Abstract

Introduction: Improving the quality of clinical education is one of the influential factors in the field of nursing. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of clinical education from the perspective of nursing students at Qom University of Medical Sciences in 1403.
Materials & Methods:  The statistical population in the present study included nursing students in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery in Qom. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Accordingly, samples of nursing students at Qom University of Medical Sciences were selected through census using a questionnaire on the status of clinical education and educational effectiveness, and the required information was extracted from the questionnaire and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS-22 statistical software.
Results: In this study, a total of 73 nursing students from the 7th and 8th semesters of Qom University of Medical Sciences participated. According to the findings, the average score of the clinical education situation was 3.04 ± 0.62 and the average score of the effective clinical education was 2.87 ± 0.54. In effective clinical education, the highest score related to the area of ​​individual characteristics of learners was 3.26 ± 0.57 and the lowest score related to educational planning was 2.51 ± 0.80. Also, in the clinical education situation, the highest score was the expectation of the clinical instructor, 3.67 ± 1.14, and the lowest score was the educational goals and program, 2.42 ± 1.22.
Conclusion: The present study showed that the average total score of the clinical education status questionnaire and the average total score of the factors affecting effective clinical education questionnaire in nursing students of Qom Medical Sciences are above average, but of course the clinical education status score was better than the factors affecting effective clinical education. Therefore, it seems that the status of clinical education and effective clinical education in nursing students of Qom Medical Sciences is acceptable, but solutions should be considered to improve it and increase the quality of clinical education.
 
Acknowledgments:The Researcher Would Like To Express Sincere Gratitude And Appreciation To The Student Research Committee And The Vice-Chancellery For Research And Technology Of Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, As Well As To The Respected Professors, All Colleagues, Dear Students, And The Esteemed Individuals Who Participated In The Present Study.
 
Availability of data and materials:Data from this study will be available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. Due to participant confidentiality considerations, the data will not be publicly available
 
Conflicts of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of the results of this article.
 
Consent for publication :This article does not contain any personal data, images, or videos of the participants. Therefore, separate consent for publication was not required.
 
Ethical approval and consent to participate : This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Qom University of Medical Sciences (Code: IR.SBMU.SME.REC.1403.002). Before data collection, the purpose and methodology of the study were explained to the participants. The questionnaires were completed anonymously, and the students’ information remained confidential with the researcher. Completion and return of the questionnaire were considered as informed consent for participation. This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
 
Funding :This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
 
Authors’ Contributions :Conceptualization and study design were carried out by Azadeh Asgarian and Dr. Soleiman Ahmadi.Data collection was performed by Azadeh Asgarian.Data analysis and interpretation were conducted by Azadeh Asgarian and Dr. Abolfazl Mohammad Beygi.Drafting the initial manuscript was done by Azadeh Asgarian.Final review and editing of the manuscript were carried out by Dr. Soleiman Ahmadi, Dr. Sara Shahbazi, and Azadeh Asgarian.If you want, I can also make it more formal and journal-style for the author contributions section.
 
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