ABSTRACT
The degree of student satisfaction regarding their clinical educational experiences has an important dimensions in the assessment of institutional effectiveness. All nursing education teams are currently working on ways to improve the quality of their educational provision and increase the satisfaction of their students ,In the light of this concept the present study to assess factors affecting male student's satisfaction regarding their acquisition to maternal and newborn nursing skills at faculty of nursing Ain Shams University, Are male students satisfied with their acquisition to maternal and newborn nursing skills? And what are the factors affecting male student's satisfaction regarding their acquisition to maternal and newborn nursing skills .The study included all third year male students enrolled in obstetrical and gynecological nursing course during the academic year [2008-2009] all about 105 students. A descriptive study design was used. Two types of tools were used, Arabic structured questionnaire sheet, Student satisfaction assessment sheet. Result of study clarified presence of multi factors interfere with student's satisfaction regarding clinical skills as lab infrastructure which student's satisfied represented [55.4%] compared to 2.9% only were unsatisfied, while student's satisfactions of hospital training represented 32.6%compared to 29.4% were unsatisfied, in addition 39.6% were satisfied compared to only 14.0% were unsatisfied with the support obtained by their clinical instructors. Moreover less than half of student satisfied with procedures but 26.4% of them unsatisfied with procedures especially perineal care, breast examination and care. In addition 38.0% of students satisfied with evaluation versus to 24.1% of them were unsatisfied. Finally there were significant difference between student's satisfaction and their clinical achievements .The study concluded that there were many factors affecting student's satisfaction regarding their acquisition to maternal and newborn nursing skills as lab infrastructures or clinical instructors communication during clinical training in lab or hospital and procedures with patient and women acceptance for male student's care at hospital. The researcher recommended that enhance student's orientation session to increase their awareness about the rights and responsibilities of clinical teaching, design training programs for clinical instructors to teach them how to deal with male students, further research on large scale to investigate male's experiences and suggestions regarding clinical skills at maternal and newborn department