여성건강간호학 실습교육의 현황과 과제

Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to examine current status of women’s health nursing practicum and identify necessarycore nursing skills in this practicum area. Moreover, one syllabus and evaluation sheets for women’s health nursingclinical practicum at one university were reviewed. Methods: A survey design was used with 81 educators who wereteaching maternity or women’s health nursing and its practicum. Results: Most clinical sites for practicum were universityhospitals (43.0%), women’s hospitals (32.7%), or general hospitals (17.3%); but the majority (77.8%) of educatorsexpressed difficulty in finding appropriate practicum places. Common teaching and learning methods wereclinical guides for practicum (44.6%), e-learning content (30.2%), and simulation (23.6%). Core nursing skills for thispracticum included assessment of stages of labor, preparation of uterine-fetal monitoring devices and interpretationof results, monitoring uterus and fetal activity, and performing Leopold’s maneuver. For postpartum care, the followingwere included; postpartum fundal massage, assessment of breast engorgement, fundus height, and episiotomysites, inserting urinary catheter, and teaching the use of patient-controlled analgesia. Conclusion: To improve thequality of clinical practicum, development of a clear course syllabus, standardized clinical guidebook, and core nursingskills is required and should be shared with all relevant nurse educators.