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The nursing process: A supportive model for nursing students’ learning during clinical education - A qualitative study

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Löfgren, Ulrika, Wälivaara, Britt-Marie, Strömbäck, Ulrica, Lindberg, Birgitta·2023·Nurse Education in Practice

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AIM: The aim of this study was to increase understanding of nursing students' learning during clinical education in relation to the nursing process. BACKGROUND: Nursing students' learning during clinical education is of great importance in creating meaning for theory and development of core competencies. As a theoretical model, the nursing process is challenging to apply in practice for both students and registered nurses, although use of the model has benefits for patient care. DESIGN: This is a descriptive qualitative study with an abductive approach. METHODS: Twelve semi-structured interviews with nursing students in education from six universities in Sweden were conducted in 2021-2022. Data were examined using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: The results revealed that the nursing process supported learning when theory and practice 'spoke the same language'. This allows for the opportunity to perform in a consistent way with the theory, while obtaining awareness of an invisible process. Furthermore, the nursing process supported learning by incorporating a thought structure for the student´s professional role through developing independence to conduct a holistic assessment and increasing an understanding of the nurse´s area of responsibility. CONCLUSION: The results revealed that when theory and practice were aligned, the nursing process became a meaningful structure to develop a sustainable, safe way of thinking for one's future professional role. It is important to use supportive pedagogical models for students and supervisors that facilitate the integration of concepts of the nursing process in practice.

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Authors
Löfgren, U., Wälivaara, B.-M., Strömbäck, U., & Lindberg, B.
Affiliations
Luleå University of Technology (SE)
Corresponding author
Löfgren, Ulrika
Venue
Nurse Education in Practice
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-10
Volume
72
Pages
103747
ISSN
1471-5953 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4385858618
Cited by
35
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 1
FWCI
23.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Nurse Education in Practice (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Issues, ethics and legal aspects › Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
Keywords
nursing process, nursing students, clinical teaching, theory-practice integration, holistic assessment, nursing role, nursing pedagogy, nursing supervision, nursing competencies
MeSH terms
Adult, Clinical Competence, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Learning, Male, Nursing Process, Students, Nursing, Sweden, Models, Educational, Qualitative Research

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