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Eisert, Shelly. "Addressing Limited Clinical Experiences for Nursing Students." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1005.
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This descriptive case study addressed the problem that nursing students at a small community college lacked clinical experiences that promoted identification of their strengths and weaknesses in knowledge and skills expected of nurses. The interest in this individual case and purpose of this study was to understand the clinical learning activities nursing students at this site believed were effective strategies for evaluating their strengths and assessing areas needing improvement in their nursing practice. The theoretical foundation of adult learning formed the basis of this descriptive case study using a survey design to assess the students' perceptions of clinical learning activities that were effective for evaluating their strengths and weaknesses in their nursing practice. Descriptive statistics including frequencies and percentages of responses to a survey were used to summarize data related to the students' preferences for learning based on clinical activities. Key findings indicated that a large percentage of nursing students at the site strongly agreed that high-fidelity simulation was an effective strategy for evaluating strengths and assessing areas needing improvement in their nursing practice. Based on the findings, a curriculum plan with tools to prepare nursing educators to facilitate debriefing to enhance clinical learning activities was developed for the local school of nursing. The results of this study can be used by nursing educators as they integrate active learning and assessment activities, particularly high-fidelity simulation, into nursing education at this site. The findings could contribute to positive social change when nursing educators at the site are empowered to implement and assess components of the curriculum plan to positively impact nursing students' ability to reflect and evaluate their nursing practice resulting in improving their learning and nursing care.
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Forbes, Helen. "Clinical teachers’ experiences of nursing and teaching." University of Sydney, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2060.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<br>Abstract Clinical teachers’ experiences of nursing and teaching Clinical nurse teachers’ experiences of nursing and teaching undergraduate nursing students on clinical placement are explored in this thesis because of concerns about the quality of nursing students’ learning outcomes. The aim was to identify variation in clinical teachers’ conceptions of nursing and their conceptions of, and approaches to teaching undergraduate nursing students. The study was significant because clinical teachers’ conceptions of nursing and approaches to clinical teaching have not been researched previously. Underpinning the study was a phenomenographic perspective on learning and teaching. This perspective views learning and teaching in terms of how they were experienced. Experience of nursing and clinical teaching, for example, can be understood in terms of related ‘what’ and ‘how’ aspects. The ‘what’ aspect concerns how nursing and clinical teaching were understood. The ‘how’ aspect is concerned the ways nursing and clinical teaching were approached. Experience of nursing and clinical teaching were described and analysed in terms of the separate ‘what’ and ‘how’ aspects and are understood in terms of the relationship between each of the aspects. Data from semi-structured interviews with twenty clinical teachers were analysed using phenomenographic research techniques (Marton & Booth, 1997) in order to identify variation in how nursing and clinical teaching were experienced. To extend the description, the research also sought to identify the empirical relationships between each of the aspects investigated. Key aspects of variation in clinical teacher experiences of nursing and clinical teaching and associated relationships have been identified. The results suggest that clinical teachers who adopted a student-centred approach to teaching conceived of nursing and clinical teaching in complex ways. The phenomenographic approach provides for an experiential and holistic account of clinical teaching: a perspective absent in nursing education research literature. The research findings extend knowledge that will assist with preparation and support of clinical teachers.
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Jackson, Bridgett Alveta. "Nursing Students' and Novice Clinical Instructors' Experiences With Clinical Instruction and Assessment." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1264.
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Adjunct faculty members make up a growing proportion of nursing school clinical faculty in the United States due to a nurse educator shortage in higher education. Many of the nurses hired as clinical faculty members have years of experience providing patient care, but they lack experience in clinical instruction and assessment. At a state community college in the southeastern United States, nursing students have expressed dissatisfaction in their course evaluations with inexperienced faculty in clinical programs. The experiences of both nursing students under the guidance of novice clinical instructors and clinical faculty were examined in this case study. The National League for Nursing's (NLN) standards for practice for academic nurse educators served as the conceptual framework for this study and was used to develop research questions related to clinical practice and assessment. Data were collected from 9 students and 6 clinical nursing faculty members who participated in anonymous, open-ended electronic questionnaires regarding use of the standards in instruction and assessment. Student clinical experience collective evaluations from 3nursing programs across the state were also used for data collection and analysis. Data were coded and themes were identified and verified through triangulation. Themes were inconsistent with the NLN standards and included no formal orientation, no preparation for the clinical instructor role, use of subjective instructor evaluations, and lack of instructor feedback. Results were used to develop a professional development program to prepare novice clinical instructors for the clinical environment according to the NLN standards. This study may result in positive social change by improving clinical experiences for nursing students in community colleges, resulting in better patient care as they assume their roles in the larger medical community.
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Senita, Julie A. "Defining Critical Thinking Experiences of Senior Nursing Students." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1491305761316241.
