Palestinian Staff Nurses' Attitudes Toward Nursing Students
Palestinian Staff Nurses' Attitudes Toward Nursing Students
Date
2017-10-03
Authors
Ghrayeb, Farid AW
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International knowledge sharing platform
Abstract
Clinical practice is a substantial part of the nursing curriculum aimed at actively engaging student nurses with
the necessary skills needed for the nursing profession. Clinical nurses play an important role in this teaching
learning process. The relationship between nursing student and staff member in the clinical area can either
facilitate or hamper students' learning. However, negative attitudes of nurses threaten student progression and
retention. The purpose of this study was to deepen understanding of staff nurses' attitudes toward nursing
students within the context of clinical education in Palestine. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study
design was utilized in this study. The entire staff nurses of surgical, medical, emergency …. (n=350) employed
at four hospitals (two private & two government) were selected proportionately. A self-administered
questionnaire and a demographic tool designed by the researcher were used to collect data. Attitudes were
measured using a five point Likert scale. The results demonstrated that attitude toward nursing students were
neutral or slightly positive. Some nurses (50.6%) believed that nursing students are eager to learn and most
(92.9%) have thought that nursing students respect staff nurses as practitioners. Findings also suggest student
nurses believe staff nurses are a positive influence, essential in the development of professional socialization.
Conclusion: Staff-student relationships are essential to the creation of positive clinical experiences. The author
recommends that continued research of nurses who work with student nurses, as well as exploration of the nurse
educator’s perspective, is needed.
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Keywords
Attitudes, Staff Nurses, Nursing Students, Palestine