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Table 1 Adaptation of the CLES items to the context of medical students in PHC

From: Adaptation and validation of the instrument Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision for medical students in primary health care

The CLES items version 2008

The CLES items adapted for medical students

Overall I am satisfied with the supervision I received

Overall, I am satisfied with the supervision I received at the PHC centre

I felt comfortable going to the ward at the start of my shift

I felt comfortable going to the PHC centre every day of my practice

During staff meetings (e.g., before shifts)

I felt comfortable taking part in the discussion

During staff meetings I felt comfortable taking part in the discussions

There was a positive atmosphere on the ward

There was a positive atmosphere at the PHC centre

There were sufficient meaningful learning situations on the ward

There were sufficient meaningful learning situations at the PHC centre

The ward can be regarded as a good learning environment

The PHC centre can be regarded as a good learning environment

The WM regarded the staff on her/his ward as a key resource

The manager of the PHC centre regarded the staff at their PHC centre as a key resource

The WM was a team member

The manager of the PHC centre was a team member

Feedback from the WM could easily be considered a learning situation

Feedback from the manager of the PHC centre could easily be considered as a learning situation.

The ward’s nursing philosophy was clearly defined

The PHC centre has a clearly defined vision and a mission statement for patient care that is clearly described

Patients received individual nursing care

Patients received individualised care

There were no problems in the information flow related to patients care

There were no problems in the information flow related to patient care

(Discussions about individual patients and the transmission of information about individual patient cases to other colleagues and team members were handled respectfully)

Documentation of nursing (e.g., nursing plans, daily recording of nursing procedures etc.) was clear

Documentation of patient care (e.g., medical records and other medical procedures etc.) was clear