title: Clinical Growth: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis.
abstract: Clinical growth is an essential component of nursing education, although challenging to evaluate. Considering the paradigm shift toward constructivism and student-centered learning, clinical growth requires an examination within contemporary practices. A concept analysis of clinical growth in nursing education produced defining attributes, antecedents, and consequences. Attributes included higher-level thinking, socialization, skill development, self-reflection, self-investment, interpersonal communication, and linking theory to practice. Identification of critical attributes allows educators to adapt to student-centered learning in the clinical environment. These findings allow educators to determine significant research questions, develop situation-specific theories, and identify strategies to enhance student learning in the clinical environment.
authors.affiliation: Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barkimer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D013338:Students, Nursing