국내 간호학사 임상실습교육 개선을 위한 탐색적 연구 －미국 3개 대학 간호학사 임상실습교육 중심으로－

Exploratory Study for the Improvement of Clinical Practice Education in Undergraduate Nursing Programs in Korea －Based on the review of clinical practice programs of three Nursing colleges in the United States－

Purpose : This study was conducted to investigate clinical nursing practice hours and framework of three universities programs in the United States in order to provide basic data to improve nursing clinical practice education in Korea. Methods : Three BSN programs were selected by convenience and the data were collected for the comparison analysis. Data collection was conducted based on the website of the designated BSN programs and interviews with nurse practitioners, nurses and students at the nursing field in a university hospital from November 2018 to March 2019. Results : Clinical practice hours were between 660 and 990 hours in the three US nursing programs. In comparison to the Korean standard(1,000 hours), clinical hours in the US nursing programs were up to 340 hours less. Clinical practice instructors were university faculties, nurse practitioners or field nurses. The clinical instructors taught and guided the students in small groups of 6 to 7 students. Senior students experienced the role of a professional nurse by following a clinical nurse like a shadow and receiving one-on-one guidance during clinical practice. Conclusion : In Korea, more comprehensive and effective standards for BSN clinical practice are required and systems should be established in which competent and experienced nurses in nursing fields guide students as clinical instructors.