| Themes | Categories |
| Identification of unsatisfactory behaviour during clinical performance | Students’ attributes that lead to unsatisfactory practices |
| Unsatisfactory practices. | |
| System based challenges faced by faculty members and clinical preceptors that hinder their decision. | Evaluation tool is unclear. |
| Nursing is not the first choice of students. | |
| Difficulty in communicating with students of different years of study. | |
| Emotional challenges faced by faculty members and clinical preceptors that hinder their decision. | Feeling of guilt. |
| Fear of getting bad evaluation from students. | |
| Family reaction on failing their children. | |
| Students’ own reactions on Failure | |
| Creating possibilities of hand holding of students. | Self-reflection on the process of evaluation. |
| Timely feedback provision to students. | |
| Working with students on their action plan for performance improvement | |
| Way forward for overcoming critical challenges faced by the faculty members and clinical preceptors. | Seeking support from teachers’ community of practice. |
| Revamping the evaluation process for clear application | |
| Strengthening the system for supporting teachers | |
| Recognizing clinical educators’ own vision of self and professional responsibilities. |