The Learning Experiences of Nursing Students in Surgical Clinics Reflected in Reflection Reports

Abstract

This research was conducted to reveal the second year nursing students learning experiences obtained from the reflection reports in surgical clinic practice.The participant of the study consisted of retrospective reports of 56 students selected by simple randomization among second year students (n=606) practicing in surgical clinics. In this study, the learning experiences that nursing students reflect on the retrospective reports in surgical clinical practice are described in five main themes and three sub-themes. Main and subthemes; Professional Development of Students (subthemes: anxiety, communication with patients and their relatives, complex patient care), Peer Education, Difficulty of Communicating with the Instructor and Action Plan. In this study, it was determined that students had anxiety during clinical practices in surgical clinics, communication problems with patients and their relatives, and some students had problems in interactions with intern students. As the students comprehend the maintenance process, it was determined that their professional development increased and motivated positive communication with the team at the clinic. It was determined that very few students were planning an action plan in their report.

Keywords

• Nursing student,reflection,clinical learning

Cerrahi Kliniklerdeki Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Yansıtma Raporlarından Elde Edilen Öğrenme Deneyimleri

Öz

Bu araştırma, hemşirelik 2. sınıf öğrencilerinin cerrahi kliniklerdeki uygulamalarda yansıtma raporlarından elde edilen öğrenme deneyimlerini ortaya koymak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın yapılabilmesi için hemşirelik fakültesi dekanlığından izin ve öğrencilerden yazılı onam alınmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını, cerrahi kliniklerinde uygulamada olan 2. sınıf öğrenciler (n=606) arasından basit randomizasyon ile seçilen 56 öğrencinin yansıtma raporları oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri, dökümantasyon kayıtlarının içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Bu araştırmada, hemşirelik 2. sınıf öğrencilerinin cerrahi kliniklerdeki uygulamalarda yansıtma raporlarına yansıttıkları öğrenme deneyimleri, beş ana tema ve üç alt temada açıklanmıştır. Ana ve alt temalar; Uygulamada Karşılaşılan Sorunlar (alt temalar: anksiyete, hasta ve hasta yakınları ile iletişim, kompleks hastaya bakım), Öğrencilerin Mesleki Gelişimi, Akran Eğitimi, Öğretim Elemanı ile İletişim Kurma Güçlüğü ve Eylem Planı’dır. Çalışmada, öğrencilerin cerrahi kliniklerindeki klinik uygulamaları esnasında anksiyetesinin olduğu, hasta ve hasta yakınları ile iletişim sorunları yaşadıkları, bazı öğrencilerin ise intörn öğrencilerle olan etkileşimlerinde sorunlar olduğu belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin bakım sürecini kavradıkça mesleki gelişimlerinin arttığı ve klinikteki ekip ile olumlu iletişimin motivasyonlarını arttırdığı saptanmıştır. Çok az sayıda öğrencinin yansıtma raporlarında eylem planı yaptığı belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hemşirelik öğrencisi,yansıtma,klinik öğrenme

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