NET2019 - How do undergraduate Nursing students learn in the hospital setting? A scoping review of conceptualisations, operationalisations and learning activities

Despite its relevance to Nursing Education, many gaps in our knowledge about clinical learning and terminology to describe it remain. A scoping review was conducted to provide insight in conceptualisations and operationalisations of ‘clinical learning’ in the literature, and to synthesise study outcomes in terms of learning activities. The small number of high quality studies hampered a comparison between concepts. The importance of autonomy, social learning, and the cognitive appraisal of learning was revealed. More research is needed on formal and informal components of learning and the interplay between behaviours and cognitions. Clarity about terminology and learning outcomes is warranted.