Cultura de los Cuidados (May 2014)

Life experiences of the student nursing 4th in the practicum

  • Marta Rodríguez García,
  • Montserrat Ruiz López,
  • Pilar González Sanz,
  • Miriam Fernández Trinidad,
  • Irene De Blas Gómez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7184/cuid.2014.38.06
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 38
pp. 25 – 33

Abstract

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The learning process that takes place during the practical training of students raises some questions: What does the practical learning depend on? , How is it done? , What are the experiences of the students during those months of training? , What are their greatest learning difficulties? The aim of the research was to know and to understand the student’s experiences during the practical training period and how they faced the proximity of becoming health professionals. Methodology: Qualitative research with phenomenological method. To do this, we have analysed the thoughtful reports that 4th grade students have performed at the end of twenty weeks of clinical practice in the Practicum IV. Conclusions: Three significant aspects are identified through the testimonies of students: The necessity of the thoughtful practice, the determinants of human relationships in learning and the value of the invisible aspects of care.

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