Assessment of Student Nurses’ Expectations and Satisfaction Before and After Attending Delivery Room

Abstract

The students had to prepare knowledge, body and mind before the practicum, especially the practice in a delivery room, since delivery was an urgent situation, a pregnant mother must get help in delivery in time (Junthong et al., 2011). The new experience for nursing students, there were many factors leading to stress, anxiety, and fear, placement and delivery instrument, adaptation to university supervisor and mentor, nursing care for pregnant women with intra partum labor pain, mechanisms of labor and complicated nursing for pregnant women with complications which requires domain knowledge for the safety mother and baby. If a nursing student cannot adapt themselves to these changes, It will affect their learning and positive attitude towards the practicum and professional nursing (Wattananon et al., 2012). In many recent studies there were several factors influenced the student satisfaction these included clinical and safe environment especially available and adequate equipment and supplies good ventilation at delivery room, good lighting at delivery room, good lighting at delivery room, students and clinical instructors (Serna and Anna, 2013). Aim of the study:- This study was aimed to assess student nurses expectations and satisfaction before and after attending delivery room. Research questions:- • What was the student nurses expectations before and after attending delivery room? • What was the student satisfaction after attending delivery room? A) Research design: Descriptive study design was used. B) Setting The study was conducted at the delivery unit at Ain Shams Maternity University Hospital. C) Subjects Sample size: The sample of this study was composed of 165 students who were attending the delivery unit during