Undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of their clinical learning environment

Abstract

The clinical learning environment (CLE) is an interactive network of forces influencing student learning outcomes in the clinical setting. This study used mixed methods to identify factors characterizing students' perceptions of the CLE. The sample consisted of 229 undergraduate students in the second or third year of their biophysical nursing strand. The five subscales of the Clinical Learning Environment Scale, 'staff-student relationships', 'nurse manager commitment', 'patient relationships', 'student satisfaction' and 'hierarchy and ritual', were supported by qualitative data obtained from student interviews. Interpersonal relationships between the participants in the CLE were crucial to the development of a positive learning environment. Student satisfaction with the CLE was both a result of, and influential in creating, a positive learning environment. Nurse educators, clinical venues, and all others participating in the undergraduate nursing students' clinical education, must collaborate in order to create a CLE which promotes the development of well-educated registered nurses capable of providing safe, cost-effective patient care.

Student nurse perceptions of supervision and clinical learning environment: a phenomenological research study

“…En el contexto formativo de enfermería se ha definido el concepto de Entorno de Aprendizaje Clínico (Clinical Learning Environment, CLE) como una red interactiva o conjunto de características inherentes a las prácticas que influyen en los resultados del aprendizaje y en el desarrollo profesional de Enfermería (13,14) . Así, el periodo de prácticas, ofrece al alumnado escenarios óptimos para observar modelos y reflexionar sobre lo que se ve, se oye, se percibe o se hace (15,16) , propiciando de este modo un proceso de socialización profesional de los y las alumnas.…”

The attitudes of student nurses toward clinical work

“…It is crucial that students have a rigorous preparation in both theoretical and practical elements during their programme. Thus, clinical work provides the necessary practical skills that the students need (Dunn and Hansford, 1997), and it is also an environment where students among others socialize, into the profession. A clinical environment includes everything that surrounds the nursing work, including the clinical settings, the staff and the patients (Papp et al, 2003;Hathorn, 2006).…”

Bedre kvalitetssikring av praksis

“…Flere studier framhever at mellommenneskelige relasjoner er avgjørende for utviklingen av et godt laeringsmiljø (12,15,18,19). Studier viser at et godt laeringsmiljø avhenger av at det er etablert strategier og tilnaerminger som fremmer studentenes laeringsprosess og faglige utbytte (8,(20)(21)(22).…”