1. Mind the Gap Between Theory and Practice: Nursing Students and Tutors in Comparison
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Maicol Carvello, Roberto Lupo, Giulia Rum, Elsa Vitale, Luana Conte, Valeria Cremonini, and Ivan Rubbi
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nursing students ,clinical experience ,theory-practice gap ,mentoring ,medical education ,Nursing ,RT1-120 - Abstract
Background: Internship represents the context for nursing students to acquire professional skills. The mutual relationship between the intern and the tutor, where both parties have the opportunity to grow and develop, contributes to transforming theoretical knowledge into intellectual, psychomotor, and social skills. However, the gap between education and clinical practice has always challenged education experts. This study assesses the gap between the theory learned during lectures and the applied care practice during the internship, highlighting factors opposing knowledge translation. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in June and July 2022, involving clinical tutors (48 tutors) and third-year nursing students (107 students) recruited by convenience sampling. Both groups were administered a designed questionnaire built by the researchers, using semi-structured interviews in the related literature and adapted to the Italian context. Two Italian universities participated in the study (University of Bari and Polytechnic University of the Marche, located in Ancona, Italy). Descriptive and Inferential statistics were employed. All P
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- 2024