Practical Learning and Theory-Practice as Perceived by Student Nurses in Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Authors

  • Hairie Aiery
  • Nur Izzati M. T.
  • Ivyta D.
  • Farah Ezora Shafine A. B
  • Sukhbeer K. Darsin Singh
  • R. Segaran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v12i.1416

Abstract

Background: The theory-practice gap is arguably the most important issue in nursing today, given that it challenges the concept of research-based practice, which is the basis of nursing as a profession. Majority of the student nurses shared their views that some of the practical procedures that they learned during their theory sessions were different from what was practised in the wards which caused some worries among the students that it may affect their performance during their Obstructive Structured Clinical Examination.

Keywords: theory-practice gap, practical learning

 

Author Biographies

Hairie Aiery

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Nur Izzati M. T.

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Ivyta D.

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Farah Ezora Shafine A. B

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Sukhbeer K. Darsin Singh

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

R. Segaran

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Published

2018-09-25

How to Cite

Aiery, H., M. T., N. I., D., I., Shafine A. B, F. E., Singh, S. K. D., & Segaran, R. (2018). Practical Learning and Theory-Practice as Perceived by Student Nurses in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 12, 75. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v12i.1416
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