Objective: This study was conducted to assess the feelings and experiences of students in elderly care department in the first and last days of their clinical practices. Material and Methodology: The universe of the survey consisted of 28 freshmen students attending the elderly care department of a health services vocational school in Rize province in the academic year 2018-2019. There was no sample selection, and the survey was conducted with 20 students who voluntarily agreed to participate. The method of content analysis was used in data analysis. Findings: On the basis of documents prepared by students following their first clinical practice, 4 main themes were identified as “fear, excitementhappiness, sadness and anxiety”. On the other hand, documents by the same students on their experiences with clinical practice during their senior year the 4 main themes were “change in perspective, enhanced information, self-confidence and positive communication.” Conclusion: The study concludes that students experience positive feelings after their clinical practices and consequently theoretical information along with richer experience enhance students’ selfconfidence. The suggestion is to further support students in their clinical practices.