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The development of a clinical learning environment scale
Author(s) -
Dunn Sandra V,
PhD Paul Burnett
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1995.tb03119.x
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , psychology , nature versus nurture , construct validity , interpersonal communication , construct (python library) , confirmatory factor analysis , reliability (semiconductor) , predictive validity , interpersonal relationship , quality (philosophy) , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , structural equation modeling , computer science , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , machine learning , biology , programming language , power (physics) , philosophy , genetics
Within nursing, there is a strong demand for high‐quality, cost‐effective clinical education experiences that facilitate student learning in the clinical setting The clinical learning environment (CLE) is the interactive network of forces within the clinical setting that influence the students’clinical learning outcomes The identification of factors that characterize CLE could lead to strategies that foster the factors most predictive of desirable student learning outcomes and ameliorate those which may have a negative impact on student outcomes The CLE scale is a 23‐item instrument with five subscales staff–student relationships, nurse manager commitment, patient relationships, interpersonal relationships, and student satisfaction These factors have strong substantive face validity and construct validity, as determined by confirmatory factor analysis Reliability coefficients range from high (0 85) to marginal (0 63) The CLE scale provides the educator with a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate affectively relevant factors in the CLE, direct resources to areas where improvement may be required, and nurture those areas functioning well It will assist in the application of resources in a cost‐effective, efficient, productive manner, and will ensure that the clinical learning experience offers the nursing student the best possible learning outcomes