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Comparing Preferred and Actual Clinical Learning Environments and Perceptions of First-Year Nursing Students in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Míriam Rodríguez-Monforte

    (Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research Group, Blanquerna School of Health Sciences, Universitat Ramon Llull, Padilla, 326-332, 08025 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Sofía Berlanga-Fernández

    (Unitat Docent Multiprofessional Atenció Familiar i Comunitària Costa Ponent, Bellaterra, 41, 08908 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Rosa Rifà-Ros

    (Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research Group, Blanquerna School of Health Sciences, Universitat Ramon Llull, Padilla, 326-332, 08025 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Anna Martín-Arribas

    (GHenderS Research Group, Blanquerna School of Health Sciences, Universitat Ramon Llull, Padilla, 326-332, 08025 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Cristina Olivé-Adrados

    (Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research Group, Blanquerna School of Health Sciences, Universitat Ramon Llull, Padilla, 326-332, 08025 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Rosa Villafáfila-Ferrero

    (Unitat Docent Multiprofessional Atenció Familiar i Comunitària Costa Ponent, Bellaterra, 41, 08908 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Rosa M. Pérez-Cañaveras

    (GHenderS Research Group, Blanquerna School of Health Sciences, Universitat Ramon Llull, Padilla, 326-332, 08025 Barcelona, Spain)

  • María Flores Vizcaya-Moreno

    (Clinical Nursing Research Group, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain)

Abstract

The clinical learning environment, which includes the culture of clinical units, the mentoring process, and the different health organizations, influences the learning process of nursing students. However, scarce literature has been published on the impact of the clinical learning environment on first-year nursing students in long-term care. We aimed to assess first-year nursing students ‘preferred’ and ‘actual’ clinical learning environments when conducting their first placements in nursing homes within an innovative placement model that comprised the active participation of academic mentors. The validated Spanish version of the Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (CLEI) instrument was used in our study, and 99 first-year nursing students participated. The highest mean scores for the CLEI-Actual were found for the Satisfaction (22.7) and Involvement scales (19.09). The lowest mean scores were found for the Personalization (17) and Individualization (17.27) scales. The multiple correlation (R) between the Satisfaction and the other CLEI scales was 0.61 ( p > 0.001), which means that in this study the association between student satisfaction and their perception of the clinical learning environment was strong. First-year students conducting their first clinical placements in nursing homes can have a positive learning experience considering a well-designed and organized pedagogical strategy, including constant support and feedback from academic and clinical mentors.

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  • Míriam Rodríguez-Monforte & Sofía Berlanga-Fernández & Rosa Rifà-Ros & Anna Martín-Arribas & Cristina Olivé-Adrados & Rosa Villafáfila-Ferrero & Rosa M. Pérez-Cañaveras & María Flores Vizcaya-Moreno, 2023. "Comparing Preferred and Actual Clinical Learning Environments and Perceptions of First-Year Nursing Students in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:5:p:4500-:d:1086528
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    1. M. Flores Vizcaya-Moreno & Rosa M. Pérez-Cañaveras, 2020. "Social Media Used and Teaching Methods Preferred by Generation Z Students in the Nursing Clinical Learning Environment: A Cross-Sectional Research Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-10, November.
    2. Anne Marie Lunde Husebø & Marianne Storm & Bodil Bø Våga & Adriana Rosenberg & Kristin Akerjordet, 2018. "Status of knowledge on student‐learning environments in nursing homes: A mixed‐method systematic review," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(7-8), pages 1344-1359, April.
    3. Ida T Bjørk & Karin Berntsen & Grethe Brynildsen & Margrete Hestetun, 2014. "Nursing students' perceptions of their clinical learning environment in placements outside traditional hospital settings," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 23(19-20), pages 2958-2967, October.
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