Table 3 Students’ perceptions of nurses’ roles

Perceived nurse’s role

3.98 ± 0.48

2.38 ± 0.59

< 0.01

Contribution of clinical placement to the student

4.20 ± 0.65

2.96 ± 0.57

< 0.01

Sense of knowledge as to what the nurse really does

4.41 ± 0.71

3.78 ± 0.93

< 0.01

The extent to which the student’s opinion has changed regarding the nurse’s tasks/functions between starting the nursing program and the last year of studies

3.17 ± 1.03

3.29 ± 1.20

NS