Nursing Students' Views Regarding Elements Effective on Clinical Education in Khalkhal, 2018

One of the most important parts of nursing education is clinical education. Evaluation the status of clinical education helps to eliminate or correct weaknesses and can improve the achievement of educational goals. The aim of this study was to determine nursing students' viewpoints about Practical education in Khalkhal, 2019.

The present study is a descriptive cross-sectional study which was done on 136 nursing students in Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences in May and April at 2019. Sampling was done by census method. Data collection tool is practical education questionnaire. The data were analyzed whit SPSS/23 software. Significant level was (P <0.05). The descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and Chi-square, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient tests were used for analysis.

The mean and standard deviation of students' viewpoints about practical education status was 81.56 ± 17.58 that is good. The “goals and planning” domains and the "coach" domains, with mean and standard deviation of 27.57 ± 5.89 and 23.39 ± 45.17 were also moderate.

The findings of the present study show that although the practical education status of nursing students is good, the practical environment and evaluation is moderate. Therefore, it is suggested appropriate methods evaluating have been developed and providing appropriate clinical environments should be a top priority for nursing schools