- Title
- The development and evaluation of a preceptorship program using a practice development approach
- Creator
- Ford, Karen; Courtney-Pratt, Helen; Fitzgerald, Mary
- Relation
- Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol. 30, Issue 3, p. 5-13
- Relation
- http://www.ajan.com.au/ajan_30.3.html
- Publisher
- Australian Nursing Federation
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Objective: The aim of the research was to evaluate a Preceptorship Workshop for nurses and midwives structured using a Practice Development framework. The workshop was underpinned by an exploration of nurses and midwives attitudes, perceptions and concerns about being a preceptor. Design: Emancipatory Practice Development guided this study. Setting: The study was conducted in a 400-bed tertiary referral hospital in an Australian state. Subjects: Ninety three nurses and midwives participated in the study. Main outcome measures Data collection was undertaken from July – December 2009. Participants’ completed a self-assessment of six identified learning outcomes on a five point Likert scale pre and post workshop. Findings were further informed by qualitative data collected during and following the workshops. Results: A paired samples t-test was used to compare pre and post workshop participant self ratings of knowledge, understanding and ability to apply preceptor skills. Statement four: ‘My knowledge of the requirements of my role as a preceptor in relation to the structure of a range of nursing programs’ demonstrates the highest shift in self assessment. There was a significant difference in the scores pre test (M= 3.04, SD=.751) and post test (M=3.99, SD=.617). Statistically significant changes occurred across all six learning outcomes, confirmed by qualitative findings from participant input on the day. Conclusion: Findings support the use of a Practice Development approach in the provision of a preceptor workshop, with clinicians indicating high acceptability that resulted in achievement of key learning outcomes.
- Subject
- preceptorship; practice Development; emancipatory processes; nursing; midwifery
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1063520
- Identifier
- uon:17302
- Identifier
- ISSN:0813-0531
- Language
- eng
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