Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Effects of a Preceptor Reflective Practice Program: A Mixed-Method Research

Heui-Seon Kim, Hye-Won Jeong (), Deok Ju, Jung-A Lee and Shin-Hye Ahn
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Heui-Seon Kim: Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea
Hye-Won Jeong: Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea
Deok Ju: Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea
Jung-A Lee: Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea
Shin-Hye Ahn: Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-17

Abstract: Studies on methods to share nursing and learning experiences with preceptors are lacking. This study was conducted to determine the preliminary effects of developing and applying a reflective practice program for preceptor nurses who experience stressful situations to convert negative emotions into positive ones. This study was conducted over 12 weeks from March to May 2022 on 47 participant nurses in South Korea. Preceptor Reflective Practice Program (PRPP) was conducted in parallel with writing a reflective journal and a reflective practice workshop. Data collection was integrated through quantitative and qualitative approaches. Quantitative data were collected through questionnaires on stress coping, the burden of preceptors, social support, and emotional intelligence, and analyzed by SPSS WIN 26.0 program. The questionnaire data were analyzed after the preceptor nurses had written a reflective journal. Stress coping, social support, and emotional intelligence significantly increased in preceptor nurses after participating in the PRPP. This study found that the PRPP helped nurses improve their emotional intelligence through reflective practice and convert stress into a more positive direction. Therefore, at the organizational and national levels, a reasonable compensation system to provide support workforce and to the work of preceptor nurses should be established.

Keywords: preceptorship; nurses; emotional intelligence; program evaluation; nursing education research; reflective practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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