Nursing students' experiences and perceptions of barriers to the implementation of person-centred care in clinical settings: A qualitative study.

AIM
This study aimed to explore the barriers to implementing person-centred care based on nursing students' experiences during clinical practice.


DESIGN
This is a descriptive, qualitative study.


METHODS
Seventeen nursing students were recruited through purposeful sampling from two universities in South Korea. The semi-structured interviews consisting of open-ended questions were conducted. The collected data were analysed using an inductive content analysis method.


RESULTS
Five main categories were identified from nursing students' experiences: busyness, educational challenges, lack of awareness, lack of relationship building and lack of a policy approach.