instructor caring” (Wade, 2006)
2.5 Methods of data collection
• An official approval was obtained from the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing at King Khalid University.
• Relevant literature reviewed and the first tool developed by the researcher.
• The both tools were translated into Arabic
• A pilot study was performed on 10 students to test the wording and clarity of the questions and to estimate the
necessary time to fill the questionnaire. The necessary modifications were accordingly performed.
• The first tool was also tested for its reliability using test-retest. This done through administration of the tool to
fifteen nursing students then the data was collected using the same tool from the same nursing students after
one two weeks. Analysis of data to compute test retest reliability was done. It was 87% where, p<0.05 which
means that questionnaire was a reliable one.
• All nursing students from the participating academic levels were invited by the researcher to participate during
the time of a scheduled class. Participation was voluntary and the nursing students were informed of this and
their right to withdraw their participation at any time.
• Data were collected through interviewing the participants and explaining the purpose of research for them. Each
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participant took nearly 5-10 minutes to complete the questionnaires.
• The study questionnaires were distributed late by the end of the first semester of the academic year 2011-2012.
3. Data Analysis
Data was entered and analyzed using the statistical program of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)
version 15. Demographic data and the responses to the tools item statements were analyzed using frequency and
percentage, measures of mean and standard deviations.
4. Results
Table I: represents frequency and percentage of study participant students' academic levels. As shown the students
were selected from four different levels, 26.54% from 4th level, and 26.54% from 5th level, 23.03% from 6th, and
23.89% from 7th level. Student numbers in each level represent the majority of students enrolled in this level.
Table 2 shows the descriptive statistics of effective clinical teaching behaviors of clinical nursing instructors as
perceived by their students. It showed that the total mean of effective clinical teaching behaviors of clinical nursing
instructors as perceived by their student was 169.51 representing 73.7 % of maximum score. The highest percentage
was 75.8% for knowledge and experience of clinical instructors as perceived by their student and followed by
interpersonal relationship and evaluation procedures subscales 73.4%. This means that student nurses identified all of
the effective characteristic categories between important and most important. On the others hand personality traits
are the lowest category (72.6%) inspit of it is still high.
Table 3: represent the top ten effective clinical teaching characteristics as perceived by participant nursing students.
As shown the participant nursing students perceived the top ten most important effective characteristics from the
category of knowledge and experience followed equally by evaluation procedures and teaching practices. They
perceived the most important effective clinical teaching characteristics of their clinical instructors in the following
ways: (a) 81.4%, always present in training area to work with students; 78.8%, ask questions relevant to clinical
practice; (b) 77.9%, has experience in training in the hospital; (c) 76.1%, is well informed in area of clinical practice
& demonstrate enthusiasm; (d) 75.2%, relate clinical assignments to course objectives, provides adequate orientation
to hospital policies & routine time activities at beginning of the rotation, and makes continuous evaluation; and (e)
72.6%, communicate knowledge to students and provides students with opportunities to practice learning skills.
Table 4: shows the descriptive statistics of caring behaviors of clinical nursing instructors as perceived by their
students. It showed that the total mean of caring behaviors of clinical nursing instructors as perceived by their student
was 107.69 representing 75.1% of maximum score. The highest percentage was 81.5% for respectful sharing
subscale, followed by appreciation of life meanings subscale 79.5% as perceived by nursing student. On the other
hand, the least percentage was 64.3% for control versus flexibility subscale. This tends to indicate that nursing
students perceived caring behaviors in the subscales of respectful sharing and appreciation of life meanings as
most frequently demonstrated; and caring behaviors in the subscale of control versus flexibility as least frequently
demonstrated by clinical instructors.
Table 5; represent the caring behaviors more frequently demonstrated by clinical instructors as perceived by nursing
students (n=113). They perceived their clinical instructors more frequently demonstrated caring behaviors in the
following ways: (a) 77%, shows genuine interest in patients and their care; (b) 74.3%, respects me as an individual;
(c) 72.6%, cares about me as a person; (d) 66.4% acknowledges own limitations or mistakes; (e) 64.6% does not
makes me feel like a failure; (f) 63.7% makes me feel that I can be successful; (g) 60.2% believe in me and inspires
me to continue my knowledge and skill development; (h) 59.3% helps me envision myself as a professional nurse;
and (i) 58.4%, instills in me a sense of hopefulness for the future. Student nurses responses ranged from 77% to
58.4%.
