Yeo Jin Yi1, Hanyi Lee2, Kyongok Park3. 1. School of Nursing, Hanyang University, 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: yeojinee@hanyang.ac.kr. 2. School of Nursing, Hanyang University, 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: leehanyi04@gmail.com. 3. Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University, 150, Namwon-ro, Heungeop-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do 26403, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kopark@gwnu.ac.kr.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Collaborations between nursing schools and teaching hospitals are important for achieving the goals of clinical nursing education. While previous work showed that nursing students benefit from academic-practice partnerships, it is unclear how these collaborations help nursing students. OBJECTIVE: To identify the role of academic-practice partnerships from the perspective of nursing students. Two hypothetical models based on system theory were proposed that utilized input-transformation-output processes. The input, transformation, and outputs were the "academic-practice partnership", "interaction between nurses and nursing students", and "professional self-concept and organizational socialization of nursing students", respectively. DESIGN: This study used a cross-sectional research design. SETTING: This study was conducted at a nursing school in Korea. PARTICIPANTS: The participants included 243 fourth-year nursing students who were about to graduate. METHODS: A questionnaire was used to collect data in August 2019. Path analysis was used to explore the models to determine the roles of academic-practice partnerships. RESULTS: Two hypothetical models indicated the role of academic-practice partnership. The academic-practice partnership positively affected the interaction between nurses and nursing students, which directly and indirectly benefitted professional self-concept and organizational socialization of nursing students. CONCLUSION: The higher perceived academic-practice partnership by nursing students, the better their interactions with nurses, professional self-concept, and organizational socialization. Therefore, nursing students should be aware of the academic-practice partnerships and nursing educators should effectively show these partnerships or collaborations to nursing students. Moreover, nursing educators should also encourage nursing students to interact with their preceptors in their practicums and, as nurses are important educators in academic-practice partnerships, they should be qualified as preceptors to teach nursing students.
BACKGROUND: Collaborations between nursing schools and teaching hospitals are important for achieving the goals of clinical nursing education. While previous work showed that nursing students benefit from academic-practice partnerships, it is unclear how these collaborations help nursing students. OBJECTIVE: To identify the role of academic-practice partnerships from the perspective of nursing students. Two hypothetical models based on system theory were proposed that utilized input-transformation-output processes. The input, transformation, and outputs were the "academic-practice partnership", "interaction between nurses and nursing students", and "professional self-concept and organizational socialization of nursing students", respectively. DESIGN: This study used a cross-sectional research design. SETTING: This study was conducted at a nursing school in Korea. PARTICIPANTS: The participants included 243 fourth-year nursing students who were about to graduate. METHODS: A questionnaire was used to collect data in August 2019. Path analysis was used to explore the models to determine the roles of academic-practice partnerships. RESULTS: Two hypothetical models indicated the role of academic-practice partnership. The academic-practice partnership positively affected the interaction between nurses and nursing students, which directly and indirectly benefitted professional self-concept and organizational socialization of nursing students. CONCLUSION: The higher perceived academic-practice partnership by nursing students, the better their interactions with nurses, professional self-concept, and organizational socialization. Therefore, nursing students should be aware of the academic-practice partnerships and nursing educators should effectively show these partnerships or collaborations to nursing students. Moreover, nursing educators should also encourage nursing students to interact with their preceptors in their practicums and, as nurses are important educators in academic-practice partnerships, they should be qualified as preceptors to teach nursing students.
Authors: Hsing-Yuan Liu; Su-Ching Sung; Chun-Yen Chao; Nai-Hung Chen; Hsiu-Fang Chen; Sheau-Ming Wu Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-06-29 Impact factor: 4.614