Nursing Students’ Challenges Regarding Their Expectations and Satisfaction Before and After Attending Delivery Room

Abstract

Background:It is dynamic and difficult to study midwifery, and is students accepted into the labor wards or not this affects the students learning. Therefore the study aimed to assess the challenges of nursing students regarding their expectations and satisfaction before and after entering delivery room. Method: An exploratory descriptive study design was used Sample: A purposive sample, all technical institute nursing students (91) who were attending the delivery unit during studying maternity and neonatal nursing course at study year 2018-2019, Setting: in General Damietta hospital. Tools: two tools, a selfadministered questionnaire of three parts was developed by the researchers, includes questions about the students' expectations, students' knowledge about labor and satisfaction, and a modified scale was also used. Results: Regarding students' expectations more than two third of students expected to be welcomed from mothers, and around half of students expected that nurses following the principle of infection control, nurses instructed women regarding bearing down and less than two-thirds of them were satisfied with the practical training and a sense of belonging and identity. Conclusion: Nursing students are faced with many challenges in the clinical learning, there were highly statically significant differences found between before and after entrance for many of their expectations, and some 'expectations were achieved. Students were satisfied with their clinical achievements after attending delivery room. Recommendations: Implement Students orientation programs pre attending delivery room include, prepare students, avoid causes of students fears and anxiety, and increase training through simulators, videos and integration of nursing ethics.