A QUALITATIVE STUDY GENERAL NURSING STUDENT EXPERIENCES OF CLINICAL PRACTICE

Introduction: Nurses’ competence is based on the knowledge and skill taught to them it provides curriculum which determines the values, aims, objectives, logic and subject of education. Nursing student must be prepared to integrate a strong theoretical base with clinical experience in order to provide safe beginning level nursing care.

Objective: Tending to investigate student nurses' experience about their clinical practice and to facilitate the growth of leadership ability through an individual clinical leadership which Identify clinical supervisor’s need.

Material and Methods: Random sampling technique was used and study design was qualitative phonological research. The data for current study was collected from at least 100 participants (85 female 15 male) through a survey instrument, Questionnaire. A self-administered questionnaire was designed.

Results: This work reveals that manager struggled to fulfill their leadership roles largely because of embodied ways of relating within a prevailing organizational culture that constrained them. This study” also reflects on the impact of supervision to develop” leadership practices.

Conclusion: The study analyzes the clinical supervision as a model for clinical leadership in tertiary hospital, Pakistan that is based on need analysis. The study evaluates clinical supervisor’s skills, needs, and lacks. It is argued that the concept of clinical supervision and leadership is a viable and important one, and is theoretically consistent with the contemporary social psychological literature on the importance.

Key words: Nursing student experiences, Clinical practice, Nurses’ competence.