Author: Ali, Ola Adel./ Title: BARRIERS INTERFERING WITH PERFORMANCEC OF STUDENTS IN PRACTICAL TRAINING OF MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH COURSE AT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING /

الموضوع

Clinical education is the core of the nursing education curriculum. Theory and practice are related and enables students to perform effectively in clinical settings. The barriers of the practical training are identified as the factors that reduce the quality of the clinical experience. Aim: assess the barriers interfering with the performance of students in practical training of maternal and newborn health course at a technical institute of nursing. Method: Self-administered questionnaire sheet, it includes two parts: Part1: Socio-demographic characteristics such as age, and area of residence..et. Part 2: Assessment of Barriers during practical training in the lab &clinical area Part3: Observational checklist to assess the performance of students after the procedures. Result: Age of studied students ranging between 18-20. the level of studied students’ performance in perineal care skills was 24.9% satisfied, while in handling skill was 18.3% satisfied. There were statistical significance between barriers and performance for students. Conclusion: the barriers interfering with student performance at lab was inappropriate number of students to lab space and the numbers of instructor to students .Also hospital barriers the numbers of cases not enough to number of students ,the physician and the nurse didn’t allows students to practice skills with patients. There were negative relationship between the barriers and the performance among students. Recommendation: recommended that open channels between technical institution of nursing and clinical training area to facilitate learning during practical training (serve the place, communication with nurses and physicians). <br>Keyword : practical training, barriers, students’ performance Maternal and Newborn Health/Safe Motherhood (Programme) Clinical education, practical training and student performance. Factor affecting clinic education, practical training and student performance.