Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Clinical placement experiences by undergraduate nursing students in selected teaching hospitals in Ghana. |
| Authors: |
Atakro, Confidence Alorse, Armah, Ernestina, Menlah, Awube, Garti, Isabella, Addo, Stella Boatemaa, Adatara, Peter, Boni, George Sedinam |
| Source: |
BMC Nursing; 1/14/2019, Vol. 18 Issue 1, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p |
| Subject Terms: |
ACADEMIC medical centers, EXPERIENCE, INTERNSHIP programs, INTERVIEWING, RESEARCH methodology, NURSING, NURSING education, NURSING students, STUDENTS, QUALITATIVE research, THEMATIC analysis, UNDERGRADUATES |
| Geographic Terms: |
GHANA |
| Abstract: |
Background: In meeting the global standard of patient safety, quality care and nursing leadership, countries are urged by the World Health Organisation to have a greater proportion of nurses educated to degree level or higher. However, some researchers have found that there are very little differences in competencies of diploma registered nurses and first degree nurses in some countries. University education in nursing remains problematic and there are many disparities in the programmes currently being offered in different parts of the world. Though teaching hospitals in Ghana are expected to assist in the training of undergraduate nursing students, there is limited scientific evidence on experiences of undergraduate nursing students in these teaching hospital environments. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of undergraduate nursing students in selected teaching hospitals in Ghana. Methods: A qualitative explorative descriptive design was used in conducting the study. Purposive sampling technique was utilised in collecting data from thirty-five undergraduate nursing students placed in two teaching hospitals in Ghana. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview guide and analysed manually by the research team. A thematic content analysis was used in analysing data. Results: Four main categories of themes were extracted from data. These themes were: 1. Feeling isolated in clinical placement. 2. Inadequate application of the nursing process. 3. Encounter with complex medical devices and complex conditions. 4. Inadequate application of physical examination by nurses. Conclusion: There were both positive and negative experiences by undergraduate nursing students in teaching hospitals in Ghana. The opportunity to see various clinical cases and also use complex medical devices were positive experiences for students. However, the undergraduate nursing students also experienced challenges of isolation in placement, inadequate application of the nursing process, and inadequate application of physical assessment by nurses. Undergraduate nursing students require varying levels of support, supervisory commitments and logistics provisions to learn skills such as physical examination and nursing process during placement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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