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Whose Responsibility is Care? Nursing Students' Perceptions in Clinical Practice: A Phenomenological Study
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yalova University, Yalova, Türkiye.
Summary
Nursing students experience caregiving as deprioritized and fragmented in clinical settings. This challenges holistic nursing values, highlighting a need for supportive environments and better role modeling to sustain patient care.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Practice
- Holistic Care
Background:
- Explores nursing students' perceptions of caregiving and responsibility distribution in clinical settings.
- Examines the context of holistic nursing principles within practical training environments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To understand nursing students' lived experiences with caregiving practices.
- To investigate the allocation of caregiving duties among nursing students in clinical settings.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study utilizing interpretive phenomenological analysis.
- Semi-structured interviews conducted with 24 nursing students between March and June 2026.
- Verbatim transcription and in-depth analysis of interview data.
Main Results:
- Caregiving is frequently deprioritized, fragmented, and delegated to students.
- Clinical settings are perceived as task-oriented, hindering holistic and relational care due to workload and bureaucracy.
- Students view caregiving as a personal moral duty rather than a structured professional responsibility, influenced by limited role modeling and supervision.
Conclusions:
- A significant disconnect exists between holistic care ideals taught in nursing education and their application in clinical practice.
- The marginalization of caregiving in practice jeopardizes the relational and humanistic core of the nursing profession.
- Enhanced support for care-focused environments, role modeling, and holistic care is crucial for preserving fundamental nursing values.
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