Bridge the Gap Between Nursing Theoretical Education and Clinical Training Environment in Al-Makassed Training Hospital in Palestine

Abstract

The training of nursing students is essential for the professional development and quality of care. The purpose of this study is to assess the gap between theory and practice among undergraduate nursing students in Al-Makassed nursing college, a cross-sectional survey was used in this study. The questionnaire consists of two parts: socio-demographic information part and questions related to students, instructors, curriculum, practical training field and communication factors. The results of this study show that there is a gap between theoretical education and practice training. There were several factors in nursing students’ training, such as curriculum, communication, practical training field, instructors and instructions. The conclusion of this study shows that nursing education should reconsider current methods of theoretical and practical training learning and looking for ways to prepare the best professional nurses’ future.