5. Discussion
The clinical training is the heart of the nursing's professional program and it remains the single most important
resource in the development of competent, capable, caring nurses (Beitz, and Wieland, 2005 and Ousey, 2000). It
prepares the students for their professional role, provides them with opportunity to apply knowledge, skills, and
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concepts that generally accepted as the arena in which synthesis of classroom, laboratory, and other learning
experiences occurs (O'Connor, 2001). Kube (2010) identified clinical instructors, who demonstrated a higher
frequency of effective characteristics, were perceived by both junior and senior baccalaureate nursing students as
having the highest influence on their learning.
Nelson, (2011) stated that learning in the clinical setting required knowledgeable and experienced clinical instructors
with the ability to teach adult learners effectively. In the present study, the nursing students wanted the clinical
instructors to be knowledgeable and competent in their own field and agree that knowledge and experience
competence is the most important and essential component for effective teaching. This may because of the nursing
students wanted to spend their clinical training with specialized educators and more experienced instructors and this
may make them feel more secure in the clinical environment. This was in agreement with the previous studies, which
have shown that professional competence is set out as an important trait (Papp, Markanken, & Von-Bonsdroff, 2003
and Viverais-Desler, & Kutschke , 2001). In addition, study done on associated degree nursing students regarding
their perception of the importance of demonstrators' professional competence to be a good trainer for students in the
clinical settings. They have emphasized the behaviors of demonstrating clinical skills, taking responsibility for their
own actions, serving as source of information, enabling trainees to care for patients, and demonstrating care for
patients in a real situation (Marie, 2001)
As regarded to the relationship between the clinical instructors and their students in the clinical settings as an
effective clinical teaching characteristic, the findings of present study stated that, students perceive this characteristic
as an important one and ranked as the second most important effective teaching characteristic. This is in agreement
with Clifford, (1999), who emphasized that the teacher can be excellence and effective when maintaining a good
interpersonal relationship with the students. Also, Viverais- Dresler & Kutschke, (2001) have stated that student
nurses have ranked relationships as the third most important category. '' Being accessible'' was rated as the most
important factor. In addition, in research on effective characteristics of clinical instructors, interpersonal relationships
were the category which accounted for the largest difference between effective and ineffective clinical instructors
(Clawson Roe, 2009 and Tang, Chou, & Chiang, 2005).
Elcigil and Hatice (2006), pointed that, the clinical environment stops being an area of learning and after a short time
becomes just a place where the student to graded. How the demonstrator evaluates the student in the clinical
environment and how she gives feedback is an important aspect of clinical education. Also beginning level nursing
students in clinical area experience fears as highest in the areas of making an error with the potential for patient harm,
being evaluated by faculty, and fear of failing, which leads to impairment in their ability to focus and perform
previously learned skills (Moscaritolo, 2009).This is in alignment with the finding of the present study in which
student evaluation procedures as the second effective clinical teaching behavior from their point of view. Brookfield,
(2006), stated that students take evaluations much more seriously than educators do.
Additionally, the effective teacher must have mastered the ability to teach. This ability includes the skills required to
transmit knowledge, skills, and attitudes from the teacher to the student and also included the ability to develop an
atmosphere that encourages student learning (Wolf, Bender, Beitz, Wieland, and Vito, 2004). The findings of the
present study revealed that clinical teaching ability of clinical instructors is the third important effective clinical
teaching characteristic as perceived by the nursing students. Also the present study revealed that the nursing students
considered the personality traits as the fourth factors that affect on their behavior in the clinical settings. This is the
same view of Clifford, (1999) who mentioned that effective teaching has been described as encompassing the traits
of teaching ability, professional competence, evaluations of students, interpersonal relationship, and personality traits
and also found a strong correlation between student perceptions of teaching effectiveness and specific personality
traits of clinical instructors.
