Experiences of instructors about complex situations in clinical education: a phenomenological qualitative study Download PDF

Clinical education can be considered as the learning facilitating activities in the clinical environment. Effective clinical education is multi-dimensional, because in some situations, educational opportunities find a complex situation. This study aimed to explore experiences of professors about complex situations in clinical education. This study was a qualitative phenomenological approach. Participants were nursing and clinical instructors of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using focus groups or individual interviews which was done through the objective-based approach on some faculty members from different nursing and clinical groups. All interviews were recorded and written word by word. Interviews were listened again by the researcher and the manuscripts were reviewed. Qualitative content analysis was used in the content analysis. After analysis of results based on content analysis, 112 primary codes were extracted. Then the primary codes were merged in two main categories and seven themes. Individual factors, including the themes of individual features and the interpersonal communication and organizational factors include the themes of clinical environment and conditions, policy and educational structure, the gap between theory and practice, the role of instructors and evaluation. attracting and using effective and capable clinical instructors and familiar with the psychology of learning, respectful and trusting relationship with students, trying to ensure facilities and equipment of clinical environment, monitoring and localization of education policy, cooperation between universities and clinical environments to reduce the gap between theory and practice can help eliminate the complexities of clinical education and to a large extent remove the problems facing clinical training.