Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul (Dec 2003)
The factors involved in integrating theory and practice in nursing from the nurse teachers and students points of view, Tabriz, 2002
Abstract
Background and Objective: It is useful to explain viewpoints of nursing teachers and students that have the main role in education process. This study was done to survey the effective factors involved in integrating theory and practice in nursing from viewpoints of nurse teachers and students. Methods: This analytical and descriptive study was performed on all nursing teachers (30) and final term students (44) in the faculty of nursing and midwifery of Tabriz medical university. Data was gathered by questionnaires and then analyzed by Chi-square test and Chouproff correlation coefficient. Findings: The degree of knowledge of nursing teachers, nursing students’ interest in their field of study, staff development in terms of teaching and evaluation along the clinical training were the most effective factors in integrating theory and practice in nursing. In 22.5% of cases, there was a statistically significant correlation and in 77.5% significant correlation was not seen. Conclusion: The findings showed that which kind of factors have been more or less effective in integrating theory and practice in nursing from the viewpoints of nurse teachers and students. It is suggested with paying attention to the degree of the effect of these factors and putting them in performance to decrease the gap between theory and practice in nursing education.
