EC Nursing and Healthcare

Background: Background of this study is to know about the student’s satisfaction level regarding clinical learning environment.

Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Peshawar, KPK. Participants were selected from different semester by using random sampling technique. The data was collected through modified questionnaire.

Results: A total of 140 nursing students of BSN participated in the study, in which males were 54 (38.6%) and females were 86 (61.4%). The average age of the study participants was 24.41 years with a SD 5.194. Total male participants were 54, among 3 (5.5%) of them were dissatisfied from their clinical environment, 46 (85.1%) were satisfied and 5 (9.2%) were highly satisfied from their clinical environment. On the other hand, among 86 female participants, among 2 (2.3%) of them were dissatisfied, 72 (83.7%) were satisfied and 12 (13.9%) participants were highly satisfied from their clinical environment.

Conclusion: This study conducted in two nursing colleges, focused on satisfaction level regarding clinical environment. The result showed that the satisfaction level was in ascending order as the junior students were least satisfied. Most satisfied students were from senior most classes. The study shows the need for further research on factors affecting satisfaction level in order to help the low level of satisfaction amongst junior classes’ students.

Keywords: Nursing Students; Satisfaction Level; Clinical Learning Environment

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