Department of General Nursing Sciences, School of Nursing and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Rundu.
Curationis. 2023 Aug 25;46(1):e1-e8. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2441.
Clinical training is important because it constitutes more than half of the formal courses in nursing education. Accordingly, it is important for institutions of higher learning to continually explore the experiences of nursing students during their clinical placement. These experiences can be used to promote a positive clinical learning environment for students. However, the experiences of nursing students during their mental health clinical training in Namibia have not been extensively researched.
The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of nursing students during their mental health clinical training at a general hospital in Namibia.
A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was followed as the basis for conducting the study. A sample of 15 nursing students was conveniently selected from the target population of 73 nursing students. This sample size was determined by the saturation of data as reflected in repeating themes.
The following three themes emerged: collating theory and mental health practice experiences, facing challenges in clinical placements, and recommendations to ensure effective learning about mental health.
The use of a general hospital for clinical placements within an undergraduate nurse training course led to some concerns regarding the relevance and appropriateness of such experience within a nursing programme.Contribution: The findings have important implications for the training of undergraduate nursing students in general hospitals. It can be utilised to develop strategies to improve positive clinical practice placement and develop clinical skills for undergraduate nursing students in general hospitals.
临床培训很重要，因为它构成了护理教育中正式课程的一半以上。因此，高等院校不断探索护理学生在临床实习期间的体验非常重要。这些经验可以用来为学生营造积极的临床学习环境。然而，纳米比亚心理健康临床培训期间护理学生的体验尚未得到广泛研究。
本研究旨在探讨和描述纳米比亚一所综合医院护理学生在心理健康临床培训期间的体验。
本研究采用定性、探索性、描述性和情境研究设计作为基础。从 73 名护理学生的目标人群中，方便地选择了 15 名护理学生作为样本。这个样本量是通过数据的重复主题反映出来的饱和度来确定的。
出现了以下三个主题：整理理论和心理健康实践经验、在临床实习中面临挑战、以及确保有效学习心理健康的建议。
在本科护士培训课程中使用综合医院进行临床实习，导致了一些对护理计划中这种经验的相关性和适当性的关注。贡献：研究结果对综合医院本科护理学生的培训具有重要意义。它可以用于制定策略，以改善综合医院本科护理学生的积极临床实践安置和发展临床技能。
