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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
World Nursing 2017
July 10-12, 2017
23
rd
World Nursing and Healthcare Conference
July 10-12, 2017 Berlin, Germany
Student nurses perceptions of clinical learning experience
Lunic Base Khoza
University of Venda, South Africa
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he purpose of this study was to obtain the nursing students’ perceptions of clinical learning experiences. Nursing students
following the course leading to registration as a nurse (general, psychiatric and community) and midwife at the University
of Venda constituted the target population. The study used a qualitative descriptive survey to provide insight into the situation.
The population was all students studying at the University of Venda and following the four year degree in nursing science. A non-
probability purposive sampling was employed to sample 45 participants variably from each level of study. Data was collected from
the students through focus group interviews. Participation was voluntary as the study was not interested in obtaining information
about a particular clinical setting where learning experiences occur. Findings indicate that nursing students are aware of the value of
the contribution that clinical learning experiences make to their development of professional socialization. Nursing students regard
a patient as the central focus of their clinical learning experiences, they are able to identify those factors which could promote and
enhance and those which could hinder or be detrimental to their learning in the clinical setting. However, proper guidance and
support from their superiors appears to fall short. There appears to be a need to assist both students and clinical nurse practitioners
to increase their understanding with regard to their roles and mutual expectations in the clinical field.
Biography
Lunic Base Khoza has completed her PhD from the University of South Africa. She is currently serving as Dean, Senior Professor in the School of Health Sciences.
Her area of specialty is nursing education, nursing management and health promotion. She has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals and has
previously served as an Editorial Board Member of reputed national journal and was involved in peer review of manuscripts for national and international journals.
She holds a NRF C3 rating as an established researcher. She was awarded with a life time achiever award for Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and
Government.
Lunic Base Khoza, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-049