Experiences of socialization in clinical education among Indonesian nursing students: A phenomenology study

Abstract

BackgroundProfessional socialization is an essential process of the nursing profession to internalize the values into behavior, resulting in professional identity. However, research into students' experience of professional socialization in clinical nursing education remains limited. AimTo explore Bachelor nursing students' (NS) experience of professional socialization in clinical education in Indonesia. DesignThis study used a descriptive phenomenology qualitative approach. Four sessions of focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted with ten final-year NS from five teaching hospitals using the purposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi methods and NVivo 12 Plus. ResultsThe analysis identified two themes and four-subthemes in this study. The first theme is the facilitators of the socialization experience, consisting of “being a professional nurse” and “Islamic culture”. The second theme hinders the socialization experience, including “inadequacy of socialization” and “nurses' unprofessional behavior.” ConclusionBachelor NS experience is challenging in Indonesia in both a positive and negative way, which facilitates or hinders professional socialization. Thus, the role of a nurse educator in establishing a comprehensive professional socialization program for new NS to assist their transition from the academic setting into clinical education needs to be reassessed.