Practical Training Barriers Among Nursing Students In Critical Care Settings

Abstract

Background: There are many barriers experienced by nursing students and affect the quality of practical training and also affect students' satisfaction about their training. Aim: This study was conducted to assess practical training barriers among nursing students in critical care settings Method: This study was conducted in Central laboratory at Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University and Critical care settings at Ain Shams University hospital. Sample: Purposive sample of 70 2nd year students were recruited in the present study. Tools: 1) Student Interview Questionnaire.2) Student Satisfaction Level Questionnaire. Results: The present study revealed that students' practical learning is affected by many barriers including barriers related to communication between student and faculty staff and nursing staff working at critical care units, lack of training opportunities, lack of equipment and supplies, unavailability of simulators at skills lab and presence of theory practice gap. Also, more than half of studied students are satisfied with practical training at critical care settings. Conclusion: The results of this study concluded that there were many barriers facing students during clinical training at critical care (at hospital and faculty), also students have a moderate satisfactory level about their practical training. Recommendations: Further studies should be designed to overcome the barriers that have negative effect on clinical training quality and students' satisfaction about their practical training at critical care units.