Blending virtual with conventional learning to improve student midwifery skills in India
India's state of Bihar has suboptimal quality of pre-service training for auxiliary nurse midwives. To address this, state government of Bihar implemented a blended training model to supplement conventional classroom teaching with virtual training. A 72-h virtual training package with updated content on key maternal and newborn health practices was developed for final year students and broadcasted from one instructor location simultaneously to two auxiliary nurse midwives training centres. This pre-post intervention study compared skills of two auxiliary nurse midwife student cohorts. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sudharsanam Manni Balasubramaniam, Saurabh Bhargava, Neeraj Agrawal, Rashmi Asif, Lalhmangaihi Chawngthu, Pallavi Sinha, Somesh Kumar, Bulbul Sood Tags: Midwifery Education in Practice Source Type: research
Communicating out loud: A qualitative study of midwifery students' experiences of a simulation exercise for neonatal resuscitation.
Midwifery students feel unprepared to deal with commonly encountered emergencies, such as neonatal resuscitation. Clinical simulation of emergencies may provide a safe forum for students to develop necessary skills. A simulation exercise, for neonatal resuscitation, was developed and evaluated using qualitative methods. Pre and post-simulation questions focussed on student confidence and knowledge of resuscitation. Data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. Pre-simulation questions revealed that most students considered themselves not very confident/unsure about their level of confidence in undertaking neonatal...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary Carolan-Olah, Gina Kruger, Vera Brown, Felicity Lawton, Melissa Mazzarino, Vidanka Vasilevski Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
A qualitative descriptive exploration of the educational and career plans of early career neonatal nurses and midwives: An Irish perspective
The scarcity of appropriately qualified nurses and midwives is a major obstacle in achieving an effective health system. Neonatal nurses and midwives require a high level of skill and education to fulfil their role. It is also an area that sees high staff turnover rates. For this study a descriptive qualitative approach was used to ascertain early career neonatal nurses' and midwives' experiences of further education, their future career plans, and their perceived facilitators and barriers to further education and career progression. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Linda Martina Coughlan, Declan Patton Tags: Midwifery Education in Practice Source Type: research
Exploring an educational assessment tool to measure registered nurses' knowledge of hearing impairment and effective communication strategies: A USA study
Poor communication between the Registered Nurse and a hearing impaired patient can affect quality of care and health outcomes. Communication skills training programs for healthcare providers are needed to improve patient centered care. A descriptive research study, using a knowledge assessment tool developed and validated by the researcher, was conducted on 339 Registered Nurses to identify knowledge deficits to be addressed in a communication skills training program being designed. The educational tool measured the Registered Nurses' knowledge across four areas - hearing impairment, hearing aids, communication strategies,...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 22, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Amy L. Ruesch Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Empowering clinical supervisors to flourish though critical companionship
Education for professional nursing practice has undergone a significant shift over the last few decades impacting nursing practice and the relationship between nurses. Enhancing professional practice and acting as a conduit for empowering nurses to be active participants in their learning and development is Practice Development. This action research project with philosophical premises of critical companionship and human flourishing aimed to develop the knowledge and skills of registered nurses in their ability to provide clinical supervision of nursing students in practice. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 22, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Maria Mackay, Moira Stephens, Siobhan Wragg, Sharon Bourgeois Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
Do action learning sets facilitate collaborative, deliberative learning?: A focus group evaluation of Graduate Entry Pre-registration nursing (GEN) students' experience
The aim of this study was to investigate if by participating in action learning sets, Graduate Entry Pre-registration Nursing (GEN) students were able to engage in collaborative and deliberative learning. A single focus group interview involving eleven participants was used to collect data. Data analysis identified five themes; collaborative learning; reflection; learning through case study and problem-solving; communication, and rejection of codified learning. The themes are discussed and further analysed in the context of collaborative and deliberative learning. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 20, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Charlotte Maddison, Gus Strang Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Courage to care for our United States veterans: A constructivist way of teaching and learning for future nurses
The knowledge and skills in providing veteran centered care is essential. The purpose of this retrospective evaluation is to examine a faculty's reflections on a BSN psychiatric mental health curriculum initiative that provides knowledge and skills regarding veterans care through several avenues to senior nursing students. This qualitative study use self-reflections through a constructivist view of teaching and learning as the framework. Open discussions in didactic about the unique psychological health issues of veterans formed a foundational knowledge for the students. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 20, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Edna R. Magpantay-Monroe Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
Moving nurse educators towards transcendence in simulation comfort
