dc.contributor.author | Kenyange, Grace Annet | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-05T06:29:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-07-05T06:29:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-05-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kenyange, G. A. (2022). Preceptors’ nursing and midwifery students’ experience of clinical placements at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. (Unpublished Master's Dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10570/10646 | |
dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the College of Health Sciences in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Health Professions Education of Makerere University | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Clinical placement training is a back bone of nursing training. The competencies
acquired through clinical environment training have a greater role in their lifelong learning and
practices. Therefore, the nature of the clinical environment enables students integrate knowledge,
skills and attitudes acquired from theory to practice. Although, more research has been done to
establish, whether nursing staff support nursing and midwifery students during clinical
placements, little is understood about the experiences of student nurses and midwives of their
clinical learning environment. Thus, the study aimed at exploring experiences of
nurse/midwifery students as well as clinical preceptors regarding clinical placements at Kabale
Regional Referral Hospital. The objectives of the study were to explore: 1) opinions and views of
nursing/midwifery students and preceptors regarding clinical placements; 2) challenges of nurse
and midwifery students during their clinical placements; and 3) possible solutions of addressing
the challenges faced by nurse and midwifery students during clinical placements at Kabale
regional referral hospital.
Methodology: A qualitative explorative study design approach was adopted for the study. The
participants included 40 nursing and midwifery students undertaking clinical practicum at
Kabale Regional Referral Hospital and 5 preceptors. Purposive sampling was used to select study
participants, data collected using 5 focus discussion groups and 5 key informant interviews.
Thematic analysis was used for data analysis.
Study findings: Five themes that is; Perception on clinical placement, clinical experience,
challenges during clinical placements, opinions on and suggestions for improving clinical
placement, opportunity for mentorship. Clinical placement offers a platform for nursing students
to learn and development work readiness skills, improve their knowledge in relation to different
clinical procedures by applying theory into practice. Nursing students encountered challenges
like limited resources, harsh treatment from preceptors, limited orientation as well as sexual
harassment especially for female nursing students
Conclusion: Students and preceptors generally had positive perceptions towards clinical
placements. However, there is need to make clinical learning environment more conducive and
safer for all nursing students through delivery of in-service capacity building training in relation
to clinical instruction for preceptors and development of workplace safe guarding policies
respectively. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of State's Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy (S/GAC), and President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) under Award Number 1R25TW011213 | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Clinical placements | en_US |
dc.subject | nursing | en_US |
dc.subject | midwifery | en_US |
dc.subject | education | en_US |
dc.subject | students | en_US |
dc.subject | clinical placements | en_US |
dc.subject | Kabale Regional Referral Hospital | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.title | Preceptors’ nursing and midwifery students’ experience of clinical placements at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |