title: Vaccination learning experiences of nursing students: a grounded theory study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to explore the experiences of nursing students being trained to perform vaccinations.
  
  
  METHODS
  The grounded theory method was applied to gather information through semi-structured interviews. The participants included 14 undergraduate nursing students in their fifth and eighth semesters of study in a nursing school in Iran. The information was analyzed according to Strauss and Corbin's method of grounded theory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A core category of experiential learning was identified, and the following eight subcategories were extracted: students' enthusiasm, vaccination sensitivity, stress, proper educational environment, absence of prerequisites, students' responsibility for learning, providing services, and learning outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The vaccination training of nursing students was found to be in an acceptable state. However, some barriers to effective learning were identified. As such, the results of this study may provide empirical support for attempts to reform vaccination education by removing these barriers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran.
authors.forename: Eshagh
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1049-3745
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ildarabadi
authors.affiliation: Evidence-Based Care Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad, Iran ; Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0496-2306
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karimi Moonaghi
authors.affiliation: Evidence-Based Care Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad, Iran ; Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1082-7488
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heydari
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7594-0097
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taghipour
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdolghani
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7929-5539
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdollahimohammad
keywords: Grounded theory; Iran; Nursing students; Problem-based learning; Vaccination