Abstract
Background
There have been shortages of qualified nurses to teach nursing in Vietnam, leading
to the involvement of physicians to undertake nurse educator roles for decades.
Aim
To explore (i) how Vietnamese clinical nurse educators are recruited for their roles,
(ii) their perceived confidence in clinical teaching and (iii), the association between
perceived confidence and nursing background.
Methods
Descriptive survey design was used to conduct the study. Cross-sectional surveys were
used to collect data from 334 clinical nurse educators from 19 institutions in Vietnam.
Findings
Clinical nurse educators in Vietnam were recruited from three sources: (1) new Bachelor
of Nursing graduates, (2) experienced nurses or nurse educators and (3) those who
did not have a background in nursing (mostly physicians). Regardless of the professional
background participants perceived their confidence in clinical teaching at moderate
and high levels. Experienced nurses rated their confidence lower than all other groups,
including those who did not have any clinical nursing experience prior to commencing
the clinical educator role.
Discussions
The recruitment of non-nurses and nurses without experience as clinicians to undertake
the role of nurse educator role does not appear to affect their confidence in clinical
teaching. The professional backgrounds of these groups appear to be unique to Asian
contexts and may provide insight into identified delays in the development of professional
identity in nursing students.
Conclusions
This study has contributed important insights into the current situation surrounding
nursing education in Vietnam. Recommendations are provided to inform future recruitment
of clinical nurse educators.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 06, 2017
Accepted:
September 26,
2017
Received in revised form:
September 12,
2017
Received:
July 7,
2017
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