{"id":7724,"date":"2025-06-28T21:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T21:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/the-duration-of-clinical-placements-a-key-influence-on-nursing-students-experience-of-belongingness\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T05:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:05:08","slug":"the-duration-of-clinical-placements-a-key-influence-on-nursing-students-experience-of-belongingness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/the-duration-of-clinical-placements-a-key-influence-on-nursing-students-experience-of-belongingness\/","title":{"rendered":"The duration of clinical placements: a key influence on nursing students\u2019 experience of belongingness"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was originally published as: The duration of clinical placements: a key influence on nursing students\u2019 experience of belongingness<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/h2>\n

Objective: This paper reports selected findings from a study that investigated nursing students\u2019 experience of belongingness. The manner in which this experience is influenced by the duration of students\u2019 clinical placements is the focus of the discussion.
\nDesign:  A mixed method, multi\u2011site case study approach using an anonymous online survey: the Belongingness Scale \u2011 Clinical Placement Experience was completed by 362 students, 18 of whom also participated in semi\u2011structured interviews.
\nSetting: The setting for the study was two Australian universities and one university in the United Kingdom offering undergraduate nursing programs.
\nSubjects: Third year undergraduate students (n=362) were recruited into the study.
\nMain outcome measure: Nurses experience of belongingness and the influence of the duration of clinical placement on the experience of belongingness.
\nResults: Students\u2019 self\u2011concept, degree of self\u2011efficacy, confidence, resilience, willingness to question or conform to poor practice, career decisions, capacity and motivation to learn were all impacted by the extent to which they experienced belongingness. Differences in belongingness scores between the students from the three sites were statistically significant, with participants from the United Kingdom scoring higher than those from either of the Australian sites, F(2, 355) = 21.70, p = <.001, \u03b7p2 = 0.11. Although the reasons for these results are multifactorial, this study found the duration and structure of clinical placements to be one of the most important factors affecting students\u2019 belongingness.
\nConclusion: A consolidated period of practice for students to \u2018settle in\u2019 and establish collegial relationships is an important influence on their experience of belonging and a necessary precursor to their active and participative learning. Findings from this study call for a re\u2011examination of the assumptions, educational philosophies, policies and practices that underpin the duration of clinical placements in contemporary undergraduate nursing programs.<\/p>\n

Authors<\/h2>\n
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  • Tracey Levett-Jones<\/li>\n
  • Judith Lathlean<\/li>\n
  • Isabel Higgins<\/li>\n
  • Maragaret McMillan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Keywords<\/h2>\n

    belongingness, nursing student, duration of clinical placements, mixed methods, nurse education<\/p>\n

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