Exploring nursing students' reality shock and professional behavioral development in clinical practice: a hermeneutic phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The reality shock experienced by nursing students in clinical practice has attracted considerable attention. However, existing studies largely focus on quantitative analysis and overlook the depth of individual experiences.

Objective

This study adopts a qualitative research method and utilizes hermeneutic phenomenology to examine in depth the reality of the shock faced by nursing students during clinical practice, to demonstrate its impact on the development of professional behavior and to provide empirical evidence to improve nursing education.

Methods

A qualitative research method was adopted involving 30 nursing students completing a 32-week clinical internship at a tertiary hospital in Jinhua City. The subjects participated in focus group interviews con

SUBMITTER: Cui F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922931 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature