Foreign first-year nursing students' experiences during their first clinical practice : An Interview Study
Genotiva, Kharen (2022)
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2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121027756
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121027756
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Clinical nursing practice has long been seen as an integral element of a student nurse's education. It allows them to implement the theories they have studied and begin preparing themselves with clinical skills, knowledge, and various rich humanistic experiences. The study aims to explore the different experiences of foreign first-year nursing students during their first clinical practice.
The researcher conducted a qualitative approach using a semi-structured interview to obtain the student’s opinions, thoughts, and experiences during their first clinical placement. Purposive sampling was used to choose five (5) foreign first-year nursing students in their first year at Novia University of Applied Science. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis.
The analysis described four (4) themes relating to foreign first-year nursing students' experiences during their first clinical practice; Challenging experiences, Coping strategies, Well-experienced practice, and Nursing students as nurses.
The research concludes that the overall experience of these foreign first-year nursing students was generally positive. Although these students had experienced some difficulties during their clinical placement, they viewed every challenge as a learning experience to be better communicators and health workers. The integration program for foreign nursing students must be continued or improved since communication is very important in the nursing field, in which these students are having difficulty with most of their experiences.
The researcher conducted a qualitative approach using a semi-structured interview to obtain the student’s opinions, thoughts, and experiences during their first clinical placement. Purposive sampling was used to choose five (5) foreign first-year nursing students in their first year at Novia University of Applied Science. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis.
The analysis described four (4) themes relating to foreign first-year nursing students' experiences during their first clinical practice; Challenging experiences, Coping strategies, Well-experienced practice, and Nursing students as nurses.
The research concludes that the overall experience of these foreign first-year nursing students was generally positive. Although these students had experienced some difficulties during their clinical placement, they viewed every challenge as a learning experience to be better communicators and health workers. The integration program for foreign nursing students must be continued or improved since communication is very important in the nursing field, in which these students are having difficulty with most of their experiences.