Abstract:
Background: The involvement of specialist registered nurses in the clinical teaching
of advanced midwife students remain unmet. When registered nurses with a midwifery
qualification enter the advanced midwifery course, they are not regarded as students
but perceived as knowledgeable and skilled to do more than what are expected from
an undergraduate student who is a novice in maternal and childcare. This study
explored and described the factors influencing the involvement of specialist registered
nurses in clinical teaching of advanced midwifery students in a tertiary hospital in
Gauteng.
Method: A qualitative descriptive exploratory research design was employed to
conduct the study. A non-probability purposive sampling method was used to select
the participants that include specialist registered nurses with three years’ experience
and more. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten specialist registered
nurses between August and September 2021. Data collected were analysed using the
thematic analysis method. Factors influencing the involvement of specialist registered
nurses in clinical teaching of advanced midwifery students in a tertiary hospital in
Gauteng were explored and described.
Significance of the study: Using the results of the study may benefit nursing education in
curriculum and policy development and nursing practices in particular and in research by its
narrative methods. The study findings revealed that the collaboration will openly
communicate the biomedical practitioner’s concerns and referrals which can result in
improved outcomes
Conclusion: Nursing education institutions should create a platform to enhance
communication between clinical facilities and themselves. Likewise, advanced
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Ramathabathe Vinolia Muroa
2022
midwifery nursing students should be encouraged to improve communication between
specialist registered nurses and themselves.
Keywords; Clinical teaching, clinical supervision, midwifery, specialist registered
nurse, post-graduate advanced midwife student.
