英文摘要 |
Nursing is a practical science. Clinical education plays an important role in nursing training because it enables nursing students to practice and apply the theories they learn in the classroom to realtime nursing care of patients in hospitals. In addition, nursing students acquire a better understanding of the nature and role of nursing care as well as raise their awareness of nursing as a lifetime career. From August 4 -8, 2008, our management team surveyed the satisfaction level of nursing staff with clinical teaching. The results yielded an average score of 2.57, a disappointing outcome. Immediately, management conducted a brainstorming session to investigate the reasons for the mediocre score and the root causes of the low satisfaction level. Five key factors were identified: (1) The hospital ward environment is not conducive enough for teaching; (2) Not familiar with teaching techniques; (3) Instructors did not adhere to any teaching standards; (4) Insufficient practical experience and professional knowledge; (5) No suitable teaching materials and equipment were available. From the above findings, management has decided to implement 5 corrective actions or improvement plans: (1) purchase more teaching CDs; (2) purchase more apparatus, materials, and posters to facilitate teaching; (3) conduct training workshops for instructors the methods of clinical teaching; (4) set up a teaching website on ' love education' ; (5) produce teaching handbooks or manuals. After implementing the above improvements, a similar survey was conducted again. The satisfaction level increased to 3.36 from the previous 2.57. During implementation of the plans, we realized that clinical teaching not only provided nursing students with the experience of individual study, but also simultaneously provided high quality nursing care to patients. Hence, it is crucial for nursing staff, which work in the ever changing, unpredictable clinical environment, should always remain alert and flexible. |