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Donough, Gabieba. "Perceptions and experiences of undergraduate nursing students of clinical supervision." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86575.
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Thesis (MCur)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Differences were observed in clinical demonstration and assessment techniques of clinical
supervisors involved with the supervision of undergraduate nursing students at an institution
of higher education. These differing techniques displayed by the clinical supervisors may
have implications for the standard of nursing care provided by the students and the
throughput of these students.
A qualitative approach with a descriptive design was applied to explore the perceptions and
experiences of the undergraduate nursing students’ on clinical supervision. Nine (n=9)
students were deliberately selected by means of purposive sampling from each year to
participate in focus group interviews. Nine 1st year students, nine 2nd year students, nine
3rd year students and nine 4th year students respectively constituted the groups that were
interviewed. Thus the total sample consisted of n=36 nursing students. Consent to conduct
the study was obtained from the Health Research Ethical Committee at Stellenbosch
University, as well the institution under study. Informed consent was obtained from all the
participants. Data collection was completed by two trained fieldworkers who were not
affiliated with the institution under study.
The interviews were analysed through content analysis. Six themes emerged from the data.
These included support, professionalism, realities of supervision, student preferences
regarding supervisors, experiences that relate to abusive behaviour and the clinical
supervision process. The findings indicated negative and positive experiences on clinical
supervision. Recommendations were proposed to enhance clinical supervision and the
learning experiences of student nurses.
Key words: Clinical supervision, undergraduate nursing, clinical supervisor, clinical practice,
differing techniques.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verskille was waargeneem in kliniese demonstrasie- en assesseringstegnieke van kliniese
toesighouers wat betrokke is met die supervisie van voorgraadse verpleegstudente by 'n
institusie van hoër onderwys. Die verskille in tegnieke gedemonstreer deur die kliniese
toesighouers mag implikasies hê vir die standaard van verpleegsorg gelewer deur die
studente en die slaagsyfer van hierdie studente.
'n Kwalitatiewe benadering met 'n beskrywende ontwerp was toegepas om die persepsies
en ervaringe van die voorgraadse verpleegstudente oor kliniese supervisie te verken. Nege
(n = 9) studente vanuit elke jaargroep was bewustelik gekies by wyse van doelgerigte
steekproefneming om deel te neem in fokusgroep onderhoude. Nege 1ste jaar studente,
nege 2de jaar studente, nege 3de jaar studente en nege 4de jaar studente het
onderskeidelik die groepe gevorm waarmee onderhoude gevoer was. Die totale steekproef
het uit n=36 verpleegstudente bestaan. Toestemming om die studie te doen was vanaf die
Etiese Komitee vir Gesondheidsnavorsing by Stellenbosch Universiteit, asook die instelling
ter ondersoek verkry. Ingeligte toestemming is van al die deelnemers verkry. Data
insameling was deur twee opgeleide veldwerkers gedoen wat nie geaffilieer is met die
instelling ter ondersoek nie.
Die onderhoude was deur inhoudsontleding geanaliseer. Ses temas het uit die data
ontstaan. Dit sluit in ondersteuning, professionaliteit, realiteite van supervisie, student
voorkeure ten opsigte van toesighouers, ervaringe wat verband hou met mishandelende
gedrag en die kliniese supervisie-proses. Die bevindinge het negatiewe en positiewe
ervaringe oor kliniese supervisie getoon. Aanbevelings is voorgestel om kliniese supervisie
en die leerervaring van die studentverpleegsters te verbeter.
Sleutelwoorde: Kliniese supervisie, voorgraadse verpleging, kliniese toesighouer, kliniese
praktyk, teenstrydige tegnieke.
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MacLeod, Stefanie. "Clinical nursing instructors' experiences teaching students deemed at risk of failure." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52688.
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The experience of the clinical nursing instructor (CNI) in teaching nursing students deemed at risk of failure has not been well explored in nursing literature. It may be difficult for the CNI to support as well as evaluate a student when that student’s performance is judged to be unsatisfactory or unsuccessful. The purpose of this study was to explore CNIs’ experiences in teaching undergraduate nursing students deemed at risk of failure, to discover how CNIs identify potentially unsuccessful students and to describe what supports and resources CNIs utilize to help them manage such students. A pilot study using a qualitative phenomenological approach was used to interview CNIs who had at least one experience teaching an undergraduate nursing student deemed at risk of failure at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) schools of nursing. The study found that CNIs identified students at risk of failure using “red flags” that included a range of actions, behaviours, and attitudes. These red flags included deficits in the demonstrated thinking, knowledge, and skills; deficits in the social and cultural aspects of nursing practice; disorganization and tardiness; and lack of integrity. CNIs felt that early and clear communication of their concerns with faculty and students deemed at risk of failure was beneficial for both the student and CNI. CNIs made decisions to fail students by considering patient safety and objective evidence while at the same time supporting and nurturing these students by providing opportunities for success.<br>Applied Science, Faculty of<br>Nursing, School of<br>Graduate
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Mfombep, Gerard Epat. "ME AND MY SUPERVISORS : Nursing students clinical experiences during their first clinical placement in nursing homes-a qualitative interview study." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-71075.
