Nursing students’ perceptions of the clinical learning environment at a university in South Africa
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Date
2022
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
The clinical learning environment has been found to be significantly related to nursing practice and ultimately
patient outcome. However, despondency among nursing students towards the clinical learning environment has
been widely reported. This study adopted a quantitative research method that included a descriptive survey
design with the aim to examine nursing students’ perceptions of the clinical learning environment. The target
study population (N = 498) was comprised of third- and fourth-year undergraduate nursing students at the
selected university. The sample (n = 218) was selected through a simple random sampling technique. Data were
collected using the 42-items Clinical Learning Environment Inventory Tool. Descriptive and inferential statistics
(Chi-square and independent sample t-test) were used to analyse the data using the Statistical Package for Social
Science version 25.
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Keywords
Nursing education, Nursing student, Higher education, South Africa
Citation
Jaganath, C. et al. (2022). Nursing students’ perceptions of the clinical learning environment at a university in South Africa. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 17, 100467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2022.100467