Patients' experiences of being nursed by student nurses at a teaching hospital in the Western Cape
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Date
2013
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Patients' experiences of being nursed by student nurses
at a teaching hospital in the Western Cape. Results: Three main themes were discovered after the data analysis; methods of
identification of student-nurses by patients; positive perceptions of student-nurses by
patients and the negative perceptions of student-nurses by the patients.
Conclusion: Patients’ experiences with student nurses in their roles during their practicum
vary considerably. Some patients reported that the students were very good to them,
friendly; making conversations with them that would lighten up their moods. They asserted
also that they felt comfortable with the technique and execution of the nursing care process
by the student nurses, confirming that they see nothing wrong with them. Conversely, other
patients did not hold the student nurses in high esteem and said that they were not very
good with discharging their nursing duties and were sometimes found wanting in the
execution of certain nursing procedures. Consequently, their experiences were not so good
ranging from boredom to extreme pain during the nursing care from students. Emanating
from the bad experiences that these patients have had with student nurses, they have
become sceptical when it comes to receiving nursing care from student nurses and would
refuse should they have the opportunity to decide.
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