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Illuminating the nursing process as a foundation for merging theory and practice for nursing students’ educational experience
  1. Emily Aitken
  1. Primary Health Care, Huronia NP Led Clinic, Oro Medonte, Ontario, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Emily Aitken, Primary Health Care, Huronia NP Led Clinic, Oro Medonte, Ontario L0L 2L0, Canada; e_aitken{at}hotmail.com

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Commentary on: Löfgren U, Wälivaara BM, Strömbäck U, Lindberg B. The nursing process: a supportive model for nursing students’ learning during clinical education- a qualitative study. Nurse Educ Pract 2023 Oct;72:103747. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103747. Epub 2023 Aug 16.

Implications for practice and research

  • Collaboration between nurse supervisors and academic institutions whereby supervisors are supported in developing pedagogical skills can improve students’ clinical experience.

  • Understanding how experienced nurses implement and express reflective nursing within various clinical settings through the nursing process could assist nursing students in applying theory in clinical practice.

Context

Nursing student education involves both academic knowledge and clinical application of the nursing process. The foundation of the nursing process is learnt through theory within the academic setting, and then applied within clinical settings where the student can participate in real-life complex health situations. Lofgren and colleagues explore how nursing …

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  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.