Why Are Students Failing Clinical? Clinical Instructors Weigh In

Competent nurses must be proficient in both theoretical and applied knowledge. To achieve this proficiency, nursing students must demonstrate competency in both theoretical content and clinical skills. Despite the importance of the acquisition of clinical skills, scant research has been reported on reasons for nursing students' failure because of the inability to demonstrate competency in the clinical setting. California nursing schools were surveyed through SurveyMonkey to identify and explore the main factors related to undergraduate nursing students' inability to pass clinical.
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research