Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana
Objective This qualitative study explored the experiences, preparedness, instructional practices and roles of preceptors supervising nursing students in a clinical setting.Design Exploratory descriptive study employing semi-structured interviews.Setting A district hospital in the Kumasi Metropolis a...
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| author | Dorothy Serwaa Boakye Vida Maame Kissiwaa Amoah Edward Appiah Boateng John Antwi Joyce Yeboah Jennifer Owusu |
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| description | Objective This qualitative study explored the experiences, preparedness, instructional practices and roles of preceptors supervising nursing students in a clinical setting.Design Exploratory descriptive study employing semi-structured interviews.Setting A district hospital in the Kumasi Metropolis accredited for training nursing students in clinical practice.Participants 12 nurse preceptors, each holding at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.Major findings Findings revealed gaps in the preparation of preceptors and a lack of a clear definition of preceptors’ roles and responsibilities from the outset, contributing to feelings of under-preparedness. While demonstrating inherent strengths like using probing questions, prompting techniques and assuming multifaceted roles, including role modelling, coaching and teaching, preceptors expressed uncertainty about over-reliance on passive demonstration-based teaching. Environmental barriers like noise concerns hindered the adoption of more interactive, student-centred pedagogies.Conclusion The study highlights the need for comprehensive preceptor training programmes that provide robust onboarding, set clear expectations and equip preceptors with diverse evidence-based teaching methodologies tailored to healthcare contexts. Continued research involving larger samples, multimodal data and stakeholder perspectives can inform ongoing programme refinement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-33f6f42db2604dabba7be988d4a6a8db2025-02-04T05:20:13ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-02-0115210.1136/bmjopen-2024-090743Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in GhanaDorothy Serwaa Boakye0Vida Maame Kissiwaa Amoah1Edward Appiah Boateng2John Antwi3Joyce Yeboah4Jennifer Owusu5Health Administration and Education, University of Education Winneba, Winneba, GhanaNursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaNursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaNursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaNursing, Ejisu Government Hospital, Kumasi, GhanaNursing, Ejisu Government Hospital, Kumasi, GhanaObjective This qualitative study explored the experiences, preparedness, instructional practices and roles of preceptors supervising nursing students in a clinical setting.Design Exploratory descriptive study employing semi-structured interviews.Setting A district hospital in the Kumasi Metropolis accredited for training nursing students in clinical practice.Participants 12 nurse preceptors, each holding at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.Major findings Findings revealed gaps in the preparation of preceptors and a lack of a clear definition of preceptors’ roles and responsibilities from the outset, contributing to feelings of under-preparedness. While demonstrating inherent strengths like using probing questions, prompting techniques and assuming multifaceted roles, including role modelling, coaching and teaching, preceptors expressed uncertainty about over-reliance on passive demonstration-based teaching. Environmental barriers like noise concerns hindered the adoption of more interactive, student-centred pedagogies.Conclusion The study highlights the need for comprehensive preceptor training programmes that provide robust onboarding, set clear expectations and equip preceptors with diverse evidence-based teaching methodologies tailored to healthcare contexts. Continued research involving larger samples, multimodal data and stakeholder perspectives can inform ongoing programme refinement.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e090743.full |
| spellingShingle | Dorothy Serwaa Boakye Vida Maame Kissiwaa Amoah Edward Appiah Boateng John Antwi Joyce Yeboah Jennifer Owusu Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana BMJ Open |
| title | Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana |
| title_full | Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana |
| title_short | Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana |
| title_sort | qualitative study on nurse preceptors preparedness roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in ghana |
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