title: Learning in clinical nursing practice.
abstract: In this study, a qualitative interpretivist perspective was used to analyze the following research question: How does clinical nursing practice facilitate learning? Forty nurses working in acute care, long-term care, and home care were interviewed about their clinical practice experiences and the learning that resulted. Data were analyzed using a constant comparative method. Study results indicate that clinical nursing practice facilitates both personal and professional development of nurses by fostering an examination of the concepts of self-respect, hope, control, vulnerability, acceptance, loss, and persistence. Implications for continuing educators and staff development instructors are drawn.
authors.affiliation: Adult and Continuing Education, Department of Administrative Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Daley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007858:Learning; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors