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PERCEPTION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS ABOUT CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE PHAM NGOC THACH
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Background: Clinical practice is an indispensable part of training programs in the health sector, including nursing training programs. Perception of students regarding the clinical learning environment (CLE) is essential, providing information about the quality of education and training of the institution. Objective: To determine the rate of good perception about clinical learning environment among graduate students of Specialty level I in Nursing at University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach in 2020 and the related factors. Methods: A cross-sectional description of 105 graduate students of Specialty level I in Nursing at University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach in 2020. Using the V-CLEI (Clinical Learning Environment Inventory) questionnaire to survey the students' perception about clinical learning environment, Descriptive Statistics and Chi-squared were used to analyze the data. Results: The majority of the participants were female, accounting for 82.9%. Most of them lived in Ho Chi Minh City (92.4%). The participants had a positive perception regarding the Clinical Learning Environment with an overall of a good level at 94.2%. In which, perception of area of Students’ learning is at a good level, accounting for the highest rate with 100% and Clinical support for students, Student centeredness and the Satisfaction with clinical experience are also with very high rates of 97.1%, 94.2% and 92.1%, respectively. The lowest rate belongs to Teaching – learning process with 85.7% at good level and there was 11.4% and 2.9%, respectively, needs improvement and special attention. There is a statistically significant difference in the perception of good clinical practice between the chief nurse of the hospital or department and the staff nurse. Conclusion: Generally, the perception rate of the participants at a good level was quite high, above 85% all of areas. Besides, there are some areas that need to be improved. A comprehensive and effective solution to maintain and promote the positive aspects and overcome the limitations, improve the quality of learning, and improve the teaching and learning process is needed.
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Perception, clinical practice, specialty I, nursing.
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