Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi, RN, PhD, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Seham Mansour Alyousef, RN, PhD, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2023 Mar-Apr;29(2):136-145. doi: 10.1177/10783903211000112. Epub 2021 Mar 14.
Clinical experience is an important way of resolving preregistration challenges. Negative feelings toward pursuing a career in mental health nursing may be modified by well-structured practicums.
To explore nursing student perspectives of clinical practicums in mental health in Saudi Arabia for the purpose of enhancement of nurse education in mental health care.
This qualitative study used thematic analysis from semistructured focus group interviews of 20 female undergraduate nursing students. Inductive outcomes and emergent conceptual data were reviewed by investigators, doctoral prepared faculty peers, and members of the sample. NVivo 10.1 software was used to suggest conceptual groupings into themes based on inductive codes.
The core theme-enhancement of mental health care skills-comprised four emerging subthemes, including the application of theory for clinical improvement, positive feelings, and motivation toward removal of discrimination and stigmatization, experience with apprehension, anxiety, fear, and stress, and therapeutic communication skills.
Clinical placement in mental health-related practice may assist undergraduate nursing students in addressing anxiety and stress related to contacting patients, confronting stigmatizing and negative emotions, applying theoretical knowledge to clinical practice, having therapeutic communication skills, and enhancing overall professional experiences of nursing students. It is hoped that undergraduate clinical mental health placement will contribute valuable skills and viewpoints to nursing students who aim to enter professional practice in all areas and especially mental health.
临床经验是解决预注册挑战的重要途径。对从事心理健康护理职业的负面感受可以通过结构良好的实习来改变。
探索沙特阿拉伯护理学生在心理健康方面的临床实习，旨在加强心理健康护理方面的护士教育。
本定性研究采用半结构式焦点小组访谈，对 20 名女性本科护理学生进行了主题分析。研究者、博士预备教师同行和样本成员审查了归纳性结果和新兴的概念数据。使用 NVivo 10.1 软件根据归纳代码将概念分组为主题。
核心主题——增强心理健康护理技能——包括四个新出现的子主题，包括将理论应用于临床改进、积极的感觉、消除歧视和污名化的动机、对焦虑、紧张、恐惧和压力的体验以及治疗性沟通技巧。
心理健康相关实践中的临床实习可以帮助本科护理学生解决与接触患者、面对污名化和负面情绪、将理论知识应用于临床实践、具备治疗性沟通技巧以及增强护理学生整体专业经验相关的焦虑和压力。希望本科临床心理健康实习能够为有志于在所有领域，特别是心理健康领域从事专业实践的护理学生提供宝贵的技能和观点。
