Evaluation of Learning Experience of Pediatric Oncology Nursing among Students at Embaba Technical Institute of Health

Document Type : Original Article

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Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University

Abstract

Learning experience is an important aspect of nursing education as it is the transformation of theoretical knowledge into practice and the cornerstone of nursing as a health profession. Aim of the study: to evaluate the learning experience of pediatric oncology nursing among students at Embaba Technical Institute of Health. Subjects and Methods: All nursing student who are enrolled in oncology department (N= 170), a descriptive design was carried out at Embaba technical institute of health, National Cancer. Tools of the study involved I- Evaluation scale to assess the clinical learning environment, supervision and nurse teacher II-A structured questionnaire to assess the studied sample characteristics and the learning experience of pediatric oncology nursing among students at Embaba Technical Institute of Health. III -Attitude Likert Type-Rating Scale, IV - Summative evaluation sheet Results: It was clear that the mean age of the studied sample was 17.35 years. Almost three quarters and more of the nursing students evaluated their pediatric oncology nursing learning experience in theoretical and practical part as good and satisfactory experience, there was a statistical significant difference between pediatric oncology nursing learning experience and setting of clinical training of the studied students. Most of the studied students were having a positive attitude towards their pediatric oncology nursing learning experience. Conclusion: The study concluded that the learning experience of pediatric oncology nursing at Embaba Technical Institute of Health was satisfactory. Recommendations:The nursing learning experience at Embaba Technical Institute of Health should be planned to meet the actual educational needs of the nursing students and staff development.

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