Evaluation of Nurse Educators’ Teaching Effectiveness of Medical-Surgical Nursing Course among Nursing Students in Selected Schools of Nursing in South-Western Nigeria

Abstract

Background: Over time, it has been noted that certain student nurses perform atrociously in professional exanimation in Nigeria as result of nurse  educators' teaching ineffectiveness among other things. Purpose: The study evaluated nurse educators’ teaching effectiveness among nursing students  in selected schools of nursing in South-Western Nigeria.

Methodology: This study employed a survey design with three nursing schools participated. The  target population consisted of final-year nursing students. A sample size of 133 was purposively selected in the schools chosen. A self-administered  questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data collected were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. Descriptive statistics in the form of frequency table, and percentage and inferential statistics in the form of Pearson Correlation with level of significance set at 0.05  (5%).

Results: Findings revealed that Lecture method (70.1%), practical/demonstration and clinical teaching (65.5%), group discussion/tutorial (58.6%) and  seminars (58.2%) are the common teaching strategies adopted by the educators. The findings also revealed that tutor’s gender to a great extent has  no significant influence on their teaching effectiveness. Educators methods of teaching has an impact on the overall level of satisfaction on the tutor  effectiveness in selected schools of nursing (r = .215; p < .05).

Conclusion: The study concluded that continuous training of nurse educators should be  adopted by nursing institutions to equip educators on available teaching strategies to aid student’s leaning, improved their teaching effectiveness as well  as provide them with modern technology and other innovative teaching strategies as a tool to facilitate teaching and learning.