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• TITLE: Perception of Nursing and Midwifery Trainees towards Clinical Environment at Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana

  AUTHORS: Monica Salakpi, Christiana Asiedu, Dorcas Frempomaa Agyare, Rita Opoku-Danso, Anita Davis

  KEYWORDS: Clinical Education, Clinical Learning Environment, Clinical Skill Acquisition, Perception

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.12 No.10, October 31, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of students’ nurses in the nurses training colleges towards clinical environment. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey approach was used. Nursing and Midwifery trainees at Cape Coast were the respondents. Simple random sampling was used to select 605 respondents for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. Results: The majority of the respondents were female, Christians, singled and attended Cape Coast Nursing and Midwifery Training College (CCNMTC). The staff were helpful, friendly and considerate. There were repetition of student’s tasks in every shift but new and different ways of teaching were used. The students had positive perception of clinical learning environment. There were statistically significant differences in perception towards clinical learning environment among students based on academic class (levels). Conclusion: It was recommended that the staff nurses should assign students with varied task depending on their level.