Exploring midwifery students' experiences & perceptions of preceptorship project

Tahere Yaghoubi; Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi; Marjan Ahmad-Shirvani; Mojtaba Vais Moradi

doi:10.18869/acadpub.jnms.1.2.31

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences

The Official Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

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Exploring midwifery students' experiences & perceptions of preceptorship project

Author(s):

Tahere Yaghoubi¹,

Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi^2,*,

Marjan Ahmad-Shirvani³,

Mojtaba Vais Moradi⁴

1Department of Management Nursing, Nasibeh Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Mazandran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

2Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Nasibeh Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Mazandran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

3Department of Midwifery, Nasibeh Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Mazandran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

4Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences:Vol. 1, issue 2; 31-39

Published online:Nov 30, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jul 01, 2014

Accepted:Aug 17, 2014

How to Cite:Yaghoubi T, Hamzehgardeshi Z, Ahmad-Shirvani M, Vais Moradi M. Exploring midwifery students' experiences & perceptions of preceptorship project.J Nurs Midwifery Sci.2014;1(2):e141409.https://doi.org/10.18869/acadpub.jnms.1.2.31.

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Special attention has been paid to instructor and preceptor in nursing and midwifery education.
This study aims to explore the experiences and Perceptions of midwifery students about implementing Preceptorship Program in
delivery setting.
Methods: The current study is a qualitative research. The focus groups and in-depth interviews were used as data collection tools.
Targetful sampling was employed to choose 10 midwifery students from Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in order
for them to participate in two discussion groups and in-depth interviews. The content analysis method was used for data analysis.
Results: 10 categories, 5 themes and 238 codes were conducted. The themes were: the characteristics of a good preceptor,
relationship, motivation and self-esteem, the expectations of a preceptor, and preceptorship experience.
Conclusion: The study showed that solving communication problems in educational environment, improving student-preceptor
interaction, boosting motivation level and self-esteem among midwifery students, and coordinating procedures conduction are
among the important principles of teaching and learning in clinical setting. The present study results can convey the essential
knowledge to midwifery education planers on this aspect of educational process and benefit from the advantage of peer preceptors
via the instructor’s supervision.

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Tahere Yaghoubi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Marjan Ahmad-Shirvani:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mojtaba Vais Moradi:[PubMed][Scholar]