Psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages: A qualitative study

Abstract Aim Some studies have found that clinical practice has caused great pressure and negative psychological experience to nursing students. Therefore, this study aimed to identify psychological experience at different internship stages among internship nurses. Design A qualitative study. Method...

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Main Authors: Wanhong Xiong, Aiqun Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Nursing Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1307
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description Abstract Aim Some studies have found that clinical practice has caused great pressure and negative psychological experience to nursing students. Therefore, this study aimed to identify psychological experience at different internship stages among internship nurses. Design A qualitative study. Methods In this qualitative study, one‐to‐one in‐depth interviews and mixed data analysis strategies were conducted among internship nurses from May 2018 to February 2019. Results The pressure of the initial stage was operational pressure (80.0%), intermediate stage was nurse–patient communication (50.0%), and last stage was employment pressure (70.6%). Nursing students mainly expected to improve their operational and communication skills, and to acquire clinical experience, thinking ability and frontier knowledge. 62.5% students said ambivalent on “let us practice with being monitored,” especially in the last stage (88.2%). Clinical nursing teaching should pay attention to this dynamic experience and their factors and take corresponding measures to improve the quality of internship.
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spelling doaj.art-22643a75a4cd4651aa904112e0938a532022-12-22T03:00:34ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582023-01-0110132833610.1002/nop2.1307Psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages: A qualitative studyWanhong Xiong0Aiqun Zhu1Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha ChinaClinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha ChinaAbstract Aim Some studies have found that clinical practice has caused great pressure and negative psychological experience to nursing students. Therefore, this study aimed to identify psychological experience at different internship stages among internship nurses. Design A qualitative study. Methods In this qualitative study, one‐to‐one in‐depth interviews and mixed data analysis strategies were conducted among internship nurses from May 2018 to February 2019. Results The pressure of the initial stage was operational pressure (80.0%), intermediate stage was nurse–patient communication (50.0%), and last stage was employment pressure (70.6%). Nursing students mainly expected to improve their operational and communication skills, and to acquire clinical experience, thinking ability and frontier knowledge. 62.5% students said ambivalent on “let us practice with being monitored,” especially in the last stage (88.2%). Clinical nursing teaching should pay attention to this dynamic experience and their factors and take corresponding measures to improve the quality of internship.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1307nursing studentsoccupational healthpsychologyqualitative approachesstress
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Psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages: A qualitative study
Nursing Open
nursing students
occupational health
psychology
qualitative approaches
stress
title Psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages: A qualitative study
title_full Psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages: A qualitative study
title_fullStr Psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages: A qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages: A qualitative study
title_short Psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages: A qualitative study
title_sort psychological experience among internship nurses at different internship stages a qualitative study
topic nursing students
occupational health
psychology
qualitative approaches
stress
url https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1307
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