NURSING PRECEPTORS’ AND NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON PRECEPTORSHIP: A QUALITATIVE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Aim: This paper aims to explore preceptorship from the perception of preceptors and preceptees (nursing student). Background: Preceptorship is widely implemented in the nursing education where experienced registered nurses oversee and guide the preceptees in the clinical settings A successful preceptorship will result in a fruitful conclusion for both the preceptor and preceptee. Inclusion criteria: This review considered qualitative a nd mixed method studies with preceptor of at least one year of clinical experience and have precepted nursing students. Preceptees needs to be nursing students undertaking a degree or diploma course. The phenomenon of interest was the precepto rs’ and prece ptee s’ experience during preceptorship. Methods: A systematic search from seven databases: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Embase, ProQuest, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science was done. The included studies were appraised using either Joanna Briggs Institute’s critical appraisal checklist and AACODS checklist. Data extracted were independently extracted by LH and later verified by the second reviewer. For data synthesis, JBI SUMARI’s data synthesis was used. Results: Sixteen studies (15 qualitative papers and 1 mixed method) were included. Four synthesized finding: 1) Preceptors are not the only ones responsible for a good preceptorship experience, 2) Challenges of precepting, 3) Personal satisfaction and being the best role model, 4) Preceptors are the role model for students representing the preceptor and three synthesized finding that presented on the students’ perspective: 1) Challenges faced during preceptorship, 2) Benefits of preceptorship, 3) Preceptors’ presence in helping students feel safe were formed. Conclusion & Implications: Preceptors seek more support from related stakeholder and reducing their workload can help with teaching. More research could be done to find out the reasons for t he lack of support from the nurse manager and faculty.