Satisfaction of clinical learning environment among undergraduate nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Date
2021
Authors
Jalil, Iswaneedawati Abdul
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
The quality of clinical learning usually reflects the quality of the curriculum
structure. Clinical practice plays a substantial role for better teaching and essential skill
in nursing education. This study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction level of the clinical
learning environment among nursing students in USM. Besides, this study also
investigates the association between socio-demographic data with the total satisfaction
level among undergraduate nursing students in USM. This study involves 110
respondents through stratified random sampling. The online questionnaire was used for
data collection from February 2021 to March 2021. The mean age of the respondents
was 21.15 (1.082) years ranged from 19 years to 23 years old. The findings revealed
that majority 87 (79.1%) of students have a high satisfaction level in the clinical
learning environment. Three socio-demographic data which are years of study (p =
0.006), type of ward in last clinical placement (p = 0.032) and duration of practical (p =
0.013) have statistically significant difference with total satisfaction of clinical learning
environment. In conclusion, the satisfaction level of the clinical learning environment is
high but there is still have dissatisfaction shows the need for further enhancement to
maximise the satisfaction level of the clinical learning environment among nursing
students and for better nursing practise in the future.
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