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Impact Of Student Nurses' Clinical On The Workload Of Rn's On A Medical-Surgical Unit Of A Critical Access Hospital, Reta Hamilton
Impact Of Student Nurses' Clinical On The Workload Of Rn's On A Medical-Surgical Unit Of A Critical Access Hospital, Reta Hamilton
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects
This pilot study explored Registered Nurses (RNs) perceptions of the impact of student nurses’ clinical on the workload of medical-surgical RNs in a Critical Access Hospital (CAH). The real-life experience of students in the clinical learning environment has been seen as a valuable part of nursing student education. With the increase in the number and size of nursing programs leading to a shortage of clinical sites, maintaining a positive relationship with clinical sites is extremely important to nursing programs. Previous research has found that nurses often have ambivalent feelings regarding nursing students on their units. Purpose: Explore RNs” perceptions of …