Nursing Students’ Perception of Clinical Teaching and Learning in Ghana: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

Table 2

Themes and subthemes.

Main themes	Subthemes
(1) Factors that promote clinical learning	(a) Being taught new things; (b) Being supervised; (c) Having autonomy
(2) The impact of clinical experience on students	(a) Clinical learning opportunity; (b) Developing clinical competence
(3) Students’ perception of clinical teaching	(a) Clinical practice is good; (b) Gaps in clinical practice; (c) Inadequate clinical practice
(4) Challenges in the clinical setting	(a) Poor staff attitude; (b) Lack of equipment; (c) Poor student attitude; (d) Lack of learning opportunities; (e) Lack of supervisors
(5) Improving clinical teaching and learning	(a) Supervision; (b) Training for staff; (c) Separate practical and theory sessions; (d) Strengthening clinical teaching