Assessing the effectiveness of two internship clinical training programs: Impact on the perception of competency enhancement and student satisfaction

Alnajjar, Hend; Bayoumy, Hala Mohamed Mohamed; Rawas, Hawazen; Beer, Jennifer de

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“…In addition, students' perception of the effectiveness of the preceptorship, provided during the internship year, has been linked to clinical competence in a study conducted in Saudi Arabia (Aboshaiqah & Qasim, 2018). During the internship year, students are mentored by nurse preceptors in the hospital to ensure an effective clinical learning experience (Alnajjar, 2019). Previous researchers have stated that instructors who are trustworthy, highly experienced, knowledgeable, and act as coaches can enhance students' knowledge, critical thinking ability, and confidence (Niederriter et al, 2017).…”

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“…Nursing interns have emphasized that preceptors helped them to assume a professional nursing role and to build confidence in clinical practice (Aboshaiqah & Qasim, 2018). An intern’s satisfaction with their internship would thus support their attainment of excellent levels of clinical competence (Alnajjar, 2019; Dorgham et al, 2013). Nursing interns’ completion of all theoretical courses and full-time attendance at their clinical placement at the time of our survey might have influenced their clinical competence levels as compared to the fourth year students, who were still taking theoretical and clinical classes.…”

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“…Consequently, it is difficult to determine whether undergraduate nursing students need to complete a 1-year internship to achieve sufficient perceived clinical competence. Nursing educators must make efforts to bridge the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge (Alnajjar, 2019). A single study that measures perceived clinical competence and includes a comparison between the perceptions of fourth year and internship year nursing students is needed to help educators bridge this gap.…”

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The Influence of Internship Year on Nursing Students’ Perceived Clinical Competence: A Multi-Site Study

Albloushi,

Innab,

Mofdy Almarwani

et al. 2023

Sage Open

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This study aimed to explore the level of perceived clinical competence among undergraduate nursing students. This was a cross-sectional, comparative, study. Data were collected using the Clinical Competence Questionnaire. Study participants included fourth year and internship nursing students attending 1 of 39 public and private nursing programs in Saudi Arabia. A total of 244 nursing students completed the clinical competence questionnaire. Students reported the ability to perform some clinical skills in clinical settings under supervision. Intern students had higher clinical competence than fourth year students ( t = 2.792, p < .01). Year of education (β = .148, p < .05) and gender (β = .190, p < .01) were statistically significant to the prediction of perceived clinical competence level. The internship year facilitates the translation of theory into practice, which eventually may improve students’ clinical competence skills. Improving perceived clinical competencies might improve actual clinical competencies. Lastly, more qualitative research studies are needed to investigate the decreased perceived clinical competencies among male students compared female students.

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The Influence of Internship Year on Nursing Students’ Perceived Clinical Competence: A Multi-Site Study

Albloushi,

Innab,

Mofdy Almarwani

et al. 2023

Sage Open

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“…These drawbacks are also expressed in the studies of Abdelhamid (2013) [ 18 ]; AlThiga, et al (2017) [ 5 ]; Githui & Wambui (2019) [ 25 ]; Alnajjar et al (2019) [ 26 ]. On the other hand, the studies of Ghazy and Shahat (2021) [ 27 ]; Tindowen et al, (2019) [ 28 ]; and Zehr and Korte (2019) [ 29 ] found nursing internship students satisfied with the content of internship program in which nursing process is applied in the different modules.…”

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Application of Kano model for optimizing the training system among nursing internship students: a mixed-method Egyptian study

El-Sayed,

Abdelaliem

2023

BMC Nurs

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Background Clinical experience is an important component of nursing education because it translates students' knowledge into practice, which serves as the cornerstone of nursing practice in health care delivery. Purpose The study aims to explore the quality attributes required for optimizing the training system of nursing internship students using Kano model. Methods A concurrent exploratory sequential triangulation design was used for mixed-methods research. A total of 295 nursing internship students (Target Population) were recruited (whole-population sampling) from the study settings in Egypt. Of them, 280 (97.2%) agreed to participate in the study and completed the interview and the self-administered questionnaire. Data collection was done over 6 months from February to August, 2022. Inferential statistics and thematic data analysis were used to analyze the results. Results Findings revealed that there were 35 fundamental attributes required for high-quality nursing students’ internship training. Kano model was used to categorize and prioritize the 35 quality attributes. Kano analysis revealed that 22 attributes were categorized as "attractive" and 11 attributes were as categorized as "must be" and two were indifferent attributes. Conclusion Incorporating the voice of nurse interns during their training is the key to providing efficient and high-quality internship training experience. It could give realistic impressions about the drawbacks of training and proposed solutions. Implications of the study Nurse managers and educators in clinical settings and educational institutions should put much emphasis on the training attributes and pillars to ensure that nursing internship students are mastering the skills of competent alumni. Provision of conducive training environment that fulfill the basic needs of internship students to maintain passion for learning as well as commitment of internship students to nursing profession will improve the satisfaction level and quality of education, training, and practice. Also, incorporating internship students support system with motivation strategies are helpful tools to maintain exemplary performance of internship students during the training period.

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“…Practical internship periods are usually clinical periods for putting knowledge into practice in order to complete a specific course or subject. As a professional immersion period, internship periods create an excellent environment to enhance perceptions, professional confidence, and competences [ 22 , 23 ]. Supervised practice experiences are of great importance for students to internalize and apply the principles of patient safety in clinical practice [ 24 ].…”

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Knowledge and Attitudes towards Patient Safety among Students in Physical Therapy in Spain: A Longitudinal Study

Montilla-Herrador

Lozano-Meca

Baño-Alcaraz

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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(1) Background: Patient safety is a discipline of health care management aiming to prevent and reduce errors and harm to patients. The assessment of knowledge and attitudes on patient safety among students in physical therapy is still scarce; no studies have yet explored the changes that internship periods may produce. Objectives: 1. to determine the attitudes and knowledge of students in physical therapy with respect to patient safety in a Spanish University; and 2. to explore changes following a practical internship period. (2) Methods: Longitudinal study. Data from the Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire III (APSQ-III) before and after the internship period were obtained from an initial sample of 125 students and average positive response rates were compared. (3) Results: “Team functioning”, “Importance of patient safety in the curriculum”, and “Error inevitability” displayed the highest scores, in accordance with the current literature. After the internship period, the dimensions “Patient safety training received” (p = 0.001), “Error reporting confidence” (p = 0.044), and “Professional incompetence as an error cause” (p = 0.027) showed significant changes. (4) Conclusions: The current study, highlighting areas of strengths and weaknesses in the knowledge and attitudes of students in physical therapy towards patient safety, may be a foundation to adopt tailored programs to enhance students’ competencies in patient safety.

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Assessing the effectiveness of two internship clinical training programs: Impact on the perception of competency enhancement and student satisfaction

Cited by 4 publications

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The Influence of Internship Year on Nursing Students’ Perceived Clinical Competence: A Multi-Site Study

The Influence of Internship Year on Nursing Students’ Perceived Clinical Competence: A Multi-Site Study

Application of Kano model for optimizing the training system among nursing internship students: a mixed-method Egyptian study

Knowledge and Attitudes towards Patient Safety among Students in Physical Therapy in Spain: A Longitudinal Study

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