Gulsen Kilinc and Ulviye Gunay
Inonu University, Turkey
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care
Background: Nursing education
contains both theoretical and
practical training processes.
Clinical training is the basis of
nursing education. The quality of
clinical training is closely related
to the quality of the clinical
learning environment.
Objectives: This study aimed
to determine the transfer of
theoretical knowledge into
clinical practice by nursing
students and the di?culties they
experience during this process.
Methods: A qualitative research
design was used in the study. The
study was conducted in 2015
with 30 nursing students in a
university located in the east of
Turkey, constituting three focus
groups. The questions directed
to the students during the focus
group interviews were as follows:
What do you think about your
clinical training? How do you
evaluate yourself in the process
of putting your theoretical
knowledge into clinical practice?
What kind of di?culties are you
experiencing in clinical practices?
Results: The data were
interpreted using the method
of content analysis. Most of
the students reported that
theoretical information they
received was excessive, their
ability to put most of this
information into practice was
weak and they lacked the
courage to touch patients for
fear of implementing procedures
incorrectly. As a result of the
analysis of the data, five main
themes were determined:
clinical training, guidance
and communication, hospital
environment and expectations.
Conclusions: The results of
this study showed that nursing
students found their clinical
knowledge and skills insu?cient
and usually failed to transfer
their theoretical knowledge
into clinical practices. The study
observed that nursing students
experienced various issues in
clinical practices. In order to
fix these issues and achieve
an e?ective clinical training
environment, collaboration
should be achieved among
nursing instructors, nurses,
nursing school and hospital
management. Additionally, the
number of nursing educators
should be increased and training
programs should be provided
regarding e?ective clinical
training methods.
Gulsen Kilinc is a PhD student in the Psychiatric Nursing. She has more than 7years of history in nursing prefession. She is currently working research assistans at Inonu University Facult of Nursing. She has his expertise in psychiatric nursing. gulsen.
E-mail: bektas@inonu.edu.tr
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