Nursing students' perceptions of Clinical Clerkship

Abstract

Introduction: Clinical clerkship are a critical element because they provide students with the opportunity to practice what they have learned, so it is important that they view these formative experiences positively.Objective: To evaluate the perception of clinical clerkship of third year students of the bachelor's degree in nursing at a public higher education institution in the province of Tucumán, in the second quarter of 2023.Methos: Descriptive, cross-sectional, and quantitative study. The instrument to measure the students' perception of Matheus' clinical clerkship, composed of 24 items, was used. Informed consent was obtained.Results: 124 students, mostly female (88.71%) and aged between 20 and 29 years (57.26%) were interviewed. Of the respondents, 56.45% rated the teaching performance as positive and 10.48% rated the teaching-learning process as negative. The overall perception of the clerkship was positive in 51.61% of the students.Conclusion: Perceptions of the clinical clerkship were mostly favorable, and teaching performance was the most highly rated aspect. Older students had a better perception of the clinical clerkship.