The Effect of Training Based on Educational Needs on Clinical Learning of Undergraduate Nursing Students

Clinical education is an essential part of nursing education and provides an opportunity for students to apply theoretical knowledge in patient care. Unfortunately, this training is not effective due to some reasons such as lack of coordination between theoretical and clinical courses and the lack of educational purposes, etc. so, the present study aimed to determine the effect of training based on educational needs on clinical learning of undergraduate nursing students.
This quasi-experimental study was performed in the first semester of 2013-2014, on 65 nursing students of third semester in Babol University of Medical Sciences. Data gathering tools included a researcher-made questionnaire designed in two parts of demographic characteristics and needs assessment questionnaire. The students were randomly divided into groups of 6 to 7 individuals and get training based on determined educational needs. First and last day of training, they completed questionnaires. The validity and reliability of research tool was obtained by content validity and test- retest respectively. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics (Wilcoxon,t-test, paired t-test, correlation, ANOVA and ANCOVA).
The mean scores before and after training were significantly different (p Education based on identified needs of students and a greater emphasis on their weaknesses can result in depth and better learning.