Table 1 Characteristics of the healthcare students (n = 1656 − 1664)
Socio-demographic and background factors related to the clinical practicum | Students | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Age in years | ||
< 20 | 25 | 1.5 |
20–24 | 688 | 41.3 |
25–29 | 474 | 28.5 |
≥ 30 | 477 | 28.7 |
Previous professional qualificationsa | ||
Yes | 1061 | 63.9 |
No | 600 | 36.1 |
Current phase of studies | ||
First year | 211 | 12.7 |
Second year | 584 | 35.1 |
Third year | 646 | 38.8 |
Fourth year | 223 | 13.4 |
Degree programme | ||
Registered nurse | 881 | 52.9 |
Registered nurse, public health nurse | 182 | 10.9 |
Registered nurse, midwife | 158 | 9.5 |
Radiographer | 122 | 7.3 |
Registered nurse, paramedics | 103 | 6.2 |
Biomedical laboratory scientist | 60 | 3.6 |
Practical nurse for social and healthcareb | 49 | 2.9 |
Physiotherapist | 48 | 2.9 |
Occupational therapist | 17 | 1.0 |
Something else (e.g. audiometrist, podiatrist, dental hygienist) | 44 | 2.7 |
Duration of clinical practicum | ||
≤ 3 weeks or less | 260 | 15.6 |
4–5 weeks | 749 | 45.0 |
≥ 6 weeks | 655 | 39.4 |
Occurrence of supervision | ||
A named personal supervisor and a working relationship | 1249 | 75.1 |
A named personal supervisor, but not a working relationship | 147 | 8.8 |
The supervisor changed during the placement | 13 | 0.8 |
No named supervisor at all | 28 | 1.7 |
Supervisor varied according to shift or place of work | 178 | 10.7 |
A group supervisor rather than an individual supervisor | 49 | 2.9 |
Discussion about learning goals with a named supervisora | ||
Yes | 1592 | 96.1 |
No | 64 | 3.9 |
Having a mid-term feedback sessiona | ||
Yes | 1307 | 78.8 |
No | 352 | 21.2 |
Having a mid-term feedback sessiona | ||
Together with supervisor and nurse teacher | 585 | 44.8 |
With supervisor | 673 | 51.6 |
With healthcare educator | 47 | 3.6 |
Achievement of clinical learning goals | ||
Very well | 998 | 60.0 |
Fairly well | 602 | 36.2 |
Moderately | 57 | 3.4 |
Quite poorly | 6 | 0.4 |
Very poorly | 1 | 0.1 |
Supervision supported professional developmenta | ||
Very well | 1131 | 68.1 |
Fairly well | 429 | 25.8 |
Moderately | 89 | 5.4 |
Quite poorly | 11 | 0.7 |
Very poorly | 1 | 0.1 |
Summative evaluation session at the end of the placementa | ||
Yes | 1574 | 94.7 |
No | 88 | 5.3 |
Summative evaluation session at the end of the placementa | ||
Together with supervisor and nurse teacher | 673 | 42.9 |
With supervisor | 868 | 55.3 |
With the nurse teacher | 28 | 1.8 |
Theoretical studies supported learning in clinical practicea | ||
Very well | 316 | 19.0 |
Fairly well | 732 | 44.0 |
Moderately | 487 | 29.3 |
Quite poorly | 19 | 7.2 |
No theoretical studies before the placement | 9 | 0.5 |
Recommendation of the clinical practicum placement to peer studentsa | ||
Very positively | 1204 | 72.4 |
Positively | 278 | 16.7 |
Probably yes | 138 | 8.3 |
Probably no | 35 | 2.1 |
No in any case | 7 | 0.4 |