Jordanian Nursing Student and Instructor Perceptions of the Clinical Learning Environment

Background Training within clinical areas is a vital part of nursing education. In order to effectively modify and facilitate such training, it is important to understand the perceptions of nursing educators and students about what constitutes effective practices. This study explores perceptions of...

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Published in:International journal of nursing education scholarship 2019-10, Vol.16 (1)
Main Authors: Bawadi, Hala A., Al-Hamdan, Zaid M., Nabolsi, Manar, Abu-Moghli, Fathieh, Zumot, Arwa, Walsh, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attributes
clinical education
Clinical experience
Clinical nursing
Clinical placements
Clinical training
Curricula
Curriculum
curriculum development
Education, Nursing
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Faculty, Nursing - psychology
Focus Groups
Global Health
Humans
Jordan
Learning
Learning environment
Medical education
Mentoring
Nursing
Perceptions
Qualitative Research
School environment
Social Environment
Students, Nursing - psychology
Teachers
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Summary:Background Training within clinical areas is a vital part of nursing education. In order to effectively modify and facilitate such training, it is important to understand the perceptions of nursing educators and students about what constitutes effective practices. This study explores perceptions of Jordanian nursing students and clinical instructors related to clinical training and the learning environment. Interpretative phenomenological qualitative approach was used in this study. semi-structured focus group interviews in two Jordanian Universities Results: The study identified four themes focused on the experiences of these participants. Themes were attributes of clinical training placement, attributes of clinical instructors, attributes of clinical nursing curriculum and student's attributes. The first theme had two subthemes "Structure and nature of clinical placement" and "Nurses' collaboration". The study recommendations are: nursing schools should plan students' clinical experience taking into consideration the challenges associated with these attributes.
ISSN:2194-5772
1548-923X
DOI:10.1515/ijnes-2018-0037