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Identifying and Addressing Problems for Student Progression in Midwifery Clinical Education
Author(s) -
Dyer Jane M.,
Latendresse Gwen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of midwifery and women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1542-2011
pISSN - 1526-9523
DOI - 10.1111/jmwh.12507
Subject(s) - preceptor , medical education , psychomotor learning , health care , process (computing) , psychology , cognition , medicine , computer science , neuroscience , economics , economic growth , operating system
Identifying challenges to progression for a health care profession student who is not meeting expectations in a busy clinical practice can be challenging yet can lead to assisting the student toward success. Preceptor preparation includes acquiring knowledge about the student's education program, understanding federal regulations designed to protect students, gathering background information about a student, learning to provide feedback, structuring the clinical experience, and completing student evaluations. Students in health care professions may have difficulties with cognitive, affective, or psychomotor learning, and the clinical preceptor can identify problems for student progression within these learning domains. Subsequently, specific solutions that are tailored to the individual student's needs can be developed, implemented, and evaluated. A structured evaluation of the student's performance by the clinical preceptor, in accordance with the education program's parameters, is essential. Through a structured process, preceptors can assist many students to achieve success, in spite of challenges. This article describes how the preceptor can prepare, identify the type(s) of problem(s), and develop learning solutions for students who are experiencing difficulties in clinical settings.