Effectiveness of a clinical preceptor program for new staff nurses

• Main Authors: Chen,Hsiao-Lien, 陳小蓮
• Other Authors: Lu,Meei-Shiow
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2000
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63562227530986395501

碩士 === 台北醫學院 === 護理學研究所 === 88 === The traditional orientation program may induce the turnover, reality shock and dissatisfaction of new nurses. This study was conducted to determine the effect of systematic preceptor program on improving the adaptation of new staff nurses. The purpose of this study was to differentiate nursing competency, professional socialization and job satisfaction between the new staff nurses who received the preceptor program and traditional orientation program. Another purpose was to explore the influence of the demographic variables of new staff nurses and preceptors on the nursing competency, professional socialization and job satisfaction of new staff nurses. The Qsuai-experimental design was used in this study. Ten medical-surgical wards were randomized into experimental group and control group. Two or three preceptors per ward were recruited to attend the preceptor training course in the experimental group. The new nurses were assigned into experimental or control group according to the requirement of each ward and the willingness of new nurses. The nurses in experimental group were trained by the preceptors for three months, while the nurses in the control group received the traditional orientation program. All the nurses and the head nurses of ten wards filled the nursing competency scale in three stages. The nurses also filled the professional socialization scale at the same time and finished the job satisfaction scale at 3 months after they got the job. The study period was from June to December, 1999. There were 10 samples in experimental group and 15 samples in control group. Results of this study were as followed: 1.The nurses received the preceptor training program whose total nursing competency score, interpersonal relationship/communication subscale score and professional development subscale score were increased continuously after working for 3 months. The nursing competency of control group nurses only increased during the first 1.5 months. 2.There were no difference on professional socialization and job satisfaction between experimental and control group. 3.Scores of the patient care and planning/evaluation competency was positively related to the working years of preceptor in experimental group. 4.Scores of teaching/collaboration competency of new nurses who were trained by preceptor who was graduated with junior college diploma was significant higher than others. All of the training nurses, preceptors and the head nurses of experimental group felt that the preceptor program was very helpful to new staff nurses. It is suitable to apply on clinical practice and to help the adaptation of new nurse. But the selection and training of preceptors should be enforced to make more efficient.