Background: Acquisition of psychomotor clinical skills has been shown to improve the quality of care provided to\npatients when care providers are competent. The aim of this study was to explore students, nurses and tutors experience\non factors affecting acquisition of psychomotor clinical skills.\nMethods: The study employed an exploratory qualitative research design. The population was students, clinical nurses\nand tutors from a nursing College and mission hospital in the southern region of Malawi. In depth interviews using a\nsemi structured guide was used to collect data. Thematic analysis method was employed to analyze the collected data.\nEthical principles of respect of human dignity, beneficence and justice were observed.\nResults: The findings have shown that acquisition of psychomotor skills is affected by: student motivation, lack of\nresources, learning environment, knowledge gap between the qualified nurses and tutors, and role modeling.\nConclusion: In principle when student nurses have acquired necessary skills the quality of care provided to\npatients improve. Basing on the findings of this study it is recommended that Student should be well prepared\nbefore clinical placement Nurses and tutors should also update their knowledge and clinical teaching skills for\nthem to adequately guide students. The clinical arena should have adequate resources.
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