Knowledge and Attitude on Challenges towards Nursing Education and Clinical Practices

Nursing education involves provision of practical training with the purpose to prepare students for future duties as nursing care professionals. Clinical learning is a basic factor of nursing education. The clinical learning environment is essential for a student to most likely to accomplish desired learning outcomes. The study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude on challenges towards education and clinical practices among nursing students. This study used a qualitative research approach. The study was conducted at C.S.I Eliza Caldwell College of Nursing. The population consisted of 100 students doing Bachelor of Nursing degree program were selected by non-probability convenient sampling method. After obtaining written consent from the nursing students, data collection was commenced. A brief explanation on the study was given to the participants. Data pertaining to the demographic variables were collected by interview method. Resource material such as a valid and reliable self-structured questionnaire and 5-point self-structured Likert scale was used. Data were collected for 2 weeks. Each sample took 20-30 minutes to answer the questions. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The paired t‟ value is 4.213 and the p-value is 0.000, the level of significance (i.e., 4.213) Therefore, the H1 hypothesis shows there is a significant relationship between the knowledge and attitude among nursing students. There is a positive correlation (0.420) between knowledge and attitude on challenges towards education and clinical practices. Thus, the study concluded that increasing knowledge and attitude will lead to face the challenges towards education and clinical practices among the nursing college students.