Challenges of Nursing Students in the Clinical Learning Environment: An Updated Review

Abstract

Clinical nursing expertise is fundamental to quality of care. Research on the foundations of expertise has focused on individual characteristics – particularly a nurse’s years of experience and level of education. Debate continues about the respective contributions of experience and education to expertise. A notable gap in this debate that we examine is the influence of hospital contextual factors on an individual nurse’s expertise. These contextual factors include the educational and experience levels of a nurse’s coworkers as well as the nursing practice environment. This review discuss challenges of nursing students in the clinical learning environment could improve training and enhance the quality of its planning and promotion of the students.