ABSTRACT
This study was exploratory and descriptive in nature in which the researcher aimed to
explore and describe how student nurses are guided by clinical nurse instructors in the
training hospital of Oshana region.
A quantitative as well as a qualitative approach has been utilized for this study. The
quantitative part of the study was to get personal and professional information from the
clinical nurse instructors. The qualitative approach was used to explore the views and
attitudes of the clinical nurse instructors and student nurses towards clinical guidance as
the researcher was directly involved in the interviews.
Questionnaires were distributed to the clinical nurse instructors to fill in and returned to
the researcher before conducting the focus group discussion. Four (4) focus group
interviews were held with clinical nurse instructors, as well as, and three (3) focus group
interviews with student nurses. The interviews were conducted in one of the classrooms
at the Oshakati Regional Health Training Centre which was conducive for the
discussions because it was not too noisy.
The study population consisted of twenty nine (29) clinical nurse instructors from
Oshakati hospital of whom twenty-two (22) responded. The population of student nurses
consisted of twenty six (26) respondents of whom sixteen (16) responded
The findings indicated that the professional background of clinical nurse instructors was
inadequate for pursuing a teaching role since none of the clinical nurse instructors have
specialized in nursing education and most of them do not have any training on clinical
instruction and guidance.
The findings also revealed that the guidance given to student nurse is inadequate,
because it is mostly given on request. It further indicated that the clinical nurse
instructors are insecure and lack self confidence, because they were unsure whether what
they did is right or wrong.
It was highly recommended from this study that staff development programmes be
developed to help clinical nurse instructors to be better prepared for their role.
UUKULE, N (2021). Guidance Of Student Nurses By Clinical Nurse Instructors In A Training Hospital Of Oshana Region. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/guidance-of-student-nurses-by-clinical-nurse-instructors-in-a-training-hospital-of-oshana-region
UUKULE, NDAPUNIKWA "Guidance Of Student Nurses By Clinical Nurse Instructors In A Training Hospital Of Oshana Region" Afribary. Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/guidance-of-student-nurses-by-clinical-nurse-instructors-in-a-training-hospital-of-oshana-region. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
UUKULE, NDAPUNIKWA . "Guidance Of Student Nurses By Clinical Nurse Instructors In A Training Hospital Of Oshana Region". Afribary, Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/guidance-of-student-nurses-by-clinical-nurse-instructors-in-a-training-hospital-of-oshana-region >.
UUKULE, NDAPUNIKWA . "Guidance Of Student Nurses By Clinical Nurse Instructors In A Training Hospital Of Oshana Region" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 24, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/guidance-of-student-nurses-by-clinical-nurse-instructors-in-a-training-hospital-of-oshana-region