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Challenges Faced by University of Limpopo Learner Nurses during Psychiatry Clinical Exposure: A Qualitative Study.
- Source :
- Nursing Reports; Mar2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p164-173, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Clinical exposure of learner nurses to psychiatric hospitals is a requirement by the South African Nursing Council. Clinical experience helps learner nurses build cognitive and affective skills, cultural acculturation, and professional identity. The clinical placement also aids nursing learner nurses in making decisions regarding future career paths. The goal of psychiatric nursing practice is to enhance mental and physical health and improve the patient's quality of life and rehabilitation. A qualitative research approach was followed, and a descriptive, explorative, and contextual design was used in this study to explore the challenges faced by University of Limpopo learner nurses during psychiatry clinical exposure. The population included learner nurses from level two to level four who registered for psychiatric nursing science practice. Convenience sampling was adopted. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, and the data were analyzed using the Tesch open coding method. Measures to ensure trustworthiness were adhered to, and ethical considerations were observed. The findings of this study indicated that learner nurses go through challenges and discomfort in the form of mental health care users, clinical environment matters, and the attitude of clinical staff in the hospital. Proper preparation of the learner nurses and clinical areas can assist in reducing the challenges that learner nurses go through. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NURSING audit
COMPETENCY assessment (Law)
PSYCHOLOGY of college students
SCHOOL environment
NURSE-patient relationships
ACADEMIC medical centers
PSYCHIATRY
QUALITATIVE research
ACCULTURATION
STATISTICAL sampling
INTERVIEWING
PRIVACY
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH methodology
RESEARCH
QUALITY of life
COMMUNICATION
BACCALAUREATE nursing education
PSYCHIATRIC hospitals
STUDENT attitudes
PSYCHIATRIC nursing
NURSING students
COGNITION
SOCIAL stigma
MEDICAL ethics
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2039439X
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176364803
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14010014