Investigation of expectations of building clinical practice program for nursing postgraduates

Objective We tried to explore nursing postgraduates' expectations of clinical practice, and build a set of practicable clinical practice program which contributed to cultivate comprehensive ability of nursing postgraduate. Methods Using judgment sampling and snowball sampling, the questionnaire survey was conducted among 111 nursing postgraduates, and expectations of clinical practice of postgraduates with different ages and different work experiences were compared. Results Most nursing postgraduates hold that the clinical practice was necessary. Nursing postgraduates with different ages and work experiences had different expectations of clinical practice, and the differences were statistically significant, χ2 value was 11.594 and 4.416, P<0.05. Nursing postgraduate with different working experience showed statistical difference in clinical expectation of total practice time, χ2=11.290, P<0.05. Conclusions Nursing post-graduates with different ages and work experiences have different expectations of clinical practice. Colleges should build a set of reasonable clinical practice program, based on training objectives, research direction, practice expectations of nursing postgraduates. Key words: Nursing postgraduates; Clinical practice; Expectations; Program