Beyond the latch: A new approach to breastfeeding
Health professionals supporting breastfeeding play an important role in women successfully achieving their breastfeeding goals. Instrumental knowledge has dominated health professionals' breastfeeding education and practice. Because breastfeeding is a contextual and embodied experience, a relational orientation is required to identify effective strategies to support women. A relational inquiry approach to breastfeeding practice offers a practical way to support women to better achieve their breastfeeding goals within the complexities of their own lives. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - August 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Betty Ann Robinson, Gweneth Hartrick Doane Source Type: research
Italian nursing students and professional socialisation
We would like to acknowledge Bagnasco and colleagues for bringing attention to our in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of Italian nursing students (Sabatino et al., 2015). (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 28, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Alessandro Stievano, Dyanne Affonso, Gennaro Rocco, Laura Sabatino, Douglas Olsen Tags: Issues for Debate Source Type: research
Mentoring student nurses in Uganda: A phenomenological study of mentors ’ perceptions of their own knowledge and skills
This paper will report on the findings of a qualitative research study exploring mentorship in a rural hospital in Uganda. It explored how mentors perceived their roles and their own knowledge and skills in mentoring nurse students. Participants were confident in their ability to teach clinical skills, but they identified gaps in relation to the application of theory to these skills and they the need to update their own knowledge and to act more on their own initiative.The paper reports on the nature of the relationship between mentor and students, the teaching approaches used and the challenges of the role. (Source: Nurse...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 28, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary P. Mubeezi, Janice Gidman Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
Is faculty practice valuable? The experience of Western Australian nursing and midwifery academics undertaking faculty clinical practice - A discussion paper
The faculty clinical practice model provides dedicated time for nursing lecturers and educators in a university school of nursing to work with supervision in the clinical environments for an agreed amount of time each year. Allowing academics to partake in faculty clinical practice this way has been shown to update skills and retain clinical competency. Some nursing and midwifery academics believe it is essential to remain clinically current and up-to-date with professional issues in the clinical environments, whereas other academics believe reading current research maintains clinical competency. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 26, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Amanda Fowler, Melanie Baker, Sadie Geraghty Tags: Issues for Debate Source Type: research
Building workplace social capital: A longitudinal study of student nurses' clinical placement experiences
Quality clinical placement experiences have been associated with nurses' workplace social capital. Social capital is broadly understood as the social organisation of trust, norms and networks that benefit society. Building social capital in the workplace may benefit experiences of staff and students. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of building workplace social capital on student nurse perceptions of clinical learning experiences. A quality improvement process was measured through repeated student surveys. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 25, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Michelle Materne, Amanda Henderson, Emma Eaton Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research
CitySCaPE: Moving beyond indifference in education for pre-registration nurses about learning disability
People with learning disabilities and Autism continue to suffer from the delivery of ineffective and inadequate care from health services CitySCaPE (City Simulated Community and Practice Environment) is a multi media resource delivering a simulation of situations student nurses may encounter in relation to service users with learning disabilities. The resource is applicable to adult, mental health and children's nursing. It is delivered in a blended approach to students in the first part of their programme as part of their simulated practice. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 25, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Lorna Saunder, Rachael-Anne Knight Tags: Original research Source Type: research
“We definitely are role models”: Exploring how clinical instructors' influence nursing students' attitudes towards older adults
This article reports on one of three inter-connected research questions of a mixed methods study that explored the relationship between clinical instructors' attitudes and nursing students' attitudes towards older adults. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 19, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sheena Simpkins Gibbs, Judith C. Kulig Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Professional development needs of nurse educators. An Australian case study
This study explores practical issues around professional development needs of nurse educators. One hundred and thirty eight Australian nurse educators based in Queensland answered an online survey around professional development needs. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 19, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Florin Oprescu, Margaret McAllister, Christian Jones, David Duncan Tags: Original research Source Type: research
“We definitely are role models”: Exploring how clinical instructors’ influence nursing students' attitudes towards older adults
This article reports on one of three inter-connected research questions of a mixed methods study that explored the relationship between clinical instructors' attitudes and nursing students' attitudes towards older adults. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 19, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sheena Simpkins Gibbs, Judith C. Kulig Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Attracting men to nursing: Is graduate entry an answer?
There is evidence which suggests that second degree graduate entry nursing programs may be a potential strategy to increase the number of men in nursing. This qualitative study used thematic analysis to describe the reasons underpinning men's enrolment in the first three intakes of the first such program in New Zealand. Interrogation of the data revealed two primary themes. First, in search of a satisfying career with the associated subthemes: was at a loss; fulfilment through working with and helping people; and a career with options. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 14, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Thomas Harding, Isabel Jamieson, John Withington, Dianne Hudson, Alison Dixon Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Evaluating a nursing erasmus exchange experience: Reflections on the use and value of the Nominal Group Technique for evaluation
This paper discusses the use of Nominal Group Technique (NGT) for European nursing exchange evaluation at one university. The NGT is a semi-quantitative evaluation method derived from the Delphi method popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The NGT was modified from the traditional version retaining the structured cycles and but adding a broader group discussion. The NGT had been used for 2 successive years but required analysis and evaluation itself for credibility and ‘fit’ for purpose which is presented here. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 12, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sheila Cunningham Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Utilization of communities of practice for ongoing learning and knowledge dissemination: Making the case for the Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery (GANM)
With the growing connectivity among countries and healthcare practitioners, nurses and midwives in low resource settings are connecting digitally to access information through online platforms. Ninety eight percent of adults online report visiting a social network in the past month, and spend almost two hours per day engaged with social media. In an increasingly interconnected world, innovative strategies are needed to translate knowledge into practice. The Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery (GANM), part of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center (CC) at the J...
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 5, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Ashley Gresh, Fernando Mena-Carrasco, Allie Rauh, Teresa Pfaff Source Type: research
Studying the old masters of nursing: A critical student experience for developing nursing identity
In the past professional identity in nursing was inculcated in students alongside institutional pride. A strong sense of professional identity is key to staff retention and recruitment and key to the delivery of quality nursing care. With the wholesale transfer of pre-registration nursing education to the third level sector, however, the reality is that students now divide their affiliations between university and healthcare institutions and professional identity development may be stymied. For this reason, there is need to explore alternative means of developing professional identity. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 3, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Jacinta Kelly, Roger Watson, James Watson, Malachi Needham, Laura O. Driscoll Tags: Issues for Debate Source Type: research
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Source: Nurse Education in Practice - July 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Structuring educational decisions using the multiple sorting task: An example focusing on international placements in nursing
Practical examples of the steps involved in the planning and execution of the multiple sorting task are frequently lacking in published reports. This audited staff activity demonstrates how the multiple sorting task can used to structure conversations with a group of health professionals planning an international placement for nursing students. Sixteen participants were drawn from diverse professional backgrounds, including academia, clinical practice, government policy, and placement administrators. (Source: Nurse Education in Practice)
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - June 29, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: P. Morrison, H. Gluyas, N.J. Stomski Tags: Original research Source Type: research
