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Enfermería Clínica (English Edition) The clinical nurse’s experience in mentoring newly graduated peers, Chile
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The clinical nurse’s experience in mentoring newly graduated peers, Chile
La experiencia de la enfermera clínica en la tutorización de pares recién graduados, Chile
Patricia Espinoza-Lagosa,
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, Alejandra-Ximena Arayab, María Eugenia Espinoza Lagosc,d, Carla Andrea Claeys Mercadoa
a Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile
b Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile
c Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile
d Colegio Saint Thomas, Valparaíso, Chile
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Abstract
Objective

To know and understand the experience lived by clinical nurses who tutor newly graduated peers during their hiring stage in hospitals and other health organisations in the country.

Method

Qualitative study of phenomenological approach carried out in Chile between the months of September 2019 to January 2020, Covid-19 prepandemic. An in-depth interview was conducted with fifteen clinical nurses. The data analysis was guided by the methodological principles of Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology, the results in the light of his theory and the scientific references associated with the subject.

Results

Three categories and twelve themes emerged in this study. Despite differences in their sociodemographic data, all fifteen participants reported similar experiences in the role of peer tutoring recent graduates. They all mentored from their own mentoring experience and without guidelines from their organization, faced the same difficulties and needs, and raised the same criticisms for improvement related to changes that would allow them to improve their performance.

Conclusions

From the perspective of the fifteen nurses it was possible to know and understand how they live the experience of mentoring newly graduated peers in the workplace, however, the results should be taken with caution due to the limitations of the study. Further research on this topic is recommended.

Keywords:
Inservice training
Preceptorship
Nurse clinicians
Nurses
Chile (Source: DeCS/MeSH)
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Objetivo

Conocer y comprender la experiencia que viven las enfermeras clínicas que tutorizan a pares recién graduados durante su etapa de contratación en hospitales y otras organizaciones de salud del país.

Método

Estudio cualitativo de enfoque fenomenológico llevado a cabo en Chile entre los meses de septiembre 2019 a enero 2020, prepandemia Covid-19. Se realizó una entrevista en profundidad a quince enfermeras clínicas. El análisis de los datos se guió por los principios metodológicos de la fenomenología social de Alfred Schütz, los resultados a la luz de su teoría y los referentes científicos asociados a la temática.

Resultados

En este estudio surgieron tres categorías y doce temas. A pesar de las diferencias en sus datos sociodemográficos, las quince participantes informaron experiencias similares en el rol de tutor de pares recién graduados. Todas tutorizaron desde la propia experiencia de tutorización y sin lineamientos de parte de su organización, enfrentaron las mismas dificultades y necesidades, y plantearon las mismas críticas de mejora relacionadas con cambios que les permitan mejorar su desempeño.

Conclusiones

Desde la perspectiva de las quince enfermeras se pudo conocer y comprender cómo viven la experiencia de tutorizar a pares recién graduados en el puesto de trabajo, sin embargo, los resultados deben tomarse con cautela debido a las limitaciones del estudio. Es recomendable seguir investigando sobre esta temática.

Palabras clave:
Programas de orientación al empleado
Tutoría clínica o Preceptoría
Enfermeras clínicas
Enfermeras y Enfermeros
Chile (Fuente: DeCS/MeSH)

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