Table 3 The themes and subthemes
Themes | Subthemes |
|---|---|
Facilitation of the socialization process | Role model nurses Awareness of and adherence to professional rules and regulations Gaining a professional identity Awareness of different roles in nursing |
Filling the gap between theory and practice | The presence of the faculty in the ward as a clinical supervisor Transferring nurses’ clinical experiences to internship nursing students Participation of internship students and clinical supervisors in nurse education Nursing managers’ willingness to recruit nursing internship students after graduation |
Improving self-confidence and independence | Being approved by nurses Providing direct patient care An internship student as a member of the health care team. |
Opportunity for clinical skill training | Increasing the frequency of nursing procedures Diverse nursing procedures in different shifts Exposure to a wide range of patients |
Achilles’ heel of the clinical setting | A risk of routine-centeredness instead of patient-centeredness Delegated clinical education Imposing more clinical work on the student Lack of amenities |