In relation to the top ten important effective clinical teaching characteristics as perceived by participant nursing
students, the majority of participant emphasized on the importance of presence of clinical instructors in training area
to work with students. This is in agreement with the Hayajneh, (2011), who found in her study that, the participants
thought that the clinical instructor should be always available and accessible to offer help and guidance, make
clinical work interesting, and encourage active and cooperative learning. The teacher was considered as a key
resource person (Hayajneh, (2011). Also Viverais- Dresler & Kutschke, (2001) have stated that student nurses have
ranked relationships as the third most important category. '' Being accessible'' was rated as the most important factor.
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The competent clinical teacher knows how to function in clinical practice and can guide students in developing
clinical competencies. This requires the clinical instructor to be present with the student on the ward. On the others
hand Rowan and Barber (2000) reported that students experience uncertainty in the clinical area because of the lack
of opportunities to develop competence, and that uncertainty is related to the clinical instructor who is not available
or is inaccessible because of time constraints.
Hayajneh, (2011), found in her study that, the participants nursing students thought that the clinical instructor should
demonstrate clinical skills, actively participate in clinical practice as nurses rather than as teachers, and help students
to identify and make use of practice opportunities. According to this study the second, third, and fourth top ten
effective clinical teaching characteristics as perceived by participant nursing students were the clinical instructors
should ask questions relevant to clinical practice, have experience in training in the hospital, and is well informed
in area of clinical practice. Clinical competence has been reported consistently in studies as an important
characteristic of effective clinical teachers (Andrews and Roborets, 2003; Gignac-Caille and Oermann, 2001;
Johnson et al., 2002; Viverais and Kutschke, 2001). Clinical instructors are expected to be competent, experienced,
knowledgeable, flexible, patient and energetic (Lee et al., 2002). In other words, clinical instructors play an
important role in assisting students to acquire the knowledge, affective attitudes and psychomotor skills necessary for
professional practice of nursing (Gillespie and McFetridge, 2006).
Edwards et al., (2004) stated that, it is important that clinical teachers plan the orientation to the facility (placement),
which includes providing information about the location and physical setup, the agency policy, daily schedules and
routines, procedures for responding to emergencies, and documentation of patients’ care. The present study ascertain
that “providing adequate orientation to hospital policies & routine time activities at beginning of the clinical
rotation” from the most important top ten effective clinical teaching characteristics as reported by participant nursing
students. This is supported by Hayajneh, (2011), who stated in her study that participant nursing students stated that
the clinical instructors should orients the student to the clinical setting and creates a relaxing atmosphere to facilitate
clinical teaching. A clinical instructor should be able to communicate expectations to students in a clear way, be well
prepared, check student understanding, ensure that basic familiarization is well organized, and demonstrate that the
ward can be regarded as a good learning environment.
It has previously been emphasized that effective clinical instructors demonstrate specific teaching behaviors,
including the ability to diagnose students’ learning needs, to plan instructions based on student learning needs, and to
effectively supervise students to maximize the clinical learning experience (Gignac-Caille and Oermann, 2001). An
effective clinical instructor must have enough experience and be capable of applying highly complex didactic
learning to diverse client situations – being able to recite information is not enough (Ramage, 2004). According to
the findings of the present study, it is very important to clinical nursing instructor to be able to communicate
knowledge to students and provides students with opportunities to practice learning skills. This is supported by the
findings of Nelson, (2011) and Hayajneh, (2011), their participants thought that the ideal clinical instructor should be
informative and resourceful, give valuable advice, provide support and encouragement to students, assist students in
providing planned patient care, answer questions appropriately, and be supportive and helpful. He or she should also
provide individual supervision.
The second and more recent area is related to caring behaviors of clinical instructors. Wade (2006) found that when
clinical instructors are perceived as caring, nursing students develop caring abilities. Duffy (2009) believes the
development of caring nurses stems from nursing programs based on caring theory. On the others hand, Thomas
(2003) identified the presence of anger in nursing students related to critical and unfair nursing clinical faculty.
Emotional responses to unfair treatment by nursing faculty led to negative consequences. According to Thomas,
nursing students experienced the following: (a) interference with learning, (b) decreased role development, (c)
dissatisfaction, and for some students (d) leaving the nursing program or nursing completely. Nursing students in a
study by Clark (2008) responded to uncivil faculty behaviors by voicing their concerns, silently adapting to the
perceived unfairness for fear of failure or left the nursing program. A toxic student-instructor environment can lead to
the following: (a) loss of a worthy student to the nursing profession, (b) avoidance of the clinical instructor and
therefore loss of learning opportunities, (c) inability of students to be their authentic self, and (d) the development of
underlying frustration and anger suppressed for fear of retaliation (McGregor, 2007; Wilkes, 2006).
