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Student Nurses' Learning Needs & Expectations in the Clinical Learning Units
Curationis | Vol 22, No 4 | a746 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v22i4.746
| © 1999 M Chabeli
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Submitted: 27 September 1999 | Published: 27 September 1999
Submitted: 27 September 1999 | Published: 27 September 1999
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M Chabeli,, South AfricaFull Text:
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This paper describes and explores the clinical learning needs and expectations of student nurses. An exploratory, descriptive and qualitative design, which is contextual in nature, was used where a focus group interview was conducted with the final year basic students undergoing a four year comprehensive diploma course leading to registration as a professional nurse. Tecsh’s (in Cresswell, 1994:155) method of data analysis was employed. Eight categories were identified as follows: communication; role modelling; up-to-date knowledge and experience; continuous supervision; assessment and evaluation; scientific process; management; professional practice and student status. A recommendation deduced from the conclusions made on the identified clinical learning needs and expectations of the students should enable teachers to address the long standing problem of how students should learn.
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