Content Analysis of Experience of Nursing Students in Clinical Judgment during Nursing Practicum / 성인간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
;
: 245-256, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-103111
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe the lived experience of nursing students when faced with clinical judgment in a nursing practicum at the hospital.METHODS:
A descriptive research design was utilized. Participants were 79 students in the clinical practicum. Participant consent was obtained for ethical protection. Data were collected from August to December 2007 using a semi-structured questionnaire. Content analysis was utilized for data analysis.RESULTS:
Two categories and 5 themes were extracted from the data for 'difficult' and 'easy' clinical judgments. For the student category, the two themes were 'knowledge' and 'skill', while the three themes for the clinical education environment category were, 'judgment of clinical symptoms and signs', 'differences between theory and practice' and 'human relationships'. For coping, 2 categories and 5 themes were extracted for the difficult clinical judgment situation, while one category and one theme were found for the easy clinical judgment situation.CONCLUSION:
To develop students' clinical judgment, there is need to develop the method of clinical skills using simulation in clinical teaching. For future research, a study on factors affecting clinical judgment of nursing students in hospitals is needed.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Research Design
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Students, Nursing
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Statistics as Topic
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Clinical Competence
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Judgment
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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