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

Table 3

Implications of clinical challenges towards learning outcomes.

Items	Weighted mean	Descriptive meaning
(1) Poor quality of patient care	1.62	Occasionally
(2) Not satisfied with learning the necessary skills for nursing employment	1.95	Occasionally
(3) Learning opportunities for the students were lost	2.03	Occasionally
(4) Loses energy during clinical practice	1.95	Occasionally
(5) Loses confidence for nursing care	1.85	Occasionally
(6) Students are afraid to ask questions related to patient care	1.83	Occasionally
(7) Withdrawal of the student from performing the procedure	1.84	Occasionally
(8) Fear of performing nursing procedure	2.01	Occasionally
(9) Gap between theory and practice	2.27	Occasionally
(10). Creates a feeling of depression and worthlessness in the students	2.00	Occasionally
(11) Distrust of clinical nurses with students	2.22	Occasionally
(12) Lessens the interest of the students to remain in the profession	1.99	Occasionally
(13) Decreases trust of students towards faculty	2.05	Occasionally
Overall	1.97	Occasionally

Mean range: 0.00–0.79 (never), 0.80–1.59 (rarely), 1.60–2.39 (occasionally), 2.40–3.19 (frequently), and 3.20–4.00 (always).