Challenges Faced by Nursing Students to Work with Nursing Personnel: A Qualitative Study

• Main Authors: Rezakhani Moghaddam H, Aghamohammadi V, Jafari M, Absalan M, Nasiri K
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2020-04-01
• Series: Advances in Medical Education and Practice
• Subjects: qualitative research; challenges; nursing
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/challenges-faced-by-nursing-students-to-work-with-nursing-personnel-a--peer-reviewed-article-AMEP
• ISSN: 1179-7258

Hamed Rezakhani Moghaddam,1 Vahideh Aghamohammadi,2 Milad Jafari,3 Matin Absalan,3 Khadijeh Nasiri4 1Health Education, Khalkhal Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran; 2Nutritional Sciences, Khalkhal Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran; 3Department of Nursing, Khalkhal Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran; 4Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, IranCorrespondence: Khadijeh NasiriDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, IranTel [phone]Fax [phone]Email [e-mail]: Nursing is a practice-based discipline. Clinical education is one of the most important parts of nursing education; nurses play an important role in the learning of nursing students. This study was carried out to unveil the challenges of nursing students’ learning through working with nurses.Methods: A qualitative design was used to conduct the study in city of Khalkhal, Ardabil province, Iran. In order to collect data through purposive sampling, twenty students were interviewed using in-depth semi-structured individual techniques. Data analysis was done using MAXODA 12.Results: Challenges of nursing students’ learning were generally categorized into three main themes including inappropriate social norms, inadequate organizational atmosphere, and inadequate resources.Conclusion: It seems that inappropriate organizational culture in the clinical setting and wrong distribution of resources will lead to disruption of student-nurse relationships and ultimately disruption of clinical education.Keywords: qualitative research, challenges, nursing