title: [The two-year post graduate training program for nurses: implementation status and personal perspectives].
abstract: The Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation (TJCHA) authorized the Teaching Quality Improvement Program for Teaching Hospitals as a way for the Department of Health to plan and implement improvements. The program assists medical and paramedical professionals to establish a postgraduate clinical training system. The two-year postgraduate training program for nurses is one of the program's regular activities, divided into three phases that include location-based curriculum training (3 months), core curriculum training (9 months), and professional courses training (12 months). This paper describes the origin, current implementation status, and efficacy / key problems of this two-year post graduate training program, Information regarding the opinions of new nurses, preceptors, and nursing managers on the three aspects is drawn from the author's relevant professional experience, interactions with nurses, and a review of the literature. Findings include: (1) nursing departments should operate in accordance with TJCHA guidelines; (2) department training should be adequate to promote the ability and willingness of nurses to train a new generation of clinical preceptors; and (3) participant opinions on project execution progress and difficulties. Findings may be referenced to better achieve Teaching Quality Improvement Program for Teaching Hospital objectives.
authors.affiliation: Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management, Taiwan, ROC. nelly922003@yahoo.com.tw
authors.forename: Yu-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: a two-year post graduate training program for nurses (N-PGY2); new nurses; preceptor