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Nursing has come a long way to become a subject of university study. Clinical placement is a vital part of the study in preparing students for future nursing roles as providers of care to patients. The placement within nursing homes is a compulsory part of the clinical studies. Major actors in the clinical placement are supervisors. Their actions and support are determinant for the nursing student’s experiences, in learning and development of their clinical skills.
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Richard, Elizabeth Marie. "An ethnographic exploration of novice nursing students' clinical learning experiences, backstage realities." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq24900.pdf.
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Magerman, Janine. "Clinical supervisors’ experience of supervising nursing students from a higher education institution in the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4905.
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Magister Curationis - MCur<br>Nursing students’ clinical abilities are highly dependent on the quality of the clinical experience obtained, while placed in the clinical environment. The clinical environment has key role players, which include the clinical supervisor. The primary role of the clinical supervisor is to guide nursing students to become best practice nursing professionals. However, globally, literature alludes to the failure of educating institutions to deliver competent nursing professionals, to meet the needs of patients and deliver quality patient care. Anecdotal evidence at the participating university indicated the possibility that various factors such as high student supervisor ratio and increased workload for clinical supervisors may impact on the ability of the supervisors to function effectively in the clinical settings. At the participating university, this may have been due to various factors, such as large student numbers, as well as social and environmental challenges experienced by the clinical supervisors. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the lived experiences of clinical supervisors, who supervise nursing students at a higher education institution. The study employed a qualitative research approach, utilizing a descriptive phenomenological design. Purposive sampling was used to select eight (8) participants, who were all clinical supervisors of first and second-year nursing students at the HEI (Higher Education Institution) under study. Data was collected by means of in-depth interviews and analysed, using Tesch’s method of data analysis. The five (5) major themes identified, focused on the experiences of clinical supervisors regarding: time as a constraint to job productivity; the impact of the organisational culture on the fluidity of support; limited resources; interpersonal relationships as a dynamic communication process; and impact on the self. In this study, participants focused on their experience of clinical supervision as it related to time, the organisational culture, resources and the impact of the experience on the self. The researcher based on the findings concluded that clinical supervisors are generally satisfied with their jobs and they love the teaching role that they portray. They are unhappy with the circumstances, that they experiencing as challenging in which they must do their clinical supervisor job.
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Spencer, Paula. "Student nurse perceptions on commuting related to ontime arrival at clinical experiences." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3243.
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As a descriptive, pilot study utilizing an online survey, this study explores the perceptions of CSUSB student nurses related to their commute and ontime arrival at clinical sites, typically in the San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, and whether or not the commute is perceived as being stressful.
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Osyanju, Bernadette. "Clinical experiences of second year nursing students on their first acute care practicum." Thesis, Osyanju, Bernadette (2012) Clinical experiences of second year nursing students on their first acute care practicum. Honours thesis, Murdoch University, 2012. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/41683/.
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Acute care units are known to be busy and complex in nature with many stressors of which students find challenging. While some students with prior exposures to these areas are able to cope, special cohorts of young, inexperienced, unexposed students undergo a unique experience. The first acute care practicum is important in nursing education and influences a student‘s long term goal of becoming a nurse.
This study explored the experiences of second year nursing students who did not have prior experience in acute care while undertaking their first acute care practicum. The perceptions of clinical educators on students‘ first acute care practicum was equally explored.
This explorative qualitative study was conducted on a purposive sample of four nursing students and three clinical educators. Data was obtained by conducting audio recorded interviews with clinical educators and nursing students individually, from which verbatim transcripts were derived. Thematic data analysis was employed to interpret the findings and five major themes were identified: experiencing a new environment, situational learning, experiencing stress, supporting students and reflecting on placement allocation. Students and their clinical educators acknowledged there being positive and negative experiences of the practicum that influenced clinical learning.
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Riess, Dawn L. "Effects of Simulated Clinical Experiences on Empathy, Self-Confidence, and Satisfaction in Nursing Students." Thesis, Walden University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10829752.
