The correlation between caring ability and clinical learning environment of nursing students in clinical practice / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the status quo of clinical nursing students' caring ability and clinical learning environment,and analyze the correlation between them.Methods 112 clinical nursing students in a grade three and first-class hospital in Hefei were investigated by using the caring ability inventory and nursing clinical learning environment scale.Results The mean score of nursing students on caring ability inventory was (203.12±12.14) points,and the scores of knowing,courage and patience were (78.26±8.27) points,(66.41±5.68) points and (58.45±4.30) points.The total score of clinical learning environment was (146.79±11.76) points,and the scores of six dimensions were task location (25.52±4.77) points,work atmosphere and team culture (25.33±5.21) points,student participation (24.96±4.14) points,interpersonal relation (24.54±5.20) points,innovation (23.59±3.54) points and individuation (22.87±3.26) points.By Pearson correlation analysis,the coefficient of correlation was 0.509 between caring ability and clinical learning environment of nursing students in clinical practice.Conclusions Most nursing students are moderately satisfied with clinical learning environment while their caring ability remains to be improved.There is positive correlation between the caring ability and clinical learning environment of nursing students.Therefore,nursing managers should take corresponding measures to create favorable clinical learning environment,so as to promote the caring ability of nursing students.