Evaluating the Effectiveness of Peer-Led Clinical Training in Enhancing Practical Nursing Competencies
Posted: Feb 21, 2025
Abstract
The landscape of nursing education faces significant challenges in preparing competent clinical practitioners amidst growing healthcare demands and evolving patient care complexities. Traditional clinical training models, predominantly faculty-led and supervisor-dependent, increasingly struggle with scalability, resource constraints, and the need for individualized skill development. This research introduces and evaluates a novel peer-led clinical training framework that reimagines clinical education through collaborative learning paradigms. The investigation addresses a critical gap in nursing education literature by systematically examining how structured peer-led instruction influences the development of practical nursing competencies beyond conventional training approaches. Contemporary nursing education confronts multiple systemic challenges including faculty shortages, limited clinical placement opportunities, and the persistent theory-practice gap. These challenges necessitate innovative educational strategies that can effectively develop clinical competencies while optimizing available resources. Peer-led learning, while established in various educational contexts, remains underexplored in clinical nursing education, particularly regarding its impact on complex skill acquisition and clinical judgment development. This study posits that peer-led clinical training offers unique advantages through its capacity to create psychologically safe learning environments, facilitate immediate feedback loops, and promote reflective practice through shared clinical experiences. The research examines how these mechanisms contribute to enhanced competency development across technical, cognitive, and affective domains of nursing practice. By investigating both quantitative outcomes and qualitative experiences, this study provides comprehensive insights into the transformative potential of peer-led approaches in clinical nursing education.
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