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<p> Empathetic communication enhances the nurse-patient relationship and improves patient outcomes and needs to be taught and evaluated during simulated clinical experiences. Experience in healthcare education has shown students’ empathy levels decrease over time. The purpose of this quasi-experimental pretest posttest, study was to compare nursing students’ empathy levels, self-confidence, and satisfaction with simulation between the use of the high-fidelity manikin simulator (HFMS) and a standardized patient (SP) used during their simulated clinical experience. Kolb’s experiential learning theory was used to guide the study through the four phases specific to simulation and learning. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 135 nursing students in the pre-simulation survey; 123 participants completed the post-simulation survey with 64 in the control group (HFMS) and 59 in the experimental group (SP). Data were analyzed using an independent <i>t</i>-test to determine if there were any mean differences between the HFMS and SP groups in terms of empathy, satisfaction, and self-confidence. Empathy was measured using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professions Student and the NLN’s Satisfaction and Self-Confidence Scales. Results revealed there were no significant difference in students’ empathy levels, self-confidence, and satisfaction. Positive social change through prioritizing nursing students’ empathetic communication in patient care may be enhanced in the simulated clinical environment with various approaches. Recommendations for future research are to determine what interventions best develop nursing students’ empathy, satisfaction, and self-confidence in patient care. </p><p>
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Riess, Dawn. "Effects of Simulated Clinical Experiences on Empathy, Self-confidence, and Satisfaction in Nursing Students." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5410.
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Empathetic communication enhances the nurse-patient relationship and improves patient outcomes and needs to be taught and evaluated during simulated clinical experiences. Experience in healthcare education has shown students' empathy levels decrease over time. The purpose of this quasi-experimental pretest posttest, study was to compare nursing students' empathy levels, self-confidence, and satisfaction with simulation between the use of the high-fidelity manikin simulator (HFMS) and a standardized patient (SP) used during their simulated clinical experience. Kolb's experiential learning theory was used to guide the study through the four phases specific to simulation and learning. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 135 nursing students in the pre-simulation survey; 123 participants completed the post-simulation survey with 64 in the control group (HFMS) and 59 in the experimental group (SP). Data were analyzed using an independent t-test to determine if there were any mean differences between the HFMS and SP groups in terms of empathy, satisfaction, and self-confidence. Empathy was measured using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professions Student and the NLN's Satisfaction and Self-Confidence Scales. Results revealed there were no significant difference in students' empathy levels, self-confidence, and satisfaction. Positive social change through prioritizing nursing students' empathetic communication in patient care may be enhanced in the simulated clinical environment with various approaches. Recommendations for future research are to determine what interventions best develop nursing students' empathy, satisfaction, and self-confidence in patient care .
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Sengstock, Brian. "A grounded theory study of nursing students’ experiences in the off-campus clinical setting." Thesis, Central Queensland University, Australia, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30282/1/c30282.pdf.
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Poor workplace relations are an issue of concern in many workplaces and this phenomenon is not restricted to the nursing profession. The issue of workplace violence in nursing is well documented and there are an increasing number of studies which have investigated the notion of horizontal violence amongst graduate nurses. The impact that poor workplace relations has on the development of a professional identity by nursing students in the off-campus clinical setting is significant in light of the current global shortage of nurses.
There is a dearth of knowledge in understanding how Australian undergraduate nursing students experience the off-campus clinical setting and subsequently develop a professional identity as a nurse. Therefore the aim of this study was to discover and describe the phenomena in order to develop a substantive theory that explains the experiences of the undergraduate nursing students in a regional setting.
Constructivist grounded theory methods were utilised in the conduct of the study. A sample of 29 participants was recruited permitting the formulation of a substantive theory regarding the development of a professional identity in nursing students. This substantive theory contributes knowledge relevant to the undergraduate nursing students, nurse educators, nursing workforce planners, and the tertiary educational institutions offering nursing. This is achieved through discovering, describing and explaining the phenomenon of ‘anxiety’ which the nursing students experience as a result of the interrelationship and interactions of tradition bearing, staff and student performance. These interactions intersect to form expectations of where the student fits within the hierarchy of the facility and the nursing profession in general. An understanding of the issues associated with tradition bearing, staff performance, and student performance and the impact that the interaction of these conditions has upon the student’s developing professional identity as a nurse is necessary to allow for the implementation of corrective strategies.
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Ancona, Ann C. "Discovering the Art and Science of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Students' Experiences with Journaling in an Undergraduate Pediatric Clinical Rotation." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554907638264724.
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Nel, Natalie. "Experiences and perceptions of primary health care students utilizing simulation laboratories." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17814.
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Thesis (MCur)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Simulation refers to a teaching method that is used to teach students clinical skills. The
use of mannequins is the most common type of simulation. Given the pivotal role that
simulation plays in teaching students clinical skills, it is important to understand the
experience and perceptions students have utilizing simulation laboratories. The aim of the
study was to explore the experience and perceptions of primary health care students
utilizing simulation laboratories.
