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Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators

A fundamental part of nursing is clinical skills. Clinical skill practice is essential in the curriculum of nursing students to enhance their skills. However, the COVID-19 pandemic event changed the traditional teaching methods of nursing educators in clinical skills. To ensure the continuity of the...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Norfadzilah, Zupari, Nurul Aliah, Wan Mamat, Wan Hasliza, Abdul-Hamid, Shidqiyyah
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2024
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L Education (General)
RT Nursing
RT82 Nursing As A Profession
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spelling my.iium.irep.1181592025-01-03T13:26:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/118159/ Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators Ahmad, Norfadzilah Zupari, Nurul Aliah Wan Mamat, Wan Hasliza Abdul-Hamid, Shidqiyyah L Education (General) RT Nursing RT82 Nursing As A Profession A fundamental part of nursing is clinical skills. Clinical skill practice is essential in the curriculum of nursing students to enhance their skills. However, the COVID-19 pandemic event changed the traditional teaching methods of nursing educators in clinical skills. To ensure the continuity of the clinical learning process, flexible learning approaches emerged in nursing education courses, replacing the conventional face-to-face method. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of nursing educators using any type of flexible learning method in teaching clinical skills in a public university in Malaysia that offered a nursing programme. A purposive sampling method was employed to recruit eight participants. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted through face-to-face or online interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed four main themes: (a) integration of technology-enhanced learning methods in the teaching of clinical skills; (b) empowerment and efficacy through flexible learning methods; (c) overcoming hurdles to the implementation of flexible learning; and (d) institutional support and capacity building for effective flexible learning implementation. The integration of flexible learning methods has transformative potential to improve nursing education and better prepare students for clinical practice. Overcoming challenges and leveraging institutional support are critical for successful implementation and educational improvement. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2024-12-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/118159/7/118159_Enhancing%20Clinical%20Skills%20through%20Flexible%20Learning.pdf Ahmad, Norfadzilah and Zupari, Nurul Aliah and Wan Mamat, Wan Hasliza and Abdul-Hamid, Shidqiyyah (2024) Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators. Education in Medicine Journal, 16 (4). pp. 147-162. E-ISSN 2180-1932 https://doi.org/10.21315/eimj2024.16.4.11 10.21315/eimj2024.16.4.11
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topic L Education (General)
RT Nursing
RT82 Nursing As A Profession
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RT Nursing
RT82 Nursing As A Profession
Ahmad, Norfadzilah
Zupari, Nurul Aliah
Wan Mamat, Wan Hasliza
Abdul-Hamid, Shidqiyyah
Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators
description A fundamental part of nursing is clinical skills. Clinical skill practice is essential in the curriculum of nursing students to enhance their skills. However, the COVID-19 pandemic event changed the traditional teaching methods of nursing educators in clinical skills. To ensure the continuity of the clinical learning process, flexible learning approaches emerged in nursing education courses, replacing the conventional face-to-face method. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of nursing educators using any type of flexible learning method in teaching clinical skills in a public university in Malaysia that offered a nursing programme. A purposive sampling method was employed to recruit eight participants. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted through face-to-face or online interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed four main themes: (a) integration of technology-enhanced learning methods in the teaching of clinical skills; (b) empowerment and efficacy through flexible learning methods; (c) overcoming hurdles to the implementation of flexible learning; and (d) institutional support and capacity building for effective flexible learning implementation. The integration of flexible learning methods has transformative potential to improve nursing education and better prepare students for clinical practice. Overcoming challenges and leveraging institutional support are critical for successful implementation and educational improvement.
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author Ahmad, Norfadzilah
Zupari, Nurul Aliah
Wan Mamat, Wan Hasliza
Abdul-Hamid, Shidqiyyah
author_facet Ahmad, Norfadzilah
Zupari, Nurul Aliah
Wan Mamat, Wan Hasliza
Abdul-Hamid, Shidqiyyah
author_sort Ahmad, Norfadzilah
title Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators
title_short Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators
title_full Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators
title_fullStr Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: Insights from nursing educators
title_sort enhancing clinical skills through flexible learning: insights from nursing educators
publisher Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/118159/7/118159_Enhancing%20Clinical%20Skills%20through%20Flexible%20Learning.pdf
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