Students in learning environment learn how to apply knowledge, skills, communication and professionalization. So
the objective of clinical learning is to improve students' professional critical thinking and decision-making skills and
increase their self-confidence. Aim: the study aims to determine the Relationship between clinical learning
environment and students’ critical thinking skills. Research design: a correlational descriptive design used to
conduct this study. Setting: the study conducted in faculty of nursing South Valley University. Subject: random
sample from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years’ students to carry out the study total sample 384 students. Tools: three tools were
used, 1st: personal data and a question, does the clinical learning environment enhances your critical thinking skills?
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nd: Clinical Learning Environment Inventory and 3
rd: California Critical Thinking Skills Test. Results: the present
study findings that there was satisfactory students’ result 75% of clinical learning environment the mean and
standard deviation 101.14±11.82. Satisfactory 91.7% critical thinking skills the mean and standard deviation was
202.71±23.36. Students’ self-confidence was 100.0% unsatisfactory. Conclusion: There was satisfactory clinical
learning environment in relation to satisfactory critical thinking skills and that in agreement with students’
perception. Recommendations: faculty staff members at all departments should improve clinical learning
environment to enhance critical thinking skills. Improve students’ self-confidence through: close supervision, good
communication and training programs.