Opinions and Perceptions on Allowing Nursing Students' Practice among Inpatients at a University Hospital

Youngjin Kim; Jeesun Kim; Hyerim Kim; Subi Park; Saetbyul So; Bosung Jung; Eunae Choh; Seonyoung Lee; Jeongeun Kim

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Kim, Kim, Kim, Park, So, Jung, Choh, Lee, and Kim: Opinions and Perceptions on Allowing Nursing Students' Practice among Inpatients at a University Hospital

Original Article

Perspectives in Nursing Science 2017; 14(1): 10-20.

Published online: 28 April 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16952/pns.2017.14.1.10

Opinions and Perceptions on Allowing Nursing Students' Practice among Inpatients at a University Hospital

Youngjin Kim¹, Jeesun Kim², Hyerim Kim³, Subi Park⁴, Saetbyul So³, Bosung Jung⁵, Eunae Choh², Seonyoung Lee⁶, Jeongeun Kim⁷

¹RN, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

²RN, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

³RN, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

⁴Undergraduate Student, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

⁵Undergraduate, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

⁶Head Nurse, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

⁷Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Jeongeun. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea. Tel: +82--2-740-8483, Fax: +82-2-747-3948, kim0424@snu.ac.kr

Received 1 April 2017 Accepted 14 April 2017

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to explore the patients' perspectives on nursing students' clinical practices in the wards, and to investigate their willingness for allowing students to practice on them.

Methods

This was a descriptive study. 116 inpatients were recruited from the S University Hospital. A 60-item questionnaire was applied to collect the data. The participants were 19 years and older with sound judgement, and were not in special or intensive care units. Data analysis was done in SPSS/WIN 22.0 using descriptive statistics, Fishers exact test, and the ANOVA test. the participant answered to questionnaire from April 29th 2016 to May 10th.

Results

40 participants (34.5%) stated they would allow students' practice, while 72 (61.2%) said they would allow only under staff supervision. 5 participants (4.3%) stated they would not allow whatsoever. The 3 most allowed were emotional support, oral care, and vital signs measurement while the 3 least allowed were gastric feeding, intravenous catheterization, and urinary catheterization.

Conclusion

Patients were more inclined to allow students to practice on them when a member of the medical team was present. A fair number of participants said they would be more inclined to allow students' practice if they felt the student was competent; hence, reinforcing simulation sessions is vital in enhancing students' competency and ultimately practice allowance.

Keywords: Nursing students, Clinical clerkship, Inpatients

Figures and Tables

Figure 1

Theoretical Framework.

Table 1

Participant Demographics

Table 2

Evaluations Regarding Practice Allowance and Perceived Outcomes of Practice Allowance

A=Allowance; AUS=Allowance under supervision; NA=No allowance.

Table 3

Influence of Surrounding People Regarding Practice Allowance

A=Allowance; AUS=Allowance under supervision; NA=No allowance.

Table 4

Decision-related Awareness and Range of Allowance (ROA)

A=Allowance; AUS=Allowance under supervision; NA=No allowance.

Table 5

Nursing Actions Practiced by Students and Their Corresponding Range of Allowance

A=Allowance; AUS=Allowance under supervision; NA=No allowance.

Notes

This work was supported by College of Nursing Seoul National University Research Fund.

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