Nursing Students' Satisfaction with Their Clinical Learning Environment & Associated Factors

Abstract

Background: "An interactive network of strengths within the clinical environment that influence the clinical learning outcomes of students" is how the clinical learning environment (CLE) has been described. To ensure the necessary teaching and learning process, it is essential to understand the degree of student satisfaction with their clinical learning environment. Consequently, the goal of this study was to evaluate how satisfied were the nursing students with (CLE), recruited from various nursing colleges in Karachi, Pakistan.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2022, and include nursing students from various nursing institutes in Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 50 student nurses were chosen for this study using accessible and purposeful sampling methods. The Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision + Nurse Teacher (CLES + T) rating scale was employed in this study in its English language form. Using SPSS version 21.0, the gathered data were cleaned, coded, and statistically examined.

Results: A total of 50 nursing student were recruited from the different nursing institutes of Karachi, Pakistan, out of which 82% were females, while only 18% were male. The results from the CLES + T scale show satisfaction with CLE among nursing students.

Conclusion: To improve clinical practice satisfaction and support good emotional regulation in nursing students, effective nursing education programs must be created. Nurse staff and administrators need to understand how crucial they are to students' success in clinical placements and professional growth.