The importance of dialogue in student nursesʹ clinical education

SummaryAim p in-hospital tutorials where the hospital unitʹs nurse preceptor, the college teacher and student nurses discuss clinical experiences and together acquire knowledge. ry research combined with examples from a clinical tutorial/discussion group project with B.A. student nurses, clinical nurses and college teacher. sion al reflection groups may be an important step towards accomplishing stability in a collaborative effort between hospital and college to help students become knowledgeable, perceptive, reflecting, caring and effective nurses. The teacherʹs role in clinical practice is changing. The learning method described in this text, however resource-demanding, furthers close collaboration between hospital and college, and success depends on the educatorʹs and clinicianʹs collective competency. Our experience is that all parties concerned found that they gained a more holistic view of nurse education through participating in a forum focused on studentsʹ experiences through patient histories.