J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2022 Jun;28(3):214-227. 10.11111/jkana.2022.28.3.214.

Examining Students’ Experience with the Nursing Management Practicum Based on the Service Design

• Jung Y
• Kim M

• KMID: 2536033
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2022.28.3.214

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to identify nursing students’ experience with the Nursing Management Practicum based on the service design concept to provide a basis for an ideal subject design.
Methods
This study was a qualitative research that analyzed the experience of students and their clinical instructors based on the blueprint of Nursing Management Practicum. Focus group interviews were conducted with 13 graduates from two nursing schools and 11 clinical instructors from three hospitals.
Results
The students went through six stages during the practicum. They met clinical instructors during the ward orientation and learning activities in wards and met school instructors during the general orientation and conference. The students perceived the learning activities and teaching from the clinical instructors in wards as the most important practicum factors.
Conclusion
This study provided information which helped us to understand nursing students’ experience with the Nursing Management Practicum as the time passed by. This information can be used to improve students’ experience with the practicum and convert the subject into a more learner-centered education.

Keyword

Nursing; Nurse managers; Education; Students; Focus groups