The researcher posed the following research question as a guide for this study: “What are
the experiences and perceptions of primary health care students utilizing simulation
laboratories?” A qualitative approach with a phenomenological research design was
applied. A purposive sample of n=10 and a focus group of 7 participants was drawn from a
total population of 232 primary health care students. An interview guide was designed
based on the objectives of the study and validated by experts in Nursing, Education and
the Ethics Committee at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Experts
in the field of teaching and learning, nursing and research methodology were consulted to
determine the feasibility and content of the study, to evaluate the research process and
outcome. Two (2) trained fieldworkers were responsible for collecting the data. Data was
collected by means of individual interviews and by interviewing a focus group. The
transcription of the interviews was done by the researcher.
The data that emerged from the data analysis was coded and categorised into themes and
subthemes. The five themes that emerged were simulation as a teaching method; a
mannequin offering effective learning; confidence in clinical practice; structure of the
course; and a support system. The researcher compiled a written account of the
interpretations that emerged from the data analysis and verified this with the fieldworkers.
In addition, member checking was done on two (2) of the participants from the focus group
as well as two (2) of the participants from the individual interviews, to validate the
transcribed data.
The Conceptual Theoretical Framework of Bloom supports the findings of this study. The
findings suggest that the mannequins should be upgraded regularly and should be able to
register a response. It is recommended that a mannequin should be designed which is
computer programmed according to different conditions which will include the signs and
symptoms of those diseases for example tuberculosis. The participants need to be placed
in the clinical environment at a much earlier stage in their programme. Peer group
teaching and assessment should be introduced in the programme. Further research is
recommended since institutions and disciplinaries working with simulation were not
included in the study.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Simulasie verwys na ’n onderrigmetode wat gebruik word om studente kliniese
vaardighede aan te leer. Die gebruik van mannekyne is die mees algemene vorm van
simulasie. Gegee die deurslaggewende rol wat simulasie speel in die onderrig van kliniese
vaardighede aan studente, is dit belangrik om die ervaring en persepsies van studente wat
gebruik maak van simulasie-laboratoriums, te wete te kom. Die doel van hierdie studie
was om die ervaring en persepsies van primêre gesondheidssorgstudente wat van
simulasie-laboratoriums gebruik maak, te ondersoek.
Die navorser het die volgende navorsingsvraag as ’n riglyn vir hierdie studie gestel: “Wat
is die ervaringe en persepsies van primêre gesondheidssorgstudente wat simulasielaboratoriums
gebruik?” ’n Kwalitatiewe benadering met ’n fenomenologiese
navorsingsontwerp is toegepas. ’n Doelbewuste steekproef van n=10 en ’n fokusgroep
van 7 deelnemers is geneem vanuit ’n totale bevolking van 232 primêre
gesondheidsorgstudente. ’n Onderhoudgids is ontwerp, gebaseer op die doelwitte van die
studie en gevalideer deur kundiges in Verpleging, Opvoedkunde en die Etiese Komitee
van die Fakulteit van Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch.
Kundiges op die gebied van onderrig en leer, verpleging en navorsingsmetodologie is
geraadpleeg om die haalbaarheid en inhoud van die studie te bepaal vir die evaluering
van die navorsingsprosedure en uitkomste. Twee (2) opgeleide veldwerkers was
verantwoordelik om die data te versamel. Die data was versamel deur middel van
individuele onderhoude en ‘n onderhoud met ‘n fokus groep. Die onderhoude was
getranskribeer deur die navorser.
Die data wat uit die analise gekom het, is geënkodeer en gekategoriseer in temas en
subtemas. Die vyf temas wat hieruit voortgespruit het, is simulasie as ’n onderrigmetode;
’n mannekyn wat effektiewe leer bied; vertroue in die kliniese praktyk; die struktuur van die
kursus; en ’n ondersteuningssisteem. Die navorser het ’n geskrewe verslag saamgestel
van die weergawe van die data-analise wat saamgestel en deur die veldwerker geverifieer
is. Bykomend is die kontrole van lede van twee (2) van die deelnemers van die
fokusgroep, asook twee (2) van die deelnemers vanuit die individuele onderhoude
gedoen, om die getranskribeerde data se geldigheid te verklaar.
Die Konseptuele Teoretiese Raamwerk van Bloom rugsteun die bevindinge van hierdie
studie. Die bevindinge beveel aan dat die mannekyne gereeld opgegradeer behoort te
word en dat hulle ’n respons moet kan registreer. Dit word aanbeveel dat ’n mannekyn
ontwerp behoort te word wat rekenaar geprogrammeerd is volgens die verskillende
toestande wat die tekens en simptome van siektes soos tuberkulose insluit. Die
deelnemers behoort in ’n baie vroeë stadium van die program in die kliniese omgewing geplaas te word. Verdere navorsing word aanbeveel, aangesien inrigtings en dissiplines
wat met simulasie gemoeid is, nie in hierdie studie ingesluit is nie.
