Affiliation:
1. Associate Professor and Dean, Wilmington University, College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences, New Castle, Delaware.
Abstract
Background:
Midwifery clinical educators balance expertise in clinical practice and academia.
Purpose:
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess midwifery clinical educator skill acquisition and psychometric properties of the Academic Clinical Nurse Educator Skill Acquisition Tool (ACNESAT) with midwifery clinical educators.
Methods:
A convenience sample of 143 educators completed the 40-item ACNESAT aligned with the National League for Nursing academic clinical nurse educator competencies.
Results:
Participants reported extreme confidence overall with ACNESAT items (M = 168.99, SD = 23.61), highest confidence with Ensures Safe Care is Delivered by Learners in the Clinical Setting (M = 4.51, SD = 0.659), and lowest with Applies Theory to Clinical Practice During Clinical Nursing Education Experiences (M = 4.01, SD = 0.934).
Conclusions:
Academic leaders are empowered to utilize the ACNESAT to personalize clinical educator orientation programs with targeted professional development activities.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Review and Exam Preparation,LPN and LVN,Fundamentals and skills,Education