Abstract
M.Cur.
Innovative and revolutionary changes in Nursing Education in South Africa have
resulted in significant changes in student accompaniment. To give effect to these
changes, two important aspects emerged. Firstly a facilitative process in the form
of accompaniment of students and secondly the presence of a significant person
to aid development of the student.
THE AIM OF STUDY
The overall aim of the study was to describe guidelines for effective student
accompaniment during Community Health Nursing Science Clinical Practice.
OBJECTIVES:
to explore and describe students' needs for accompaniment during
Community Health Nursing Science Clinical Practice
to explore and describe the Community Health Nurses' perceived role in
the accompaniment of students during Community Health Nursing Science
Clinical Practice
to describe guidelines for effective student accompaniment during
Community Health Nursing Science Clinical Practice
The study was explorative, descriptive and contextual and it used qualitative
methods. The study was conducted in two phases. During phase 1 students'
accompaniment needs were identified through written narrative sketches by forty
second year students. Data analysis was done according to the protocol by
Tesch. An interview schedule was developed from the results of phase 1 and
used to guide the focus-group interview in phase 2.
In phase 2, a focus-group interview was conducted with twelve Community Health
Nurses to identify their perceived role in student accompaniment. In the first part
of the interview an open question was asked, followed by questions based on the
interview schedule. Data analysis in phase 2 was done according to the protocol
by Tesch.
Guidelines for effective student accompaniment during Community Health
Nursing Science Clinical Practice were described based on the results of phase 1
and phase 2 namely identified students needs for accompaniment and perceived
accompaniment roles by the Community Health Nurses.
Trustworthiness was ensured throughout the study by adhering to Lincoln and
Guba's model of trustworthiness.