Date Created
5-2021
Embargo Date
5-2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Department
College of Natural and Health Sciences, Nursing, Nursing Student Work
First Advisor
Einhellig, Katrina
Abstract
The clinical post-conference is an established component of nursing education; however, little research exists related to the clinical post-conference. This study sough to develop guidelines for use by nursing faculty to facilitate clinical post-conference and to determine perceived outcomes of clinical post-conferences in the overall goal of student nurse development of clinical competence. The Delphi method was used to obtain consensus about clinical post-conferences from full-time nursing faculty with experience using clinical post-conferences. Full-time nursing faculty with experience facilitating clinical post-conferences were sent three rounds of questionnaires. The Round 1 questionnaire consisted of open-ended questions asking about recommendations for the clinical post-conference. One hundred ten faculty participants met the inclusion criteria and responded to the Round 1 questionnaire, making up the expert panel of participants. The Round 2 questionnaire asked participants to indicate their level of agreement with statements obtained from responses to the Round 1 questionnaire. Consensus was met when 70% of participants agreed. The Round 3 questionnaire asked participants to reconsider their responses to statements not meeting consensus in Round 2. In Rounds 2 and 3, 244 statements about the clinical post-conference met consensus. Faculty recommended clinical post-conferences to be held for 45 minutes to one hour immediately following the clinical experience in a private and comfortable setting. Discussion was the main teaching strategy recommended by faculty for the clinical post-conferences. Faculty also recommended student-led clinical post- conferences. The perceived outcomes of the clinical post-conference included clinical reasoning, reflection, and tying didactic content to clinical experiences. Consensus among faculty identified the clinical post-conference as an essential component of nursing education. Further research exploring actual outcomes of the clinical post-conference should be further explored.
Extent
181 pages
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Digital Origin
Born digital
Recommended Citation
Warnert, Staci Lynn, "Establishing Guidelines for the Clinical Post-Conference: A Delphi Study" (2021). Dissertations. 740.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/740