Internship Challenges Encountered by Nursing Students: A Qualitative Study Conducted at the Highest Institutions in Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Participants at the Highest Institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022 (n=7)

Participant ID	Age (Years)	Sex	Undergraduate Year	Institutions
P01	30	Female	4th	Government university
P02	23	Female	3rd	Private university
P03	22	Female	3rd	Government university
P04	25	Male	4th	Private university
P05	27	Female	4th	Private college
P06	32	Female	3rd	Government university
P07	26	Male	4th	Government college

Table 2 Presentation of the Themes and Subthemes of Internship Challenges Encountered by Nursing Students at the Highest Institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022

Themes	Subthemes
Factors related to nursing students	Low motivation and willingness to learn Limited capacity for resolving problems in the practical area Poor skill development among students Poor communication skills among students Being an internship student itself
Role model-related factors	Lack of support and guidance Staff nurses’ lack of time Lack of good practice among the supervisors and staff nurses
Factors related to instructors	Insufficient supervision and support from instructor Improper assessment methods Instructor’s lack of experience in clinical attachment
Factors related to the responsibilities of the institutions	Lack of learning equipment/materials Inappropriate recruitment of the college Frequent changing of curriculums Large number of students per clinical attachment
Factors related with time constraints	Lack of sufficient time for simulations (skill laboratory demonstration) Poor time management for theory and practice activities

Data Sharing Statement

The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.