Comparative study of an externship program versus a corporate-academic cooperation program for enhancing nursing competence of graduating students

BMC Medical Education

Meei-Fang Lou¹  Kee-Hsin Chen²  Chia-Ju Hsieh³  Chien-Ning Tseng¹ 

[1] Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 1, Jen-Ai Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei 10051, Taiwan, R.O.C;Taipie Medical University-Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, 111, Sec. 3, Xinglong Rd. Wenshan Dist., Taipei City 116, Taiwan, R.O.C;Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare & Management, 112, Minzu Rd. Xindian Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan, R.O.C

关键词: Retention;    Nursing students;    Nursing education;    Corporate-academic cooperation program;    Clinical competence;   

Others  :  1138824
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6920-13-108

 received in 2013-03-26, accepted in 2013-08-12,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

New graduates report intense stress during the transition from school to their first work settings. Managing this transition is important to reduce turnover rates. This study compared the effects of an externship program and a corporate-academic cooperation program on enhancing junior college students’ nursing competence and retention rates in the first 3 months and 1 year of initial employment.

Methods

This two-phase study adopted a pretest and posttest quasi-experimental design. All participants were graduating students drawn from a 5-year junior nursing college in Taiwan. There were 19 and 24 students who participated in the phase I externship program and phase II corporate-academic cooperation program, respectively. The nursing competence of the students had to be evaluated by mentors within 48 hours of practicum training and after practicum training. The retention rate was also surveyed at 3 months and 1 year after beginning employment.

Results

Students who participated in the corporate-academic cooperation program achieved a statistically significant improvement in nursing competence and retention rates relative to those who participated in the externship program (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively).

Conclusions

The corporate-academic cooperation program facilitates the transition of junior college nursing students into independent staff nurses, enhances their nursing competence, and boosts retention rates.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Tseng et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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