title: Impediments to bed-side teaching.
abstract: Bed-side teaching is the process of active learning in the presence of a patient. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a teaching hospital to obtain the opinions of clinical teachers about bed-side teaching including perceived hindrances to its implementation. Of 152 teachers, 78% responded to the questionnaire. Ninety-five per cent reported that bed-side teaching is an effective way to teach professional skills. Time constraints, noisy wards and patients not being available were reported as the most frequently experienced hindrances to bed-side teaching. The survey found strong support for bed-side teaching but a substantial number of barriers to its implementation. Further research is required to study methods that will improve bed-site teaching.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Coughlan
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hensley
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*