Research Article

Challenges in the Clinical Environment: The Saudi Student Nurses’ Experience

Table 1

Profile of the respondents.

CharacteristicsCategories (%)

Academic levelV22 (10.0)
VI38 (17.3)
VII24 (10.9)
VIII136 (61.8)
Age group>207 (3.2)
21–25124 (56.4)
26–3061 (27.7)
31–3526 (11.8)
>362 (0.9)
GenderMale72 (32.7)
Female148 (67.3)
Civil statusSingle154 (70)
Married65 (29.5)
Separated/divorce1 (0.5)
Academic statusBS nursing (RNP)139 (63.2)
Bridging nursing (BNP)81 (36.8)
GPA M = 3.78; SD = 0.66

; GPA: grade point average.