"Feel the fear and do it anyway" … nursing students' experiences of confronting poor practice.

Aim: The two aims of this study were, first, to explore nursing students' experiences and perspectives of reporting poor care and second, examine the process by which they raised concerns.

Background: The nursing literature is replete with studies which explore nursing students' experiences of clinical placement. However only a small number explore students experiences of challenging poor care and how this is enacted in the practice setting.