1. Student Evaluation Work Experience N487.001 N487.002 2015 Beverly Foster, PhD, RN Beverly Foster, PhD, RN School of Nursing The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2. 37% Response Rate (N=34) 37% Response Rate (N=34)

3. More Than One Agency? No 88% No 88% Yes 12% Yes 12%

4. Clinical Setting Acute care88% Acute care88% Other 12% Other 12% Ambulatory care 9% Ambulatory care 9% Public health 9% Public health 9% Home health 3% Home health 3%

5. Client Age Adult 74% Adult 74% Elderly 44% Elderly 44% Adolescent 29% Adolescent 29% Infant/child 27% Infant/child 27% Mixed 21% Mixed 21%

6. Skill Development Health care team member 85% Health care team member 85% Nrsg/technical skills82% Nrsg/technical skills82% Communication & therapeutic relationships 71% Communication & therapeutic relationships 71% Organizational skills 71% Organizational skills 71% Other 9% Other 9%

7. Role Clarity Were you clear about what you could & could not do? Yes100% Yes100% No 0% No 0%

8. Role Clarity Did agency staff understand your role? Yes94% Yes94% No 6% No 6%

9. RN Preceptor Yes65% Yes65% No35% No35%

10. How Many Preceptors? 127% 127% 221% 221% 315% 315% 415% 415% > 4 21% > 4 21%

11. How Many Units? 179% 179% 218% 218% 3 3% 3 3% 4 0% 4 0% > 4 0% > 4 0%

12. Pay Equivalent to Another Summer Job? Yes44% Yes44% No, I would have made less35% No, I would have made less35% No, I would have made more12% No, I would have made more12% Volunteer 9% Volunteer 9%

13. Type of Position NA II 53% NA II 53% Formal externship47% Formal externship47% NA I15% NA I15% Other15% Other15%

14. Job Search Resources Referred by friend, teacher, etc. 38% Referred by friend, teacher, etc. 38% Other35% Other35% SON job listings/resources 32% SON job listings/resources 32% Called agencies for openings15% Called agencies for openings15% Newspaper 0% Newspaper 0%

15. Number of Agency Applications 138% 138% 218% 218% 321% 321% 4 6% 4 6% > 418% > 418%

16. Most Outstanding Characteristics Practicing & perfecting skills Practicing & perfecting skills Teamwork & communication Teamwork & communication Learning responsibility & time management skills Learning responsibility & time management skills Setting priorities & learning to be organized Setting priorities & learning to be organized Becoming more acquainted with healthcare system Becoming more acquainted with healthcare system

17. Most Troubling Characteristics Confusion about the extern role Confusion about the extern role Limited to performing only NA tasks Limited to performing only NA tasks Ineffective preceptors Ineffective preceptors Multiple preceptors Multiple preceptors Seeing unprofessional conduct by nurses Seeing unprofessional conduct by nurses

18. Most Challenging Moment Patient crisis/difficulty Patient crisis/difficulty Staff/preceptor problems Staff/preceptor problems Dealing with death Dealing with death Communicating to staff about the Communicating to staff about the program & my role program & my role Finding my place on the team Finding my place on the team Adjusting to different floors & being floated Adjusting to different floors & being floated

19. Most Rewarding Moment ratitude of patients for my care Gratitude of patients for my care Contributing to patient care & wellness Contributing to patient care & wellness Staff compliments Staff compliments Realizing that I was capable of doing the job Realizing that I was capable of doing the job Better idea of what I want to do when I graduate Better idea of what I want to do when I graduate