Undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of their clinical learning environment

Nursing Students' Perspective toward Clinical Learning Environment

Introduction: The prosperity of nursing educational programs depends on the efficiency and sufficiency of clinical experiences. One of the most important factors recognized in this field is learning environment. In this study, different aspects of clinical environment have been evaluated from students' viewpoints. Methods: All interns attaining clinical experiences in the wards of pediatrics, ...

Nursing students' perceptions of their clinical learning environment in placements outside traditional hospital settings

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore students' opinions of the learning environment during clinical placement in settings outside traditional hospital settings. BACKGROUND Clinical placement experiences may influence positively on nursing students attitudes towards the clinical setting in question. Most studies exploring the quality of clinical placements have targeted students' experience in hospi...

Learning style preferences of undergraduate nursing students.

AIM To determine the predominant learning style preferences of undergraduate nursing students. METHOD A demographic questionnaire and Honey and Mumford's (2000a) learning styles questionnaire were administered to a purposive sample of 136 students. RESULTS A response rate of 81% (110) was obtained. The results are congruent with U.K. studies, which show that the reflector is the preferred l...

Clinical learning environments (actual and expected): perceptions of Iran University of Medical Sciences nursing students

  Background: Educational clinical environment has an important role in nursing students' learning. Any difference between actual and expected clinical environment will decrease nursing students’ interest in clinical environments and has a negative correlation with their clinical performance.   Methods : This descriptive cross-sectional study is an attempt to compare nursing students'perception...

Pre-clinical preparation of undergraduate nursing students.