To understand the current status of clinical learning environment among nursing students so as to provide a scientific basis for strengthening teaching management and improving clinical learning environment.

A total of 148 nursing students at a class Ⅲ grade A hospital were selected by convenient cluster sampling in November 2016. They were investigated with the nursing clinical learning environment scale (NCLES) . At the same time, this study analyzed the differences in clinical learning environment among nursing students with different characteristics.

The total score of NCLES of nursing students was (3.81±0.48) . The scores of dimensions from high to were (4.06±0.52) in task orientation, (3.95±0.59) in innovation, (3.94±0.53) in working atmosphere and group culture, (3.88±0.56) in interpersonal relationships, (3.79±0.65) in personalization, (3.26±0.53) in student involvement. There were no statistically significant differences in the total score of NCLES of nursing students among different sexes, educational background and internship stages (P>0.05) . However, there were statistically significant differences in the scores of the dimension of student involvement among different educational background and sexes (P<0.05) .

The evaluation of nursing students on clinical learning environment is on an average level especially in the respects of personalization and student involvement. This points out that the clinical learning environment of nursing students needs to be constantly improved. In the aspect of student involvement, targeted teaching should be adopted for nursing students according to different sexes and educational background.

Education, nursing; Surveys and questionnaires; Trainee; Clinical teaching; Learning environment