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Mind the Gap Between Theory and Practice: Nursing Students and Tutors in Comparison

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Titel: Mind the Gap Between Theory and Practice: Nursing Students and Tutors in Comparison
Autoren: Maicol Carvello, Roberto Lupo, Giulia Rum, Elsa Vitale, Luana Conte, Valeria Cremonini, Ivan Rubbi
Quelle: Journal of Client-centered Nursing Care, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 223-230 (2024)
Verlagsinformationen: Negah Scientific Publisher, 2024.
Publikationsjahr: 2024
Schlagwörter: clinical experience, 4. Education, mentoring, RT1-120, Nursing, medical education, theory-practice gap, nursing students
Beschreibung: Background: Internship represents the context for nursing students to acquire professional skills. The mutual relationship between the intern and the tutor, where both parties have the opportunity to grow and develop, contributes to transforming theoretical knowledge into intellectual, psychomotor, and social skills. However, the gap between education and clinical practice has always challenged education experts. This study assesses the gap between the theory learned during lectures and the applied care practice during the internship, highlighting factors opposing knowledge translation. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in June and July 2022, involving clinical tutors (48 tutors) and third-year nursing students (107 students) recruited by convenience sampling. Both groups were administered a designed questionnaire built by the researchers, using semi-structured interviews in the related literature and adapted to the Italian context. Two Italian universities participated in the study (University of Bari and Polytechnic University of the Marche, located in Ancona, Italy). Descriptive and Inferential statistics were employed. All P
Publikationsart: Article
Sprache: English
ISSN: 2476-4132
DOI: 10.32598/jccnc.10.3.630.1
Zugangs-URL: https://doaj.org/article/3a61d0084cdf480c89a3abadd8c59dee
Dokumentencode: edsair.doi.dedup.....2c43d8ca573bb0f5f95af0a252b5f608
Datenbank: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Background: Internship represents the context for nursing students to acquire professional skills. The mutual relationship between the intern and the tutor, where both parties have the opportunity to grow and develop, contributes to transforming theoretical knowledge into intellectual, psychomotor, and social skills. However, the gap between education and clinical practice has always challenged education experts. This study assesses the gap between the theory learned during lectures and the applied care practice during the internship, highlighting factors opposing knowledge translation. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in June and July 2022, involving clinical tutors (48 tutors) and third-year nursing students (107 students) recruited by convenience sampling. Both groups were administered a designed questionnaire built by the researchers, using semi-structured interviews in the related literature and adapted to the Italian context. Two Italian universities participated in the study (University of Bari and Polytechnic University of the Marche, located in Ancona, Italy). Descriptive and Inferential statistics were employed. All P
ISSN:24764132
DOI:10.32598/jccnc.10.3.630.1