Explaining the Practicum Experiences of Pre-Registration Nursing Students in Hong Kong using the Theory of Human Relatedness

Coleman, Phil and Tang, Anson (2023). Explaining the Practicum Experiences of Pre-Registration Nursing Students in Hong Kong using the Theory of Human Relatedness. International Journal of Work Integrated Learning, 24(2) pp. 227–240.

URL: https://www.ijwil.org/files/IJWIL_24_2_227_240.pdf

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish whether application of the four states of relatedness (connectedness, disconnectedness, enmeshment, and parallelism) and four processes/social competencies (belonging, reciprocity, mutuality, and synchrony) within the Theory of Human Relatedness may have relevance/transferability to the practicum experiences of an international nursing student population. Secondary data transcriptions derived from focus groups involving twenty final-year pre-registration nursing undergraduates at an academic institution in Hong Kong which directly examined their placement reflections/views were analyzed against all the states of relatedness and process/social competences identified within this theory.

Data from the study provided evidence to support every state of relatedness and process/social competency within the Theory of Human Relatedness. Evaluating pre-registration nursing student placement experiences against this theory suggests that improving a practicum may necessitate creating conditions for workplace learning which more effectively foster connectedness, belonging, reciprocity, mutuality, and synchrony, minimize the need for parallelism and help prevent disconnectedness and enmeshment.

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