Date of Award
11-30-2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MSc in Nursing
First Advisor
Dr. Naghma Rizvi
Second Advisor
Dr. Eunice Siaity
Third Advisor
Hussain Maqbool
Abstract
Background Clinical experience is an integral part of nursing education. Obtaining quality clinical experiences in a supportive and pedagogically calibrated clinical learning environment is a significant concern for nursing institutions. The quality of clinical learning reveals the quality of the curriculum structure. Therefore, it is important to investigate students’ clinical learning experiences to produce competent future nurses.
/="/">Purpose This study aimed to measure the undergraduate nursing students’ satisfaction level with their clinical learning experiences and its associated factors, in government and private colleges of Nursing in Multan, Pakistan.
/="/">Methodology A quantitative approach, with a comparative analytical cross-sectional design, was used. A sample of 191 undergraduate nursing students participated in the study. Data was collected using the Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision and Nurse Teacher evaluation scale. Online Google survey forms were used to collect data, due to the COVID19 pandemic outbreak. Results The study findings revealed that students were satisfied with their clinical learning experiences. Students' overall mean satisfaction score was 3.54 + 0.93, a significant (p< 0.05) difference was found in the satisfaction score between the government and private undergraduate nursing students. Attending pre and post-conferences, faculty visit to students’ clinical placement, electronic communication between students and clinical faculty, and environment of clinical placement were the associated factors found with students’ iv satisfaction. The findings revealed that a meaningful clinical learning environment motivates students to continue nursing as their career choice.
Conclusion Students’ satisfaction is significantly associated with their clinical learning experiences. This significance indicates that the needs and expectations necessary for gaining clinical learning experiences must be met. This study concluded that, overall, students were satisfied with their clinical learning experiences, however, satisfaction varied according to the type of college (government or private) where they were studying and their year of study.
First Page
1
Last Page
85
Recommended Citation
Rana, A.
(2020). Undergraduate nursing student’s satisfaction level with the clinical learning experience in Multan, Pakistan. , 1-85.
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