Nursing students’ viewpoints about the problems of clinical teaching

authors:

avatar R Zaighami , * , avatar M Faseleh , avatar SH Jahanmiri , avatar F Ghodsbin


how to cite: Zaighami R, Faseleh M, Jahanmiri S, Ghodsbin F. Nursing students’ viewpoints about the problems of clinical teaching. J Inflamm Dis. 2004;8(1):e155019. 

Abstract

¯Abstract Background: Clinical teaching is a great part of nursing education. It shapes skills and in this process nursing students can be prepared to take care of patients independently. Objective: To study clinical teaching problems in junior nursing students. Methods: From 70 junior nursing students of Shiraz nursing faculty only 50 of them answered questionnaire which was designed for this purpose. Findings: The most important problems in nursing clinical teaching field were: undefined students’ duty in ward 96% , society and patients unfamiliarity to nursing job, 92% discrepancy between theoretical teaching and clinical work 90%, performing the primary care by students 84%, ignoring of nursing process in care 82% and lack of required facilities for students 80%. Conclusion: Undefined objectives and students’ duty in ward were the most important clinical teaching problems.