Nurses' Perceptions about a Conference of Students During a Clinical Nursing Practicum

We conducted an investigation of students in a nursing practice leadership workshop for the purpose of understanding their perceptions about a student conference that was held during a clinical nursing practicum. As a result, we found that, at the time of the conference, a large proportion of students felt difficulty related to "Inexperience in discussion procedures" and "Students" inability to have an active exchange of opinions". A large proportion also thought that "Cooperation among students" and "The theme" had an effect on the conference. Compared to the group that had had experience as clinical practice leaders, the group that had not had such experience felt troubled by "Silence' during the conference. The group that had had experience as clinical practice leaders thought that "The physical environment of the setting" had an effect on the conference. In free descriptions of the learning, the following three categories were discovered: "Acquisition of problem-solving techniques", "Widening of the perspectives of nursing", and "Cultivation of an attitude toward the nursing profession".