Nursing Students’ Satisfaction with Their Clinical Experiences
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Manal Zeinhom Ahmed Higazee, Department of Nursing Management, Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University, Menofia Governorate, Arab Republic of Egypt; Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
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Ahmad Rayan, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa Governorate, Kingdom of Hashmite of Jordan.
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Mohamed Abu Ades, Critical Care Nursing, Al Ghad International Colleges for Health Sciences, Tabouk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fatma Alrawashdeh, Community Health Nursing Administrative in-Charge Nurse, International Rescue Committee, Irbid Governorate, Jordan.
Background: Studying students' satisfaction regarding clinical experiences is crucial to develop confidence in clinical nursing practices after graduation, and improve educational institutions' teaching strategies to meet students' learning needs ever changing demands. Aim: Evaluate nursing students' satisfaction with clinical education in both clinical field placement and nursing laboratories. Methods: A descriptive correlational research design was employed in one of the faculties of nursing at a private university in Jordan. A convenient sample of 293 questionnaires was collected from students enrolled in clinical courses during the academic year 2013/2014. Two different instruments were used to assess students' satisfaction regarding their clinical experiences; one for laboratory settings, and the other for clinical settings. Results: The study revealed that students were generally satisfied with their training experiences; with high mean satisfaction level regarding their laboratories experiences and moderate mean satisfaction level regarding their clinical experiences(45.3, 34.0) respectively. Conclusion: Using high-fidelity simulations increases students' satisfaction with their clinical education in both clinical field and nursing laboratories, which might enhance students' confidence in clinical nursing practices after graduation.
Clinical Experiences, Laboratory Experiences, Students' Satisfaction, Nursing
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