Studenters upplevelser av handledning : under specialistsjuksköterskeutbildningen med inriktning anestesisjukvård

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study was to learn how students in specialist nurse education with direction towards nurse anaesthetist experienced tutorial given during their specialist placement.  The chosen method of the study was qualitative interview with phenomenological approach. Twelve nurse anaesthetist students were interviewed about their experiences during their placement at operation wards. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed according to Giorgios (1985) analyze method. The result showed that the students considered that a well functioned tutorial was essential for a successful clinic placement. The tutorial considered as satisfactory if the student and the tutor managed to have good communication and a good relation with each other. The students self-confidence could sometimes feel reduced when they experienced that the position as a student collided with their former profession identity as a nurse. Many different categories of students compete of the space around the patient, the student considered that fact as an obstacle in their education. Through confirmation on a regular bases and feedback from the tutor the student could gain self-confident, and thereafter gain the ability to perform independent. The students experienced mixed feelings at the prospect of their upcoming profession and the view of themselves as future tutors.Conclusion: The students' experience of tutoring during specialist nurse education with direction towards nurse anaesthetist shows that tutorial of good quality is essential to a successful clinic placement.   Keywords: nursing instructors, clinical educators, nurse education, critical care, confirming, students, experience.