The Subject Pedagogy from Theory to Practice - the Newly Registered Nurses View

The aim was to describe, from the newly registered nurses’ perspective, specific events when using their pedagogical knowledge in their everyday clinical practice. The design was qualitative and the critical incident technique was used. Data were collected via interviews with ten newly registered nurses. Two categories emerged in the analyses. The first category was “Pedagogical methods in theory” with the sub-categories Theory and the application of the course in practice, Knowledge of pedagogy and Information as a professional competence. The second category was “Pedagogical methods in everyday clinical practice” with sub-categories Factual knowledge versus pedagogical knowledge,Iinformation and relatives, Difficulties when giving information, Understanding information received, Pedagogical tools, Collaboration in teams in pedagogical situations, and Time and giving information. By identifying specific events regarding pedagogical methods the findings can be useful for everyone from teachers and health-care managers to nurse students and newly registered nurses, to improve teaching methods in nurse education.