title: Where Is the Nursing?: Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Perceptions of Nontraditional Child Health Clinical Placements.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nursing students tend to look forward to their child health clinical placement in a hospital setting. However, there has been a shift away from hospital experiences to nontraditional community settings. When students are notified that the clinical settings are in the community, they often are disappointed. However, on completion of the placement, students' preconceptions about the community setting often have been changed positively.
  
  
  METHODS
  This qualitative study using focus groups explored the pre- and postperceptions of nursing students in nontraditional clinical placements.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overarching theme was Where Is the Nursing? This theme was underpinned by subthemes of the value of the placement and role (expectations and self-identification as a nurse).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participants were able to identify key aspects of nursing (e.g., communication, building relationships), but many of the students did not view these as nursing skills. In addition, some participants had difficulty identifying their roles as nurses. [J Nurs Educ. 2016;55(6):349-352.].
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Studnicka
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000067576:Child Health; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires