Graduate entry students ’ early perceptions of their future nursing careers
Graduate entry nursing programs designed for individuals with prior degrees in other disciplines are becoming increasingly popular internationally. They provide entry into nursing for people with unique skill-sets. Yet, little is known about why these individuals choose career change into nursing and what they expect from their new careers. This component of a larger study sought to explore graduate entry nursing students ’ short and longer term career intentions on commencement of their courses. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 16, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa McKenna, Ingrid Brooks Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Dialogic oral exam in nursing education: A qualitative study of nursing students' perceptions
The purpose of this articl is to explore nursing students' experiences of dialogic group oral exams used in the assessment of a medical nursing course. We discuss a small-group, educator-facilitated exam (dialogue exam). The data were gathered in April 2015 via an online survey including open questions. The participants were nursing students (n = 58) at a University of Applied Sciences. The data were subjected to inductive content analysis. The results suggest that students’ experiences of the dialogue exam can be represented by four themes: context bound dynamics, new shared understanding, verified competences and ho...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 14, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Riitta Turjamaa, Marja-Anneli Hynynen, Irma Mikkonen, Eeva-Riitta Ylinen Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Dialogic oral exam in nursing education: A qualitative study of nursing students ’ perceptions
The purpose of this article is to start a debate about the assessment methods used in nurse education. We discuss a small-group, educator-facilitated exam (dialogue exam). The data were gathered in April 2015 via an online survey including open questions. The participants were nursing students (n = 58) at a University of Applied Sciences. The data were subjected to inductive content analysis. The results suggest that students’ experiences of the dialogue exam can be represented by four themes: context bound dynamics, new shared understanding, verified competences and holistic nursing ca re. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 14, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Riitta Turjamaa, Marja-Anneli Hynynen, Irma Mikkonen, Eeva-Riitta Ylinen Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Use of healthcare consumer voices to increase empathy in nursing students
Nurses need to be well prepared to address the needs of a diverse population and facilitate positive experiences in an equitable and inclusive approach to care. The aim of the study was to determine whether the integration of consumer lived experience interviews into the content of a first-year course influenced empathy in nursing students. A one group pre-test, post-test design was used. A convenience sample of first-year undergraduate nursing students (N = 32) from a regional Australian university was recruited for the study. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 13, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Penny Heidke, Virginia Howie, Tabassum Ferdous Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
Work-based learning in health care organisations experienced by nursing staff: A systematic review of qualitative studies
The aim of this review is to systematically summarise qualitative evidence about work-based learning in health care organisations as experienced by nursing staff. Work-based learning is understood as informal learning that occurs inside the work community in the interaction between employees. Studies for this review were searched for in the CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus and ABI Inform ProQuest databases for the period 2000 –2015. Nine original studies met the inclusion criteria. After the critical appraisal by two researchers, all nine studies were selected for the review. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 11, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Marja Nevalainen, Nina Lunkka, Marjo Suhonen Tags: Review Source Type: research
Perceptions of nursing students after performing an individual activity designed to develop their critical thinking: The “critical card” tool
Critical thinking in Health Sciences is among the transversal competences in the Nursing Degree. The critical card is a tool of individual learning, designed to develop critical thinking, and set in the process of environmental health learning. Every student must perform the activity to obtain the highest qualification in Community Health Nursing subject. The aim of this project was to evaluate this learning tool using the students' perceptions after its performance. The evaluation was based on the answers to a questionnaire obtained from the third course students of Nursing Degree at the University of Zaragoza. (Source: N...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Fernando Urcola-Pardo, Isabel Bl ázquez-Ornat, Ana Anguas-Gracia, Ángel Gasch-Gallen, Concepción Germán-Bes Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Examination of a therapeutic-recreation based clinical placement for undergraduate nursing students: A self-determined perspective
Nursing students across the globe are expected to undertake clinical placements. To date, there have been no studies that have examined the potential educational benefits for undergraduate nursing students engaged in a mental health clinical placement grounded in self-determination theory. The present study examined the experiences of undergraduate students engaged in a mental health clinical placement termed Recovery Camp. An ethnographic methodology within a case study approach was used. The researchers were immersed in the clinical placement, which took place at a YMCA camp facility. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Dana Perlman, Ellie Taylor, Lorna Moxham, Susan Sumskis, Christopher Patterson, Renee Brighton, Tim Heffernan Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
Perceptions of nursing students after performing an individual activity designed to develop their critical thinking: The "critical card" tool
Critical thinking in Health Sciences is among the transversal competences in the Nursing Degree. The critical card is a tool of individual learning, designed to develop critical thinking, and set in the process of environmental health learning. Every student must perform the activity to obtain the highest qualification in Community Health Nursing subject. The aim of this project was to evaluate this learning tool using the students ’ perceptions after its performance. The evaluation was based on the answers to a questionnaire obtained from the third course students of Nursing Degree at the University of Zaragoza. (Source...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Fernando Urcola-Pardo, Isabel Bl ázquez-Ornat, Ana Anguas-Gracia, Ángel Gasch-Gallen, Concepción Germán-Bes Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Examination of a therapeutic-recreation based clinical placement for undergraduate nursing students: A self-determined perspective
Nursing students across the globe are expected to undertake clinical placements. To date, there have been no studies that have examined the potential educational benefits for undergraduate nursing students engaged in a mental health clinical placement grounded in self-determination theory. The present study examined the experiences of undergraduate students engaged in a mental health clinical placement termed Recovery Camp. An ethnographic methodology within a case study approach was used. The researchers were immersed in the clinical placement, which took place at a YMCA camp facility. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Dana Perlman, Ellie Taylor, Lorna Moxham, Susan Sumskis, Christopher Patterson, Renee Brighton, Tim Heffernan Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
Graduating student nurses' and student podiatrists' wound care competence – An integrative literature review
The objective of this literature review is to describe graduating student nurses' and student podiatrists' wound care competence. This integrative literature review has been conducted with a systematic search process. Original studies were analysed by qualitative content analysis with the following stages: open coding, creating categories and abstraction. The literature search was conducted on May 2016 and reconducted on October 2016 using the Medline/Pubmed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus and National Medic databases and 12 original studies were found. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 8, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Emilia Kielo, Leena Salminen, Minna Stolt Tags: Review Source Type: research
Revisiting task orientated care: Oral histories of former student nurses in Ireland (1960 –2001)
The apprenticeship model of nurse training was in place in Ireland up to the end of the twentieth century. Task orientated care was a feature of this model. It is important to examine task allocation from the student's perspective, in light of current and on-going debates regarding student nurses' supernumerary status. Both approaches influence the status of the student; as a worker with task allocation and as a learner with supernumerary status. Oral history interviews were undertaken with twelve former student nurses (1960 –2001) to explore their experiences of clinical learning and task allocation. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 8, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Anne Fallon, Toni U í Chiardha, Teresa Meaney, Deirdre van der Putten, Miriam Brennan, Jackie Uí Chionna, Stephen Bradley, Miriam McNicholas, Siobhan Smyth Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Graduating student nurses' and student podiatrists' wound care competence – An integrative literature review
The objective of this literature review is to describe graduating student nurses' and student podiatrists' wound care competence. This integrative literature review has been conducted with a systematic search process. Original studies were analysed by qualitative content analysis with the following stages: open coding, creating categories and abstraction. The literature search was conducted on May 2016 and reconducted on October 2016 using the Medline/Pubmed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus and National Medic databases and 12 original studies were found. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 8, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Emilia Kielo, Leena Salminen, Minna Stolt Tags: Review Source Type: research