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Abubu, Janiere. "Experiences of first-year University of the Western Cape nursing students during first clinical placement in hospital." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5115_1363011548.
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<p>In nursing education the clinical component comprises an important part of the students&rsquo<br>training. Clinical teaching and learning happens in simulated as well as real world settings. First&ndash<br>year students spend the first quarter of their first year developing clinical skills in the skills laboratory. In the second-term they are placed in real service settings. This study was aimed at exploring the experiences of first year nursing students of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) during their first clinical placement in the hospital. A qualitative phenomenological exploratory study design was used and a purposive sample of twelve nursing students was selected to participate in the study. The research question was &ldquo<br>Describe your experiences during your first placement in hospital?&rdquo<br>Written informed consent was given by every participant and ethical approval was obtained from the relevant UWC structures. In-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted, audio taped and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were coded and sub-categories, categories, and themes were extracted during the data analysis process. Trustworthiness of the data collection and data analysis processes were ensured. Many of the first year nursing students described theirexperience in hospital as being stressful. However, the first placement in hospital allowed them to work with real patients and provided them an opportunity to develop a variety of clinical skills. Even though the hospital environment was unfamiliar and the ward staff unwelcoming, the patients&rsquo<br>acknowledged and valued their contribution to patient care. Students tend to seek support from family members and lecturers. It is recommended that first year nursing students be prepared adequately for their first placement in hospital as well as to <br>provide practical and emotional support to students during their hospital placement</p>
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Dawson, Tamzin Jane. "The perceptions and experiences of pre-registration nursing students with dyslexia of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/34341.
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This thesis examines the perceptions and experiences of pre-registration nursing students with dyslexia in one university in relation to one specific assessment: the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). In September 2013, all United Kingdom pre-registration nursing training moved to degree level university programmes. Universities must also ensure that all nursing students meet the fitness to practise criteria laid down by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015). Current national higher education policy aims to widen participation; this includes those with disabilities. Statistics show that 10% of students attending university in England have a declared disability, the main one being dyslexia. The study university has its own widening participation policy, with 19% of its children’s nursing students currently registered as having dyslexia. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2010) states that all pre-registration nursing programmes should contain a variety of assessment strategies, to ensure students meet the academic and clinical standards required by the professional nursing and midwifery register. One of the final assessments at the study university, as with many other medical and nursing degrees, is the Objective Structured Clinical Examination, a method of assessment that requires students to perform clinical assessments and answer questions within standardised conditions, within a set time limit. This study aims to explore the ways in which nursing students with dyslexia perceive and experience the OSCE as an assessment method, and to draw conclusions on ways to develop it further. Using a two-phase mixed methods approach, a purposive sample of 24 nursing students in year 3 of their course, was approached to participate in an online questionnaire, with 12 responding. Six students participated further in object elicitation interviews, which were analysed using a ‘Framework’ method. The findings highlight the unique OSCE journeys of study participants, the impact of dyslexia on the individual and the OSCE assessment process. The thesis offers discussion and recommendations around the OSCE as an ‘inclusive’ teaching and assessment method, considering how the design of curricula and assessments assists in recognising students’ individualism and in reducing potential issues. It is the first study to consider the OSCE with regard to such students and offers an opening for future studies focussing on learning difficulties and OSCE assessments within nursing.
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Mrwetyana, Nomandla Abegail. "The experiences of final year student nurses of a higher education institution in the Western Cape regarding their preparedness for psychiatric clinical placement." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5249.
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Magister Curationis - MCur<br>In South Africa, mental health nursing forms part of the basic (pre-registration) education of Professional Nurses, in order to equip them for employment as general nurses in the comprehensive health services of the country. Mental health nursing is an interpersonal process, in which counselling is aimed at supporting and facilitating healthy lifestyle functioning. At the higher education institution of interest, psychiatry nursing is incorporated at the final year level of nursing. The student nurses are prepared with the theory of psychiatric nursing, two weeks before their clinical placement in hospitals and clinics. At the end of the year, they are expected to pass both the theory and practical component. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of final year student nurses, regarding their preparedness for psychiatric clinical placement. The objective of the study was to describe the experiences of the students, regarding their preparedness for psychiatric clinical placement. A descriptive design, with a qualitative approach, was used to explore and describe the phenomenon under investigation. The researcher used purposive sampling to select participants for the study from a population of final year student nurses of a higher education institution in the Western Cape. They met the sampling criteria because they knew a great deal about the phenomenon of interest, had completed the two-week orientation programme and worked in a clinical placement for at least three months. Their participation in the study was on a voluntary basis. The researcher used unstructured interviews to collect data from the participants. The data analysis was done following Coliazzi's seven steps. The findings indicated that the students were not prepared for their psychiatric placements, even though they attended a two-week orientation programme, prior to their placements. It was revealed that anxiety played a huge role in the unpreparedness of students. The participants, therefore, suggest that the orientation period be extended. The researcher, however, applauds the staff members in the clinical placements and urges them to maintain their positive attitude towards the students, as the participants acknowledged and appreciated their support.
