Research Article
A Multisite Study on Knowledge, Perceived Motivators, and Perceived Inhibitors to Precepting Nursing Students within the Clinical Environment in Ghana
Table 3
Exploratory factor analysis on the perceived motivators to precepting nursing students.
| Scale items | Loadings | Perceived motivator factors |
| Component 1 | | | The opportunity to help students set career goals | 0.575 | Learning and professional needs of students | The opportunity to stimulate creativity at the workplace | 0.557 | The opportunity to acknowledge nursing students’ contributions | 0.523 | The opportunity to account for students from diverse backgrounds | 0.582 | The opportunity to help nursing students acquire resources for clinical learning | 0.582 | The opportunity to help nursing students network effectively | 0.690 | The opportunity to help nursing students establish a life/work balance | 0.622 |
| Component 2 | | | The opportunity to build confidence in nursing | 0.576 | Helping students to develop skills | The opportunity to enhance the skills of nursing students | 0.660 | The opportunity to engage with students while on placement | 0.647 | The opportunity to develop strategies to meet the objectives of the students | 0.720 | The opportunity to establish a healthy relationship with students | 0.711 | The opportunity to listen to students effectively | 0.672 | The opportunity to provide constructive feedback | 0.652 | The opportunity to develop a trusting relationship with students | 0.502 |
| Component 3 | | | The opportunity to gain professional recognition | 0.762 | Experience and professional recognition of preceptorship | The opportunity to precept students as I had a similar experience | 0.724 | |
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