1Community Nursing Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Scinces, Zahedan, Iran
*Corresponding author: Alireza Shahsavani, Community Nursing Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Online published on 4 January, 2017.
One of the critical roles of nurses and it is not less important than the role especially caring role. Nurses and nursing students’ comments on patients training were examined and compared in this study.
This is a descriptive analytical study (cross-sectional). Statistical population included all nurses and nursing students. Sampling was done using those nursing students who entered the hospital and experienced the patients training therefore students 4th semester and higher were included in the study. 150 nursing students were determined by census to be studied on also 150 clinical nurses were selected due to study conditions and unification.
Results of the first, second and the third aim of the study (the effective factors of nurses on patients training from the viewpoints of nurses and nursing students) showed that trainers enough information and knowledge have been the most important effective factors respectively from the nurses and nursing students viewpoints (96.7% and 99.3%).
It is recommended according to results of the study that: Patients training should be more emphasized in curriculum of medical and nursing students in order to understand its techniques, methods and importance.
Clinical nurses, nursing students, patients
