Abstract

The basic qualitative research design allowed for the discovery of how professional nurse participants interpret their experiences about learning how to educate students in the clinical setting. The population studied were professional nurses who teach students in the clinical setting in a Southwestern state. Research findings indicated the experiences regarding their preparation to instruct students in the clinical learning environment were significantly lacking. Professional nurses may be considered experts in the application of patient care; however, they continue to lack formal training preparing them to educate nursing students. The experiences of professional nurses indicated little communication occurs between them and nursing schools about the critical role they play in the education of students, the necessity of teaching the nursing students to practice safely, the implementation of theory into clinical practice, and how to meet the learning needs of students during their experiential learning experience.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10746548; ProQuest document ID: 2021198519. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Shanda J. Clark, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Omicron Delta

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Professional Nurses, Learning Needs, Educating in the Clinical Setting

Advisor

Julia Bronner

Second Advisor

Adair White-Johnson

Third Advisor

Edna Hull

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Capella University

Degree Year

2018

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-07

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