Challenges of work during studying from the perspective of nurses: A qualitative study with content analysis approach

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avatar Houman Manouchehri , avatar Elham Imani , * , avatar Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh , avatar Hamid Alavi Majd


how to cite: Manouchehri H, Imani E, Atashzadeh-Shoorideh F, Alavi Majd H. Challenges of work during studying from the perspective of nurses: A qualitative study with content analysis approach. koomesh. 2017;19(2):e151082. 

Abstract

Introduction: Many nursing students have clinical work while studying full-time. The nurses, who work in clinical wards with these students, encountered some challenges. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explain the nurses;#39 perceptions of work during studying challenges. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in four teaching hospitals of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. Individualized deep and semi-structured interviews and field notes were used for data collection. The interviews were written verbatim to provide feedback for the next interview and the adequacy of the data. Data were analyzed using qualitative inductive content analysis with phases of open coding, creating categories and abstraction. Results: In this study, 45 graduate nurse and head nurse aged 23 to 40 years were participated. In this way, 695 initial codes were extracted, and finaly, after the reduction, elimination and integration took place at different stages themes of physical and mental health problems, educational problems, professional problems and underdevelopment were extracted. Conclusion: In the perspective of nurses, students work creates some challenges for students who have not peyed attention to these challenges and may interfere with patient care and threaten patient safety and professional values.

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