The learning environment on a student ward: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Worldwide, a growing number of healthcare students require clinical environments for learning. Some wards have become adapted 'student wards' to meet this demand. Benefits have been reported from the students', supervisors' and patients' perspectives. There is no definition of a student ward, and little research on what the term means. A deeper understanding of the characteristics of student wards is needed to support their use. The aim of this study is to describe what characterises the learning environment on one student ward.

Methods

An ethnographic approach was used for an observational study on a student ward in a hospital in Sweden. Student nurses, supervisors and others on the ward were observed. Field notes were thematically analysed.

Results

Four

SUBMITTER: Dyar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6820594 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature