title: Students' Perspectives of Same-Day Clinical Assignments: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.
abstract: The clinical experience is essential to the nursing education process, but the process by which students are assigned patients has remained unchanged for decades. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to determine the acceptability of a same-day clinical assignment process from the perspective of pre-licensure nursing students. Students' (n = 104) perceptions of the same-day clinical assignment process were collected via focus groups. Two themes emerged that may assist educators in implementing new methods for clinical assignments.
authors.forename: Allyssa L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Kelly D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Stamp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009511:New England; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors