[The relationship between the contents and the level of achievement of objectives in an occupational health nursing practicum].
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the program and teaching methods of the occupational health nursing practicum in order to enforce students' learning experience in the clinical practice. Self-evaluation sheets graded from levels 1 to 4 were from 63 students, and statistical analysis was performed in relation to their performance levels. The results of the analysis of 63 students' performance sheets indicated that the students achieved 3 points above average in all 14 course objectives. Scales analysis of the students' evaluation sheets also revealed that students' achievement levels were lower at the Industrial Health Organization in comparison with those at the industrial enterprises. To make students' practice more valuable, students' assessment skills of the workers and working environment should be emphasized in the classroom teaching and experience of learning at the laboratory. Moreover, the course objectives should be sufficiently linked to the practice areas in order to differentiate between the features of the Health organizations and enterprises.
Nakatani
Junko
J
Department of Public Health and Occupational Health Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan. Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
Hara
Yoshiko
Y
Ikeda
Tomoko
T
Ishihara
Itsuko
I
D004521:Educational Measurement; D007564:Japan; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000193:education*