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Theory and practice gap in teaching nursing students and associated factors at teaching institutions: Mixed study

Samuel Abate Walda, Abebe Dechasa, Meseret Robi Tura, and Keneni Dina · 2026

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  1. 01Introduction
  2. 02Rationale for the study
  3. 03Objectives of the study
  4. 04Materials and Methods
  5. 05Results
  6. 06Implications for curriculum development, faculty training, and clinical integration strategies to bridge the theory–practice gap
  7. 07Discussion
  8. 08Institutional and instructor-related factors
  9. 09Qualitative insights: emotional and ethical challenges in clinical teaching
  10. 10Limitations of the study
  11. 11Conclusion and recommendation
  12. 12Ethical approval
  13. 13Authors contributions
  14. 14Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the manuscript preparation process
  15. 15Source of funding
  16. 16Conflict of interest
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Work overview

Section 3 of 16

Objectives of the study

Samuel Abate Walda, Abebe Dechasa, Meseret Robi Tura, and Keneni Dina · about 1 minutes

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The objectives of this study were to assess the extent of the theory–practice gap in nursing education, identify factors associated with the gap, and explore how the gap is experienced by students and instructors in selected higher education institutions in the west and southwest Shewa Zones, Oromia, Ethiopia.