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Naidoo, Mogasweri. "Experiences of the University of the Western Cape student nurses who sustain needle-stick injuries during their clinical placement." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_8623_1307419541.
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<p>In this study a qualitative phenomenological approach was used because the researcher identified it as the most appropriate method to do this study. The population under study was the student nurses studying towards their BCur nursing degree at the SoN at the UWC. A purposive sample consisting of 8 respondents were selected, aged between 19 and 32. The data were collected through unstructured, in-depth interviews lasting for about 1 hour. The responses from this type of data collection provided the researcher with ÌÌrichÌÌ details of the student nurses experiences of the needle-stick injury. The core principles of Phenomenology focus on the ÌÌlivedÌÌ experiences of an individual and the researcher chose the unstructured, in-depth interview to collect the data in this study because it was the most appropriate method of obtaining the data. Participation in the study was voluntary and informed consent was obtained from the respondents prior to the commencement of the study. An inductive theory was used as a framework to guide the data analysis process because through the process of analysing the data, categories and themes emerge. Findings from the study revealed the following: a needle-stick injury is considered to be a traumatic incident that students react in various ways to the traumatic incident, that several intervening factors precede the incident and lastly that the students need support following the incident.</p>
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Ramahlo, Tebogo. "The self-perception of preparedness for midwifery practice of final-year nursing students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8158.
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Magister Curationis<br>Background: Globally, nurses and midwives are the most important healthcare providers. In most
countries, nurses and midwives are often the first point of contact to healthcare, and in many rural
areas, they are the only point of contact for patients. Skilled midwives are essential for the care of
pregnant women and the safe delivery of their infants. Midwives play an important role in
promoting the health and wellbeing of women, newborns and their families. In South Africa, slow
progress in reducing maternal mortality can be partially attributed to a lack of appropriately trained
health professionals to render some basic maternal care services.
Aim & objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the self-perception of preparedness
for midwifery practice of final-year nursing students at a university in the Western Cape, South
Africa. The objectives of the study were to: identify midwifery skills final-year nursing students
found challenging to perform independently, determine the level of confidence of final-year
nursing students for managing patients in the maternity unit, determine the level of
comfort/confidence of final-year nursing students in key practice skills performance, and collect
baseline evidence of nursing students’ perceptions of self-preparedness to inform the higher
education institution of gaps and needs identified by nursing students.
Methodology: A quantitative research approach using a descriptive survey design was
implemented to gather information. A self-administered questionnaire using the Casey-Fink
Readiness for Practice Survey was used. Due to the limited size of the population, an all-inclusive
sampling strategy was utilised, with a sample size of N=217. At the time of the survey, only 164
nursing students attended class. Only 112 questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate
of 70.88%. All returned questionnaires had no missing data. SPSS Statistics version 25 was utilised
for data analysis. Descriptive statistics, frequencies and tests for association were utilised.
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McCarthy, Karen Ann. "The ward-based Nurse Clinical Educator: Impact on student learning outcomes and student and preceptor experiences." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2019. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2221.
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This study aimed to determine the impact of the implementation of a ward based Nurse Clinical Educator (NCE) role on students and staff at one health service whilst students were on clinical practicum at a Western Australian regional health care facility.
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The research question was: “What impact does the NCE support intervention have on students and clinical staff during clinical practicum?” Background Clinical experience for undergraduate student nurses (students) undertaking their bachelor’s degree is of utmost importance for gaining both competence and registration. Students encounter difficulties in obtaining opportunities to practice their skills and develop competence when on clinical practicum; and preceptors are often overwhelmed by their responsibility to supervise students, as well as provide holistic patient care. The literature identifies a need for a role which is directly responsible for student learning, which would maximise learning opportunities for students, as well as support preceptors. This role could maintain synergistic relationships and communication between the university and clinical facilities. Although there is literature reporting on the evaluation of either students’ or preceptors’ experience in the clinical setting, there have been only a few studies where both students’ and preceptors’ experiences were evaluated in the same study; or the effectiveness of a support model was implemented into the clinical setting and evaluated. Research focused on the implementation of a partnership intervention support model, would add to the limited body of knowledge on the efficacy of clinical support interventions.
Methods
This study utilises a convergent parallel mixed methods design, as it was deemed to provide a better triangulation of data obtained. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected in surveys before and after the NCE intervention, whilst students were on clinical practicum. Surveys collected data using both Likert-scale and open text responses. Analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and content analysis to interpret the findings.
