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Nurse education
Regular evaluation of clinical learning environments can assist in bridging the gap between theoretical teaching and clinical practice
  1. José Miguel Padilha1,
  2. Liliana Mota2
  1. 1 CINTESIS@RISE, Tech4edusim, Nursing School of Porto, Porto, Porto, Portugal
  2. 2 CINTESIS@RISE, Tech4edusim, Northern Health School of Portuguese Red Cross, Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
  1. Correspondence to José Miguel Padilha; miguelpadilha{at}esenf.pt

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103814

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    Commentary on: Weerasekara I, Hall M, Shaw L, et al. Instruments evaluating the quality of the clinical learning environment in nursing education: An updated systematic review. Nurse Educ Pract.2023;71:103732. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103732.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Regular evaluation of the quality of the clinical learning environment can help bridge the gap between theoretical teaching and clinical practice.

    • Future research on instruments that evaluate the quality of the clinical learning environment in nursing education should be based on an accurate methodology following the best research and report guidelines.

    Context

    Nursing education systems are being challenged by the rapid advancements in healthcare technology, sociodemographic changes in modern societies and the expectations of young healthcare students. To guarantee that students learn and develop their theoretical knowledge, attitudes, and skills in a friendly and safe clinical environment, we must evaluate clinical …

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    Footnotes

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.