New ways and environments for using the CLES framework

Abstract Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision (CLES) scale has been used and validated in many countries (see Chap. 4). Most commonly, the validation studies have been carried out in a hospital environment and the samples have consisted of general nursing students. An interesting enquiry was raised concerning the validity and implications of the CLES framework in other fields of healthcare services and healthcare student groups including medical students. This chapter presents new ways and environments for implementing the CLES scale, with healthcare students in general, and international nursing students in particular. The examples come from healthcare and medical education. The section dealing with challenges relating to international students’ clinical practicum also introduces a new scale Cultural and Linguistic Diversity scale (CALDs). This scale is developed for international nursing students and can be used together with the CLES+T scale