The Effects of the Student-centered Clinical Nursing Practice Mode based on the Action Research for Clinical Practicum of Undergraduate Students in Beijing, China

Abstract

This article discusses the application effect of the ‘student-centered, teacher-led’ practice mode. Using the frame of constructivist theoretical perspective and Lewin's action research, we selected the ‘student-centered, teacher-led’ practice mode, and the data sources included the interviews, the students’ practice records and questionnaires from the students and the teachers. The results can be summarized in four aspects as follows: Self-regulated learning ability of students can be improved; students’ clinical thinking can be advanced; the profession can be further understood by students; a professional affection can be fostered. The mode embodies the ‘student-centered, teacher-led’ teaching ideology, and inspires their self-regulated learning interest, development of their clinical thinking capacity, arousal of their professional emotion while it improves their professional qualities. Action research promoted changes in ‘student-centered, teacher-led’ practice mode and the mode is worth broader application.