Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi-experimental study

As a practice discipline, nursing education has a mandate to collaborate with all clinical settings, including primary health care (PHC), to prepare nursing students to function effectively in different settings upon deployment. Prior to 2011, nursing and midwifery students received minimal exposure to PHC settings in Lesotho. In 2010, the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program began working with nurses' training institutions to support PHC clinical placements.Between April 2013 and June 2014, a multi-methods study was conducted to describe the effect of PHC placements on students and preceptors.
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research