This Masters Project surveyed nursing clinical students at a University School of Nursing
in the Pacific Northwest using a recently developed tool, the Student Evaluation of Clinical
Education Environment (SECEE, version 3). Use of the SECEE (version 3) helped identify
differences in student perceptions of various clinical learning environments. Results of nonparametric
statistics were non-significant due to the small sample size; however there appeared
to be consistent preference by students for clinicals at Magnet designated facilities. Additionally,
higher instructor facilitation scores were also noted among students assigned to the university
main campus (n = 31, M = 45.19, SD = 9.39) compared to students assigned to the distance
campus (n = 9, M = 36.89, SD = 20.63). The findings have implications for nursing education,
specifically the potential benefit of student learning at Magnet designated facilities and the
importance of adequate support and engagement between university faculty and students in
distance learning environments
