Pathology of the Clinical Education of Medical-Surgical Nursing Courses: A Qualitative Study

Clinical education is the heart of professional education and the most important part of nursing education، because scholar was attained sufficient opportunity for practicing of theoretical learning and professional skills. This research aimed at pathological explanation of medical-surgical nursing courses. This qualitative content analysis was performed during December-March period of 2013 in Nursing & Midwifery School of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Four faculty members، two clinical supervisors and five final baccalaureate nursing students were participated، who were selected by the purposive sampling method. Interviews were transcribed verbatim with MAXQD، codified and analyzed. Four main themes were extracted، containing “tutor efficiency”، “munificence”، “educational planning” and “self-sufficiency”. Also، 11 sub categories were extracted، including “sufficient and related course knowledge”، “loyalty”، “clinical experience”، “respect”، “effective communication”، “insufficient support”، “need-based course plan”، “scheduling courses time’s”، “effective monitoring”، “independence” and “role ambiguity”. Officials’ proper planning and increasing abilities of nursing tutors are of the effective factors on clinical education of medical-surgical nursing courses.