FD training project for teachers and clinical supervisors involved in clinical practice in Osaka

　This is a brief report on the background, objectives, project description, and results of this project, which was adopted in FY2024.

1. project background

The mother body of the project idea is the "Osaka Prefecture Council of Nursing Colleges," which was established in 2021, with the aim of improving the quality of nursing education through collaboration among Osaka Prefecture's nursing colleges in the wake of the new coronavirus epidemic in 2020, which had a major impact on educational activities, especially clinical practice. In 2024, against the background of the revision of the Model Core Curriculum for Nursing Education and the shift to competency-based education, a common challenge was for faculty members and clinical supervisors to collaborate in exploring the nature of clinical practice. Therefore, we applied for the District Activities Project with the hope of holding a forum for faculty members and clinical supervisors to discuss issues related to clinical practice.

2. Project Objectives

　The purpose of this workshop was to help improve the quality of basic nursing education in the region as a whole by holding an FD workshop on clinical practice for faculty members and clinical supervisors of nursing colleges in Osaka Prefecture in order to realize higher quality clinical practice.

3. Business

　The following two workshops were conducted as part of the project.
(1) Workshop I: "The Concept of Onsite Practice in Competency-Based Education"
　This workshop aimed to share a common understanding of the shift from content-based education to competency-based education in light of the Model Core Curriculum for Nursing Education scheduled to be implemented from the 2026 academic year. The lecture was given by Dr. Reiko Nishimura, Professor of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo University of Health Sciences, as an online training course (archived for later distribution) via ZOOM for faculty members of member schools of the Osaka Prefecture Council of Nursing Colleges on Thursday, December 26, 2024 from 16:00 to 18:00.
(2) Workshop II "FD Workshop for Supervisors and Faculty Members Involved in Osaka and Clinical Practice
　This workshop aimed to provide an opportunity for faculty members and clinical supervisors involved in clinical training to share and discuss various issues related to clinical training instruction and to think about how to improve clinical training. The theme was "Work Session on Onsite Practice - A Step toward Shared Solutions of Issues.

Results

(1) Workshop I: "The Concept of Onsite Practice in Competency-Based Education"
　There were a total of 234 participants, 180 on the day of the workshop and 54 archived participants. There were 126 responses to the post-workshop survey, for a response rate of 58.3%.
　The "level of satisfaction with the training session" was very satisfied (33.9%), satisfied (49.6%), normal (15.0%), and somewhat dissatisfied (1.6%). Regarding the question, "Do you think the training session will be useful in considering future on-site training?" 62.2% found it very useful (62.2%), 33.9% found it fairly useful (33.9%), 3.1% found it not very useful (3.1%), and 0.8% found it not useful (0.8%).
　　　Many of the free responses were positive about their understanding of the topic, such as "The topic was timely and informative," "The seam between education and clinical practice was clear," and "The abundance of practical examples deepened my understanding. There were also comments that will lead to the next workshop, such as "the diversity of students and the need for reasonable accommodation," and "the importance of a common language with clinical practice."
(2) Workshop II "Work Session on Onsite Practice: Sharing Issues and Steps to Solution
　　The workshop featured face-to-face group work, with a total of 155 participants (56 clinical instructors and 99 faculty members) divided into 20 groups for a lively exchange of ideas.
　　　The number of responses to the post-workshop questionnaire was 126, for a response rate of 81.3%. The responses to the question, "Were you able to share issues related to practical training between the training facilities and the university?" were: "Yes" (77.0%) and "Fairly well" (23.0%). Some said, "It was refreshing to exchange opinions with people in positions with which we do not usually interact," and "I reaffirmed the need for a common language. When asked if the training was useful for solving issues in future clinical training instruction, 70.6% of the respondents answered "Yes" (70.6%), 28.6% answered "Fairly well" (28.6%), and 0.8% answered "Not so well" (0.8%). In their free responses, respondents stated that they were able to "hear the true feelings of clinical instructors," "share their concerns and ideas about student teaching," and "understand each other's patient-first and student-first perspectives.

This project provided a valuable opportunity for faculty members and clinical instructors involved in clinical training to review the state of clinical training throughout the region through the FD workshop, and to foster a common understanding of the need to improve the quality of basic nursing education. Some participants in the workshop expressed sympathy for the significance of the project, saying, "We received hints from the sharing of information on various universities' ideas and current situations, which will lead to solving problems that universities are facing," and "The project contains contents necessary for future education.
We sincerely appreciate that the project was selected for the FY2024 District Activity Project, and that we were able to have face-to-face discussions with faculty and clinical supervisors throughout the region.