Aim:To explore the informants' experience of a new alternative model for clinical studies and its impact on learning outcomes.Background:Changes in the patient population and future lack of nurses have led to amended requirements for nursing student guidance. These conditions have triggered a need for alternative guidance models for nursing students in clinical studies. Therefore a project was conducted with the intention to increase the number of students in the practice arena and simultaneously frame tools that would improve the quality of clinical studies.Method:A Q-methodological study was conducted including 21 nursing students and tutors from the supervisor teams and head preceptor.Findings:Two opinion clusters, called factors, were prominent. Factor 1 experienced learning in pairs and guidance of a well-functioning supervisor team as positive for learning outcomes. Factor 2 experienced inadequate supervision of the supervisor team and preferred one-to-one tutoring. Head preceptor's role was importa...