Abstract
Background
appropriate clinical environment by providing learning opportunities, plays an important role in preparing students to apply the knowledge learned in the bedside. Since the lived experiences of patients in the clinical environment are effective on the quality of students' learning, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining the lived experiences of patients regarding bedside teaching.
Materials and methods
The present qualitative study was conducted using content analysis approach in 2023 at the Imam Sajjad educational and therapeutic center affiliated to Tabriz Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences.The studied samples were selected with purpose-based sampling among the patients hospitalized in Imam Sajjad educational and therapeutic center of Tabriz (18 people). In addition, semi-structured interviews were used to collect data and Graneheim and Lundman's approach for analysis of the data.
Results
From the analysis of participants' narratives, 3 subcategory and 17 primary concepts were obtained.The subcategory of the treatment dimension includes the 7 primary concepts, the subcategory of the moral-human dimension including the 5 primary concepts of and the next subcategory of education dimension including 5 primary concepts.
Conclusion
Considering that the formation of patients' lived experiences is one of the predictive factors in the realization of learning and facilitating the process of professionalization of students in clinical education, therefore, the attention of managers and administrators to clinical education is amomg vital components. Clinical education often emphasizes education and learning in the clinical environment, and usually along with this education, the patient, his conditions and problems are also discussed.