Assessment of Clinical Learning and Training Environment for Maternal and Child Health Nursing Students

Abstract

Objective: To assess the clinical learning environment and clinical training for students' in maternal and childhealth nursing.Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted on non probability sample (purposive) of (175) students' inNursing College/ University of Baghdad for the period of June 19th to July 18th 2013. A questionnaire was used as atool of data collection to fulfill with objective of the study and consisted of three parts, including demographic,clinical learning environment and clinical training for students' in maternal and child health nursing. Descriptivestatistical analyses were used to analyze the data.Results: The results of the study revealed that the 65.1% of student at age which ranged between (19-23) yearsand 56% were male student, 66.9% were third year nursing students, and 59.4% were morning study. The studyrevealed that there were high mean score response among study sample except item (11) the response was (No)in which as (The learning environment in the hospital with a homogeneous environment college) at student'sattitude's regarding clinical learning environment. And the study revealed that there were high mean scoreresponse among study sample at the clinical training.Recommendations: The study recommended to need to conduct other the researches to evaluate the actualclinical learning environment for nurse's skills and practices performance in the hospital. And to determine factorsinfluence student's during clinical learning environment and clinical training