The purpose of this study was to clarify and consider the instruction that is\nneeded in relation to nursing students� handling of patient information, as\nfelt by the people in charge of student clinical practicums in hospitals.\nSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 7 people in charge of organizing\npracticums at hospitals where they are carried out. These subjects were\nasked about problems they had experienced in relation to nursing students�\nhandling of patient information and the instruction that is needed so that\nproblems related to nursing students� handling of information do not occur.\nVarious problems were shown to occur in relation to nursing students� handling\nof patient information, such as handling the information outside of the\npracticum setting. Many students receive no instruction with regard to the\nethics of handling patient information in their classroom work, and their\nawareness regarding information is cannot be considered high, indicating the\nneed for more consistent and reliable education in this area. The findings also\nsuggest that instruction is needed with regard to the handling of sensitive information\nin accordance with the circumstances of individual patients.
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