TY - JOUR
T1 - Lived experiences of clinical preceptors
T2 - A phenomenological study
AU - Liu, Ming
AU - Lei, Yin
AU - Mingxia, Zhu
AU - Haobin, Yuan
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - The aim of this study is to explore the clinical preceptors' experiences and the meanings of their lives in clinical teaching. A phenomenological approach was adopted, and a 'snowballing' sampling method was used to recruit 20 clinical preceptors. Data were collected using audio-taped individual interviews. A content analysis was conducted and the results were clustered into four themes, which are (a) 'teaching is learning', (b) 'being unable to do what one would like to do', (c) 'experiencing bittersweet moments', and (d) 'being a role model and acting as a mother'. These findings demonstrate that the clinical preceptors are experiencing diverse feelings, both positive and negative. Strategies that address the needs of clinical preceptors must be developed in order to foster the positive experiences, and to retain experienced clinical preceptors.
AB - The aim of this study is to explore the clinical preceptors' experiences and the meanings of their lives in clinical teaching. A phenomenological approach was adopted, and a 'snowballing' sampling method was used to recruit 20 clinical preceptors. Data were collected using audio-taped individual interviews. A content analysis was conducted and the results were clustered into four themes, which are (a) 'teaching is learning', (b) 'being unable to do what one would like to do', (c) 'experiencing bittersweet moments', and (d) 'being a role model and acting as a mother'. These findings demonstrate that the clinical preceptors are experiencing diverse feelings, both positive and negative. Strategies that address the needs of clinical preceptors must be developed in order to foster the positive experiences, and to retain experienced clinical preceptors.
KW - Clinical preceptor
KW - Clinical teaching
KW - Nursing
KW - Phenomenological study
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77957903143&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.03.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 20398983
AN - SCOPUS:77957903143
SN - 0260-6917
VL - 30
SP - 804
EP - 808
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
IS - 8
ER -