Health Sciences Students’ Perceptions of the Role of the Supervisor in Clinical Placements

Álvaro Borrallo-Riego, Eleonora Magni, Juan Antonio Jiménez-Álvarez, Vicente Fernández-Rodríguez and María Dolores Guerra-Martín
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Álvaro Borrallo-Riego: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
Eleonora Magni: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
Juan Antonio Jiménez-Álvarez: Osuna University School, Teaching Center Attached to the University of Seville, 41640 Seville, Spain
Vicente Fernández-Rodríguez: Andalusian Health Service, Seville Health District, Mallén Health Center, 41018 Seville, Spain
María Dolores Guerra-Martín: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-12

Abstract: The supervision of clinical placements is essential to achieving a positive learning experience in the clinical setting and which supports the professional training of those being supervised. The aim of this study was to explore health sciences students’ perceptions of the role of the supervisor in the supervision of clinical placements. A quantitative methodology was used, administering a previously validated questionnaire, by means of an expert panel and a pre-test, to 134 students from the Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry at the University of Seville (Spain). The analysis of variables was carried out by means of a data matrix. The results revealed a statistically significant difference in the perception of placement supervision depending on the degree, with Nursing producing the highest degree of affirmation in the variables studied and the greatest satisfaction with placement supervision; in contrast, Physiotherapy produced the greatest dissatisfaction and the lowest degree of affirmation. The study and analysis of these perceptions facilitates the collection of relevant information in order to formulate actions that help to improve the supervision experience during placements. They also allow a greater understanding of what factors most influence the experience of supervision during clinical placements.

Keywords: health sciences; health occupations students; perception; clinical clerkship; preceptorship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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