Abstract:

Objective To understand the current clinical practice of young nursing teachers in vocational colleges in Guangdong Province，in order to improve the clinical practice quality of young nursing teachers in vocational colleges and provide reference for strengthening the construction of a dual skilled nursing team. Methods A self-designed questionnaire was used to conduct a survey among 114 young nursing teachers under the age of 45 years old in 13 public vocational colleges offering nursing major in Guangdong Province. Results Among the participants，98.2% of young teachers believed it is necessary to participate in clinical practice. In addition，31.6% of young teachers in universities had no specific requirements for nursing teachers to participate in clinical practice. Beside，78.1% of young teachers proposed that "teaching and research tasks" was the factor that affect their enthusiasm for participating in clinical practice. Conclusion Sufficient support is lack in universities for young nursing teachers in clinical practice，with a short duration of clinical practice，a single form，and a focus on single nursing work. Therefore，supporting policies are suggested for clinical practice of young nursing teachers in universities to incorporate clinical practice into the evaluation indicators for professional titles of young teachers in vocational colleges. Meanwhile，clinical practice system needs to be improved to establish a hierarchical and professional clinical practice evaluation standard with local characteristics，and provide important guarantees for the high-quality development of nursing vocational education.

Key words: Higher vocational colleges, Nursing, Double-qualified young teachers, Clinical practice, Question-naires