ATTRIBUTES OF AN EFFECTIVE NURSING TEACHER: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Objective: To identify characteristics/attributes of a quality nursing teacher using survey instrument: attributes of quality health educator’.

Material & Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at Begum Bilqees Sultana, Institute of Nursing, Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences, Shaheed Benazirabad during January-March, 2022. A structured 15-item, ranking-based 'Survey instrument: attributes of an effective health educator scale' was used to collect the data from four-year Bachelor' of Science in Nursing students of study year 2^nd, 3^rd, & 4^th year. First-year students were excluded because of their less than 06 months of educational experience.

Results: Participants ranked clarity, knowledge base, well-prepared, respects students’ autonomy & independence, and enthusiastic attributes at 1^st m 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, & 5^th slot, respectively. The 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, & 10^th priority positions were by ‘grabbed feedback, organization skills, listening skills & availability, role model, and sincerity’ as teachers’ attributes. The scholarly activity and utilization of evidence-based practice attributes failed to gain students' due attention.

Conclusion: The failure of students to provide scholarly activity and utilization of evidence-based practice attributes is another area for future research. In-depth studies are warranted to drill the factors that inhibit students' due attention in this regard.