Table 5 Site A consensus viewpoint: Contravening practices
From: Unsafe clinical practices as perceived by final year baccalaureate nursing students: Q methodology
Numbered statements | Statement rankings across discrete viewpoints | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 | The student practices outside of his/her scope | 4 | 4 | 5 |
6 | The student is dishonest (makes up assessment data, covers up mistakes or hides their lack of knowledge) | 3 | 4 | 4 |
2 | The student makes independent clinical decisions beyond his/her practice | 4 | 3 | 2 |
18 | The student does not protect patients from injury or potentially abusive situations | 3 | 2 | 4 |
9 | The student rushes through care | 1 | 1 | 1 |
13 | The student does not provide accurate, relevant and timely documentation of client care | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | The student does not consider the guidance of the clinical educator | 1 | 0 | 0 |
15 | The student avoids interacting with the patient | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | The student does not demonstrate patient-centeredness (e.g. caring) | 0 | −2 | 0 |
42 | The clinical educator does not set clear expectations with students at the beginning of and throughout the placement | −1 | 0 | −1 |
35 | The clinical educator is overwhelmed by role expectations | −1 | −2 | −2 |
23 | The student does not have access to ongoing performance feedback | −2 | −1 | −3 |
34 | There are inconsistent expectations among clinical groups or faculty (skill, workload, hours) | −2 | −1 | −3 |
32 | The clinical educator does not regularly document evaluations of the student’s performance | −3 | −4 | −2 |