Expensive simulation equipment continues to sit idle in nursing learning and teaching environments. To identify factors that influence nursing educator comfort in the use of simulation at an Australian university an explorative qualitative research project was undertaken using an interpretative constructivist methodology. The Goodwin et al. (2007) adapted Comfort Theory for nursing education has been used. The aim of the study was to identify factors that influence nurse educator's comfort in the use of simulation. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 19, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Tracey Simes, Sherre Roy, Barbara O'Neill, Colleen Ryan, Samuel Lapkin, Elizabeth Curtis Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Moving nurse educators towards transcedence in simulation comfort
Expensive simulation equipment continues to sit idle in nursing learning and teaching environments. To identify factors that influence nursing educator comfort in the use of simulation at an Australian university an explorative qualitative research project was undertaken using an interpretative constructivist methodology. The Goodwin et al. (2007) adapted Comfort Theory for nursing education has been used. The aim of the study was to identify factors that influence nurse educator's comfort in the use of simulation. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 19, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Tracey Simes, Sherre Roy, Barbara O'Neill, Colleen Ryan, Samuel Lapkin, Elizabeth Curtis Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi-experimental study
As a practice discipline, nursing education has a mandate to collaborate with all clinical settings, including primary health care (PHC), to prepare nursing students to function effectively in different settings upon deployment. Prior to 2011, nursing and midwifery students received minimal exposure to PHC settings in Lesotho. In 2010, the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program began working with nurses' training institutions to support PHC clinical placements.Between April 2013 and June 2014, a multi-methods study was conducted to describe the effect of PHC placements on students and preceptors. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 19, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Semakaleng H. Phafoli, Alice Christensen-Majid, Laura Skolnik, Stephanie Reinhardt, Isabel Nyangu, Madeleine Whalen, Stacie C. Stender Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
The stories of nursing student repeaters: A narrative inquiry study
This narrative inquiry study examined community college nursing student repeaters, who failed a required nursing course and then went on to repeat the course. The purpose of this study was to learn about the experience of this group of students who are at high risk for attrition. While each participant had a unique story, common narratives emerged and were presented as storylines. Two storylines that are new to the literature were: Repeating is an Emotional Journey, and Ultimately Repeating was the Best Thing for Me. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 17, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa Scandale Lewis Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Attributes of Iranian new nurse preceptors: A phenomenological study
Preceptors should possess attributes which help them in successfully performing the demanding and challenging role in the preceptorship. This research utilises a qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological approach to explore the attributes of new nurse preceptors. Six preceptors of a teaching hospital in Northwest of Iran who were selected by means of purposive sampling. Data were collected during eight months from July 2014 to March 2015 through in-depth semi-structured personal interviews. Interviews were recorded and transcribed and then were analyzed with the interpretive approach using the Diekelmann's seven-stage metho...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 17, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Leili Borimnejad, Sousan Valizadeh, Azad Rahmani, Bill Whitehead, Shahla Shahbazi Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
The first 3 minutes: Optimising a short realistic paediatric team resuscitation training session
This study aimed to evaluate and revise an interprofessional team training session which addressed roles and performance during provision of paediatric resuscitation, through incorporation of real-time, real team simulated training episodes.This study was conducted applying the principles of action research. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 17, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Joanne T. McKittrick, Sharon Kinney, Sally Lima, Meredith Allen Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
Potential and challenges for learning during acute medical/surgical placement for intellectual disability, mental health and midwifery students
In Ireland nursing and midwifery degree programmes involve four pathways to registration. Three of which, intellectual disability and mental health nursing and midwifery require students to undertake acute medical/surgical placements offer learning opportunities caring for patients with complex needs in settings beyond their core discipline. This paper focuses on findings from a descriptive qualitative study exploring intellectual disability and mental health nursing and midwifery students experiences of such placements. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 17, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Jane Mc Carthy, Margaret M. Graham, Dympna Tuohy, Brid O'Brien, Anne Fahy, Therese Hennessy, Deirdre O'Sullivan, Kathleen Markey Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
The effect of teaching based on dominant learning style on nursing students' academic achievement
The recognition of learning styles and teaching based on that recognition will help lecturers use suitable methods of teaching. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of education based on dominant learning styles on the academic achievement of nursing students. The Population of this quasi-experimental research consisted of 40 third-semester nursing students. The data were collected by using Kolb's Learning Style questionnaire. To determine the dominant learning style of the students, the researchers had them take a pre-test; then, based on the dominant learning style, the students were taught through group disc...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 14, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Fatemeh Vizeshfar, Camellia Torabizadeh Tags: Original research Source Type: research
