Table 1 Sample characteristics of the nurse educators, n = 127
From: Predictors of effective clinical teaching – nursing educators’ perspective
Characteristic | Number of Nurse Educator (%) |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 43.9 (6.9) |
Gender | |
Female | 99 (78) |
Male | 28 (22) |
Experience as academician in yearsa | |
1–5 years | 12 (9.5) |
6–10 years | 25 (19.9) |
> 10 years | 89 (70.6) |
Experience as clinician in years a | |
1–2 years | 51 (41.8) |
3–5 years | 24 (19.7) |
> 5 years | 47 (38.5) |
Academic Level | |
Bachelor (BSN) | 12 (9.5) |
Master (MSN) | 87 (68.5) |
Doctoral | 28 (22) |
Teaching Roleb | |
Clinical instructor | 97 (76.4) |
Course coordinator | 24 (18.9) |
Preceptor | 6 (4.7) |
Received trainings related to Infection Control | |
Yes | 80 (63) |
No | 47 (37) |
Attended staff development programs related to teaching during COVID-19 | |
Yes | 74 (58.3) |
No | 53 (41.7) |
First source of information about COVID-19 | |
World Health Organization (WHO) | 50 (39.4) |
Ministry of Health of Oman | 36 (28.3) |
Social media and news | 38 (29.9) |
Other sources | 3 (2.4) |
Total ECT score categories | |
Sub-optimal effective | 22 (17.3) |
Satisfactory effective | 43 (33.9) |
Highly effective | 62 (48.8) |