KMID : 0606420140200020173
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2014 Volume.20 No. 2 p.173 ~ p.183
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Current Status of Women¡¯s Health Nursing Practicum and Direction
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Kim Jeung-Im
Kang Hee-Sun Pakr So-Mi Ahn Suk-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose:This study was done to examine current status of women¡¯s health nursing practicum and identify necessary core nursing skills in this practicum area. Moreover, one syllabus and evaluation sheets for women¡¯s health nursing clinical practicum at one university were reviewed.
Methods:A survey design was used with 81 educators who were teaching maternity or women¡¯s health nursing and its practicum.
Results:Most clinical sites for practicum were university hospitals (43.0%), women¡¯s hospitals (32.7%), or general hospitals (17.3%); but the majority (77.8%) of educators expressed difficulty in finding appropriate practicum places. Common teaching and learning methods were clinical guides for practicum (44.6%), e-learning content (30.2%), and simulation (23.6%). Core nursing skills for this practicum included assessment of stages of labor, preparation of uterine-fetal monitoring devices and interpretation of results, monitoring uterus and fetal activity, and performing Leopold¡¯s maneuver. For postpartum care, the following were included; postpartum fundal massage, assessment of breast engorgement, fundus height, and episiotomy sites, inserting urinary catheter, and teaching the use of patient-controlled analgesia.
Conclusion:To improve the quality of clinical practicum, development of a clear course syllabus, standardized clinical guidebook, and core nursing skills is required and should be shared with all relevant nurse educators.
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KEYWORD
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Maternity nursing, Women¡¯s health, Education, Clinical competence
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