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Table 6 Site B viewpoint 1: Premature and inappropriate clinical progression

From: Unsafe clinical practices as perceived by final year baccalaureate nursing students: Q methodology

Numbered statements

Statement rankings across discrete viewpoints

 

1

2

3

2

The student makes independent clinical decisions beyond his/her competency

4

−1

2

27

The clinical educator encourages students to do things beyond their scope

3

2

−3

24

The student is evaluated as successful despite a pattern of unmet clinical expectations

1

2

2

13

The student does not provide accurate, relevant and timely documentations of client care

1

2

−1

30

Clinical educators and professors do not regularly discuss student progress and expectations

−1

−3

−5

36

The clinical educator is unable to establish and maintain a positive learning environment

−2

0

0

12

The student is unable to control his/her nervousness

−4

−2

−1