According to Brookfield (2006), some level of anxiety, is needed to support learning drive and critical thinking.
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However, excessive anxiety or stress in the clinical setting created by a clinical instructor may do the opposite and
negatively influence nursing students abilities to focus, recall and problem solve (Beck, 2001 and Moscaritolo, 2009).
In addition, clinical instructors should understand how their behavior influences the anxiety levels of student nurses
and their performance of skills in addition to learning in the clinical setting. High levels of anxiety lead to
interference with learning, and the ability of student nurses to perform safely and effectively with patients (Beck,
2001 and Moscaritolo, 2009). Conversely, student nurses anxiety levels decrease and learning increases in the
presence of clinical instructors’ demonstration of caring behaviors, (Waterman, 2007 and Kube, 2010). This is in
agreement with the finding of the present study which strongly indicated that, nursing students perceive that clinical
instructors should demonstrate caring behaviors to facilitate reduction of their anxiety in the clinical setting. Also
data revealed that nursing students perceived their clinical instructors demonstrated the highest number of caring
behaviors from the subscales of respectful sharing and appreciation of life’s meanings. Conversely nursing students
perceived some clinical instructors less frequently demonstrated caring behaviors within control versus flexibility
subscale.
In relation to caring behaviors more frequently demonstrated. The findings of the present study demonstrated that
participant nursing students perceived clinical instructors more frequently demonstrated caring behaviors highest in
the following ways: (a) shows genuine interest in patients and their care; (b) respects me as an individual; (c) cares
about me as a person; (d) acknowledges own limitations or mistakes; (e) does not makes me feel like a failure; (f)
makes me feel that I can be successful; (g) believe in me and inspires me to continue my knowledge and skill
development; (h) helps me envision myself as a professional nurse; and (i) instills in me a sense of hopefulness for
the future. This is supported with Wang Leztkus (2005) who combined junior and senior student nurses responses
and tabulated the mean for each caring behavior. Results of the top 10 caring behaviors demonstrated by clinical
instructors, in descending order, were as follows: (a) (does not) inappropriately disclose personal information about
me, (b) (does) believe in me, (c) (does not) make me feel like a failure, (d) shows genuine interest in patients and
their care, (e) displays kindness to me and others, (f) attentive to me when we communicate, (g) makes student feel
successful, (h) (does not) focus on patient care tasks rather than the patient’s needs, (i) (does) trust my clinical
judgment, and (k) helps student envision the future.
In addition, this finding is in congruence with the findings of the Nelson, (2011). She reported that their participants
perceived nursing clinical instructors more frequently demonstrated caring behaviors highest in the following ways:
(a) shows genuine interest in patients and their care; (b) is attentive when we communicate; (c) displays kindness to
me and others; (d) helps me envision myself as a professional nurse; (e) makes me feel that I can be successful; (f)
inspires me to continue my knowledge and skill development; (g) instills in me a sense of hopefulness for the future;
(h) (does not) inappropriately disclose personal information about me to others; (i) respects me as an individual; and
(j) clearly communicates his or her expectations. Hayajneh, (2011), in her qualitative study to investigate the clinical
teaching behaviors of Jordanian role model clinical instructors that positively affect students’ learning in the clinical
setting, their participants thought that these behaviors include respects students’ opinions, and tolerant of student
disagreement; shows confidence in students’ abilities (helps them to be independent); and shows genuine interest in
patients. They stated that the ideal clinical instructor is a dynamic, energetic person who stimulates students’ interest
in patient care, and helps students’ ability to relate therapeutically to patients; passionate about her work and
presenting a caring, empathetic approach.
6. Conclusion
Study results revealed that nursing students has common and unique perspectives on the importance of a clinical
instructor demonstrating effective characteristics. They identified all of the effective characteristic categories
between important and most important. On the others hand personality traits are the lowest category (72.6%) while
the knowledge and experience followed by interpersonal relationship and evaluation procedures are the most
important effective characteristics from student point of view. In addition, caring behaviors demonstrated by clinical
instructors were identified. Data revealed nursing students perceived their clinical instructors demonstrated the
highest number of caring behaviors from the subscales of respectful sharing and appreciation of life’s meanings.
