Professionalism Is Priority for Macao Clinical Nursing Students: Focused Ethnography of Preceptors

Abstract

Clinical preceptors are primary mentors as well as important role models for nursing students who are learning skills, knowledge and critical decision-making in clinical practice. However, little is known about how the preceptors perceive nursing students during their practicum in a Chinese society. The study used a focused ethnography to explore clinical preceptor perceptions of nursing student performance in professional attitudes, knowledge, theory, and nursing skills. The preceptors were from critical-care, surgical, and medical units of hospitals, health-care centers, and nursing homes. Twenty clinical preceptors participated in 30-60 minute interviews that were transcribed and analyzed. One principal theme that emerged from the study was the need for greater professionalism. The nursing professional demeanor of students theme includes subthemes of active behaviors, having "heart" or attitude intent to learn to do the work of nursing, and demonstrating a professional image. If nursing students show these attributes during clinical experiences, it was believed that all other learning would take place easily. Academic educators and clinical preceptors are in the best position to foster student development and expressions of professionalism.

RETRACTED: Application analysis of scenario simulation teaching method combined with progressive teaching mode in clinical teaching of orthopaedic nursing

“…10 However, due to the slowly updated knowledge in nursing schools, the operating skills cannot adapt to the rapidly changing orthopedic clinical nursing, thus most student nurses generally realize that their professional knowledge are insufficient when they enter the nursing internship. [11][12][13] Due to the special environment in the orthopaedics department, when student nurses enter orthopaedics department for nursing internship, It can be seen in Figure 5 that the CTDI-CV score in the JT group was higher than that in the TT group.…”

Demographic Profile on Professional Behavior among Nursing Students in Indonesia

“…With a minimum value of 27 and a maximum of 108, this number is considered high. Several other studies, including those using different assessment instruments in Spain, Macau, Egypt, Turkey, Iran and Nigeria, showed a high professionalism score [8,13,15,16,17] The difference is the value on the dimensions that shape professionalism and the variables that cause Respondent provinces showed no correlation with behaviour scores (p = 0.989). Residential areas of respondents throughout Indonesia are divided into five parts, which are a combination of islands.…”

“…Students are still confused about this concept and require guidance and role models [12]. Academic educators and clinical instructors are role models for students who will display professionalism in acting both when caring for patients or developing their professional identity [12,13]. A solid strategy on learning professionalism is a key that needs to be investigated [14].…”