Influencing factors of nursing students’ clinical judgment: A qualitative study in an Iranian context

16^th Clinical Nursing & Nurse Education Conference

November 21-22, 2016 Melbourne, Australia

Moluk Pouralizadeh Jobejarkoli, Hamid Reza Khankeh, Abbas Ebadi and Asghar Dalvandi

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Background: Clinical judgment is necessary for clinical decision making and enhancing it in nursing students improves health care quality. Aim: The aim of this study was to understand the experiences of Iranian nursing students and teachers about influencing factors of clinical judgment. Method: We conducted a qualitative study using a directed content analysis approach. In this study, purposive sampling and individual semi-structured interviews were applied with 17 participants (including seven nursing students, six faculty member teachers and four clinical instructors) from Guilan University of Medical Sciences (a university in northern part of Iran). Results: The influencing factors of clinical judgment in nursing students consisted of five main categories including thoughtful behavior, professional ethics, use of evidence-based care, the context of learning environment and individual and professional features of clinical teachers. Conclusion: This investigation showed that clinical judgment is a multidimensional concept that is shaped by various factors. Relying on the results of this research and important role of clinical teachers in enhancing nursing students� clinical judgment, they can create an appropriate educational condition and a safe psychological atmosphere, use instructional strategies strengthening deep thought processes, applying professional ethics and scientific evidence and principles to establish clinical judgment in nursing students.

Biography :

Email: pouralizadehm@gmail.com