Conversely they perceived some clinical instructors less frequently demonstrated caring behaviors within control
versus flexibility subscale. An implication is By providing students with an environment that could enrich their
experience with all facets of nursing roles, the clinical instructor allowed students to gain self-confidence, to be
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self-directed, and to develop professional and clinical skills necessary to carry students into their future practice
areas.
7. Recommendations
Based on the findings of the present study, the following can be recommended:-
A. Clinical faculty can be educated and provided with useful educational tools to assist them in providing effective
clinical instructions
B. Establish an orientation program for preparation of newly appointed clinical instructors about the principles of
adult learning, how to bridge gap between theory and practice, how to assess students' needs and evaluate
students' performance.
C. Provide an opportunity for clinical instructors to discuss their clinical work, and examine clinical issues with
faculty members to create similarity clinical experience and foster the development of self-confidence.
D. Clinically, the results might be utilized to improve faculty awareness of students’ views on their teaching
performance.
E. Nursing programs should incorporate descriptors of clinical instructor caring and uncaring behaviors, and
include their relationship to student anxiety and learning
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Table I; frequency and percentage of academic levels of students participated in the study N= 113
Student Level Frequency %
4th level 30 26.54
5th level 30 26.54
6th 26 23.03
7th level 27 23.89
Total 113 100.0
Table 2: descriptive statistics of nursing students' perceptions of effective teaching characteristics of clinical
instructors by category n= 113
Effective Clinical Teaching Subscales Min Max Mean & SD %*
Interpersonal Relationships (10 items) 18 50 36.69±7.72 73.4
Personality Traits(5items) 9 25 18.17±4.04 72.6
Teaching Practices(14 items) 27 70 51.29±10.99 73.3
Knowledge and Experience(8 items) 19 40 30.31±5.31 75.8
Evaluation Procedures(9 items) 19 45 33.05±7.82 73.4
Total 101 230 169.51±34.28 73.7
* Percentages are calculated relative to maximum score
Table 3: Top ten effective clinical teaching characteristics as perceived by participant nursing students N=113
Effective clinical teaching characteristics No %
Always present in training area to work with students (I) 92 81.4
Ask questions relevant to clinical practice (E) 89 78.8
Has experience in training in the hospital (K) 88 77.9
Is well informed in area of clinical practice (K) 86 76.1
Demonstrate enthusiasm (P) 86 76.1
Relate clinical assignments to course objectives (T) 85 75.2
Provides adequate orientation to hospital policies & routine time activities at beginning of the 85 75.2
rotation (K)
Makes continuous evaluation (E) 85 75.2
Communicate knowledge to students (K) 82 72.6
Provides students with opportunities to practice learning skills (T) 82 72.6
Note. Interpersonal Relationships (I), Evaluation Procedures (E), Knowledge and Experience (K), Personality Traits
(P), Teaching Practices (T).
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Table 4: Descriptive statistics of nursing students' perceptions of caring behaviors by subscale of clinical nursing
instructors n= 113
Caring subscales Min Max Mean & SD %*
Instill Confidence through Caring (11 items) 19 55 40.12±8.13 73.9
Supportive Learning Climate (10 items) 19 50 33.81±7.43 77.6
Appreciation of Life Meanings(3 items) 4 15 10.48±2.60 79.5
Control versus Flexibility(4 items) 4 20 12.40±4.03 64.3
Respectful sharing(3 items) 7 15 10.78±2.08 81.5
Total 61 155 107.69±21.87 75.1
* Percentages are calculated relative to maximum score
Table 5: Top ten demonstrated caring behaviors as perceived by participant nursing students N=113
Caring behaviors No %
Shows genuine interest in patients and their care 87 77
Respects me as an individual 84 74.3
Cares about me as a person 82 72.6
Acknowledges own limitations or mistakes 75 66.4
Makes me feel like a failure (does not) 73 64.6
Makes me feel that I can be successful 72 63.7
Believe in me 68 60.2
Inspires me to continue my knowledge and skill development 68 60.2
Helps me to envision myself as a professional nurse 67 59.3
Instills in me a sense of hopefulness for the future 66 58.4
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