CLINICAL SYMPATHY –A MIXED METHOD STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CLINICAL NURSE EDUCATOR AND THE GRADUATE NURSE

2021 ◽  
pp. 103150
Author(s):  
Tracey H Coventry ◽  
Kylie P Russell
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Nurse Educator ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Graduate Nurse ◽  
The Relationship

The Relationship between Avatar-Based Customization, Player Identification, and Motivation

2016 ◽  
pp. 48-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selen Turkay ◽  
Charles K. Kinzer
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Perceived Similarity ◽  
Online Game ◽  
Lord Of The Rings ◽  
Massively Multiplayer Online Game ◽  
Multiplayer Online Game ◽  
Self Discrepancy ◽  
The Relationship

Player identification is an outcome of gameplay experiences in virtual worlds and has been shown to affect enjoyment and reduce self-discrepancy. Avatar customization has potential to impact player identification by shaping the relationship between the player and the character. This mixed method study examines the effects of avatar-based customization on players' identification with their characters, and the effects of identification dimensions (i.e., perceived similarity, wishful identification, embodied presence) on their motivation in a massively multiplayer online game, Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO). Participants (N = 66) played LotRO either in customization or in no-customization group for ten hours in four sessions in a lab setting. Data were collected through interviews and surveys. Results showed both time and avatar customization positively impacted player identification with their characters. Player motivation was predicted in different sessions by different identification dimensions, which shows the dynamic and situational impact of identification on motivation.

scholarly journals The clinical nurse educator as a congruent leader: A mixed method study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Tracey H. Coventry ◽  
Kylie P. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Nurse Educator ◽  
First Year ◽  
Healthcare Organisation ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
Clinical Role ◽  
Clinical Nurse

Educational leadership in the clinical setting has an influence on the promotion and achievement of competent and confident nurses. In Australia, the newly qualified registered nurse entering the workforce is exposed to a variety of experiential learning opportunities and engages with the nurse who is responsible for the clinical learning and development (clinical nurse educator) in the first-year graduate program. There is limited research examining the clinical nurse educator role and actual and potential leadership in the workforce. This study aimed to articulate the extent to which the clinical nurse educator is perceived as a clinical leader in the acute hospital setting. And specifically, the relationship of the role to the congruent leadership style. A mixed method convergent design (QUANT + QUAL) approach used (1) an online questionnaire with open and closed ended questions for the graduate nurses and (2) semi-structured individual interviews with graduate nurses, their clinical nurse educators and their nurse managers. Findings confirmed the clinical nurse educator leadership was visible, approachable, and relational with clearly identified values and passionate patient-centred principles. Challenges to the clinical nurse educator identity and confidence exist and impact the clinical role and leadership value. The clinical nurse educator did not need to be in a management position to lead and influence graduates’ successful transition to practice and integration into the clinical environment. The clinical nurse educator exhibits a congruent leadership style through engagement and promotion of the graduate nurses in their first year of nursing. The education role is of significance to meet contemporary health care expectations and promote quality patient care and new nurse retention in the healthcare organisation.

The Effects of Avatar-Based Customization on Player Identification

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selen Turkay ◽  
Charles K. Kinzer
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Online Game ◽  
Lord Of The Rings ◽  
Massively Multiplayer Online Game ◽  
Multiplayer Online Game ◽  
Self Discrepancy ◽  
The Relationship

Games allow players to perceive themselves in alternate ways in imagined worlds. Player identification is one of the outcomes of gameplay experiences in these worlds and has been shown to affect enjoyment and reduce self-discrepancy. Avatar-based customization has potential to impact player identification by shaping the relationship between the player and the character. This mixed method study aims to fill the gap in the identification literature by examining the effects of avatar-based customization on players' identification with and empathy towards their characters in a massively multiplayer online game, Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO). Participants (N = 66) played LotRO either in customization or in no-customization groups for about ten hours in four sessions over two weeks in a controlled lab setting. Data were collected through interviews, surveys and observations. Results showed both time and avatar-based customization positively impacted players' identification with their avatars. Self-Determination Theory is used to interpret results.

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