nursing Students' Perceptions of the Clinical Learning environment in nursing Homes

Clinical placements are important in the learning pro cesses of nursing students. In Norway, clinical placement in nursing homes is obligatory for nursing students, and this is a demanding and complex setting for learning. This study aimed to assess how first-year nursing students per ceived their learning environment in nursing homes and to explore which factors in the clinical learning environ ment had the greatest influence on students’ overall satis faction with their clinical placement. Students rated their perceptions of the psychosocial learning environment us ing the Clinical Learning Environment Inventory. Stu dents perceived the learning environment as moderately positive. Mean scores were the highest on the Personaliza tion subscale and the lowest on the Innovation subscale. Students who highly valued Innovation, Involvement, and Personalization had higher scores on the Satisfaction sub scale. The results of this study indicate that major work is needed to develop the learning context for students in nursing homes.