Comparıng Student Nurses' Thoughts and Experıence by Gender Before and After Women’s Health and Gynecological Nursing Clinical Practice

Objective:this study aimed to compare student nurses' thoughts and experience by gender before and after women’s health and gynecological nursing clinical practice. methods:this descriptive study's universe has been created by 258 student nurses who attend women’s health and gynecological nursing course. the study sample consisted of 123 female, 49 male, total 172(66.6%) student nurses at pre-clinic; and 98 female, 30 male, total 128(49.6%) student nurses at post-clinic. data were collected before and after clinical practice with the questionnaire based on the literature prepared by researchers. data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing. results: 51.2% of female students and 38.7% of male students have positive feelings about clinical practice at pre-clinic. 17.7% of female students and 34.5% of male students stated that they have difficulties at clinical practice, although there is no statistically significant difference in the rate of difficulties encountered by gender (p=0.054). female student nurses have stated that they had difficulties most at delivery room (63.7%); while male student nurses have stating that they have difficulties most at obstetrics clinic (32.1%) and polyclinic (32.1%). the male studets have been rejected by statistically significant level greater number of patients than female students had rejected (p=0.000). conclusions: it was found that male student nurses having more difficulties and were rejected by greater number of patients in clinical practice. it is recommended planning of facilitating initiatives especially for male students at clinical practice.