Sains Malaysiana 41(6)(2012): 787–793
Reflection of Physiotherapy Students in Clinical
Placement:
A Qualitative Study
(Refleksi Pelajar Prasiswazah Fisioterapi dalam Penempatan
Klinikal: Kajian Kualitatif)
Ayiesah Ramli*, Aida Safra Ruslan & Noor Shahida Sukiman
Physiotherapy
Programme, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Jalan
Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Diserahkan:
20 Julai 2011 / Diterima: 25 Oktober 2011
ABSTRACT
Clinical education provides students with
opportunities to integrate knowledge and skills at progressively higher levels
of performance. This study determined the significant events that undergraduate
physiotherapy student reflects on during their clinical experiences as they
learn to become a physiotherapist. A qualitative study using reflective
instruments of structured debriefing sessions and diary writing was carried
out. This involves 25 fourth-year students from the Faculty of Health Sciences,
UKM during their 12 weeks of clinical placements in 3 different modules (first
semester). They were required to describe an event, its value and their
reaction to it, and to discuss the effect of the new learning experience and
how it would influence their respond in the future.
Our findings confirmed that the process of writing a diary makes a considerable
impact to the student experience during clinical placement. The subjects begin
to construct a personal identity of becoming a physiotherapist through the
process of developing confidence, confirmation of practices and assimilating of
knowledge. In conclusion, the main themes generated from a reflective diary
included their reflection of personal growth, on how they learnt in a clinical
setting, and on the ethical and professional behaviors of themselves and
colleagues. This provides the clinical educators with valuable information to
design meaningful clinical learning experiences that would assist students to
become a good physiotherapist for the future.
Keywords:
Clinical educator; clinical placement; diary; reflection
ABSTRAK
Pendidikan klinikal
menyediakan para pelajar dengan peluang untuk mengintegrasikan pengetahuan dan
kemahiran pada tahap prestasi yang lebih tinggi dan progresif. Kajian ini mengenalpasti peristiwa penting pelajar fisioterapi
ijazah sarjana muda, mencerminkan pengalaman klinikal mereka untuk menjadi ahli
fisioterapi. Satu kajian kualitatif yang menggunakan
instrumen sesi soal jawab berstruktur dan penulisan diari dijalankan. Dua puluh lima pelajar tahun empat dari Fakulti Sains Kesihatan,UKM telah melibatkan diri dalam kajian sepanjang 12 minggu
mereka menjalani penempatan klinikal dalam 3 modul yang berbeza (semester
pertama). Mereka dikehendaki menggambarkan peristiwa membuat penilaian dan
mengenal pasti reaksi mereka, dan membincangkan pengalaman baru yang dipelajari
dan bagaimana perubahan yang berlaku akan mempengaruhi
tindak balas mereka di masa akan datang. Hasil kajian mengesahkan bahawa proses
menulis diari memberi impak yang besar kepada pengalaman pelajar semasa
menjalani penempatan klinikal. Subjek mula membina identiti peribadi untuk
menjadi ahli fisioterapi melalui proses keyakinan diri, pengesahan amalan dan
pengetahuan mengasimilasikan pengalaman mereka. Sebagai
kesimpulan, tema-tema utama yang dikenal pasti daripada diari mencerminkan
pertumbuhan peribadi mereka, bagaimana mereka belajar dalam persekitaran
klinikal, tingkah laku yang beretika dan pembentukan profesional diri sendiri
dan rakan-rakan. Maklumat yang berharga ini penting kepada pendidik
klinikal bagi menyediakan pengalaman pembelajaran klinikal yang bermakna, yang akan membantu pelajar untuk menjadi ahli fisioterapi yang
baik pada masa akan datang.
Kata
kunci: Diari; pengajar klinikal; penempatan klinikal; reflektif
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