1College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat
2College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University.
3Dean Training and Community Services, Sultan Qaboos University.
4College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat
Clinical learning Environment is the place where student Nurses learn to integrate the Theory and Practice. Important people responsible for the Clinical learning Environment are staff Nurses and Midwives, Ward supervisors and Lecturers. There are positive factors which facilitate Learning and Negative factors which inhibit Learning. The teacher should posses certain good characteristics to make the Clinical Learning Environment more fruitful and has a good role in changing the student Nurse/Midwife to a competent, caring Nurse/Midwife. To make a positive Leaning Environment there should be commitment and support from staff nurses, Supervisors and Lecturers. This article conveys the importance of Quality Clinical learning Environment which in turn helps our students to be more competent so that our dream to become Independent Nurse/Midwifery practitioners comes true.
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