Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-9066131200810073535Department of Psychatric Nursing, Medical Education Development Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranMSc, Department of Health Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranMSc, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBA, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran20101113<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <h3>Abstract</h3> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Today, the importance of clinical education of nursing students to train them for transition to professional roles has been documented. In this trend, the communication process between students and nursing staff is one of the key variables. So, the present study aimed to describe such relationships based on their real experiences.</p> <p><strong>Method</strong><strong>s:</strong> The phenomenological approach was used and all participants were drawn from an affiliated teaching hospital to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Purposive samples of 10 nursing students were interviewed in-depth. Colaizzi's analysis method guided the essential activities of the researchers. The reliability and validity of the present study was grounded on the four items: factual value, applicability, consistency and neutrality.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven major themes and related sub-themes were identified as following; students' perception from staff's behavior, students' socialization, motivation, students' professional attitudes, students' skills and abilities, cultural factors and peer relationships. </p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Nursing students experience the communication with nursing staff, as an important issue, through which they can more conveniently enter to their professional role. The students' experiences from the quality of this process shaped their attitude towards profession and working in clinical setting. </p> <p><strong>Key words:</strong> Experience, relationship, clinic, environment, nursing student</p>http://ijnmr.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijnmr/article/view/35http://ijnmr.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijnmr/article/download/35/35