Table 4: The opinions of instructors about the effect of the difficulties experienced in clinical practice on teaching (n = 199).
| The effect of the difficulties experienced in clinical practice on teaching | n | % |
| Teaching of some nursing practices was not carried out | 171 | 85.9 |
| It prevented effective teaching and learning | 137 | 68.8 |
| It caused me to have difficulties in clinical teaching | 127 | 63.8 |
| The motivation of students in clinical teaching decreased | 123 | 61.8 |
| Clinical teaching did not achieves its goals | 107 | 53.7 |
| Clinical learning outcomes were not achieved | 86 | 43.2 |
| My motivation as a teacher in clinical teaching decreased | 74 | 37.1 |
| Clinical teaching became boring | 70 | 35.1 |
| Evaluation of students became difficult for me | 70 | 35.1 |