Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):384-389

Nursing clinical placement - students reflection

Eliška Skřivánková

Clinic of Internal Medicine, Regional Hospital T. Bata, Zlín

Objective: The aim of this study was to find out how nursing students evaluate their clinical practice, co-operation with the mentor, what aspects affects their satisfaction with the practice and how the evaluation of practice varies from wards.

Methods: The sample comprised of 59 nursing students of the second and third year of study. The survey was realized by standardized Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision instrument CLES (Saarikoski, 2002) after the completion of students clinical practice (2008).

Results: Differences were confirmed in the evaluation of the supervision and clinical learning environment depending on the type of wards, when the internal wards were evaluated by students more favourably. Students rated the dimension of nursing care at the word the highest marks, the lowest was rated the relationship between mentors and students. At the same time were confirmed positive correlations between students' overall satisfaction and their evaluation. Statistica lly significant relationship were identified between the nurses' workload in the wards and students' assessment - with the higher workload of nurses was the supervision and clinical learning environment evaluated more favourably.

Conclusion: The results of survey show the importance of clinical supervision and quality of clinical learning environment for nursing practice. Practical training forms an important part of nursing study programme, and therefore is necessary to monitor students' experiences and their reflection.

Keywords: nursing practice, clinical learning environment, students' evaluation

Published: September 30, 2012  Show citation