Participants
Participants in this study were undergraduate nursing students and clinical staff who participated in clinical practicum during the implementation of a ward-based NCE support role in a Western Australian regional health care facility.
Findings
This study found the main impact of the NCE role was upon stress and time. Stress was reduced for both students who had access to increased support networks, and for preceptors who could obtain assistance with students when workloads were heavy. There was an increase in teaching time available for skill development for the students, which in turn led to increased competence of students, less time taken by student to undertake skills, and increased student confidence. There was an increase in available time for the preceptors for their workloads on the wards, and more time for preceptors to assist students, without being hampered by students taking a long time with skills.
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Borrageiro, Filomena. "Clinical learning environment and supervision : student Nurses experiences within private health care settings in the Western Cape." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86616.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background - Student nurses indicated that the clinical environment was not conducive to learning because they were part of the ward staff ratio and clinical supervision was inadequate. Upon observations by the researcher and feedback from student nurses’ a study was planned to identify the clinical experiences and supervision. The study itself was conducted within private health care settings in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Objectives - The objective of this study was to determine the experiences of student nurses of the clinical learning environment. To also identify the support and clinical supervision that the student nurses received from ward staff, clinical facilitators and lecturers.
Methods and analysis - The CLES+T is a reliable and valid evaluation scale for the gathering of information on the clinical learning environment and supervision of student nurses. The CLES+T evaluation scale was completed by 234 student nurses within the selected sites. A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted by making use of the CLES+T evaluation scale. The CLES+T evaluation scale is subdivided into three main sections with additional sub-sections: (1) the Learning environment, (2) the Supervisory relationship and (3) the Role of the nurse teacher (lecturer).
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The clinical learning environment was experienced as mostly positive by the student nurses; however the format and type of clinical accompaniment and supervision students received varied.
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This study gave valuable insights into the status of the clinical learning environment, the clinical accompaniment and supervision of student nurses which can be useful to the nursing school in order to enhance existing nursing programmes.
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Flynn, Deborah J. "Pre-registration students' experiences of humour use in the clinical setting within the United Kingdom : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2018. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/116577/.
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Aim and research question: The aim of this study was to explore pre-registration students’ experiences of the use of humour in the clinical settings in the United Kingdom. Method: The chosen methodological approach was interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). IPA enabled investigation into the students’ experience of humour with patients and mentors and to understand their idiography of their experiences due to different professional journeys. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with nursing students. Each interview was analysed, descriptively, conceptually and linguistically, which is consistent with the IPA approach. Then a cross group analysis elicited common or shared themes within the group. Findings: Students acknowledged the individuality of humour and how it reflects their personality and how they can be embroiled in a tug-of-war with the people around them on the use of humour within the clinical setting. Three superordinate themes were identified: 1) the professional journey, 2) the humanity of humour, and 3) humour influences and characteristics which led to the formation of a humour awareness compass for nurses. This study offers a novel insight into pre-registration students’ experiences of humour in the clinical setting, within the United Kingdom.
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Buchanan, Michelle. "The perceptions and experiences of nursing students attending their first clinical placement in a mental health setting." Thesis, Buchanan, Michelle (2021) The perceptions and experiences of nursing students attending their first clinical placement in a mental health setting. Masters by Research thesis, Murdoch University, 2021. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/64303/.
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Australian undergraduate nursing programs try to offer a broad and comprehensive approach to nursing education, with the aim in most curricula to provide a general overview of mental health nursing. Undergraduate nursing programs vary in the level of consolidation of theoretical and practical skills with programs including clinical placements in a diverse range of settings that may include mental health. Nursing students come from diverse backgrounds with differing world views, which may lead to pre-conceived views of individuals with mental illness. Potential learning opportunities within the clinical placement setting may be affected if these views are not challenged. The aim of the study was to explore the perceptions of undergraduate nursing students prior to their first clinical placement in a mental health setting and how this compares to their experience on placement.
A two-phase phenomenological approach was used, with the first phase focusing on exploring the perceptions of undergraduate nursing students (n= 14) prior to their first placement in a mental health setting. Data from an open-ended questionnaire administered one week prior to clinical placement was analysed using content analysis. The second phase focused on exploring the experiences during the placement and allowed an opportunity for reflection through individual semi-structured interviews (n=11). Interview data was analysed using thematic analysis and reviewed in relation to findings from phase one.
Participants expressed a range of emotions about their upcoming placement, including for the majority, feelings of excitement and anticipation. Underlying feelings of fearfulness were evident with nearly all participants, despite the excitement of a clinical placement opportunity. Four themes emerged during phase two ‘feeling unprepared’, ‘learning delayed by fear’, ‘time and exposure lead to engagement’ and ‘the system is broken’. These findings help us to understand the nursing students’ experiences as transformative, with key phases identified from pre-placement through the placement and into the post placement period. Based on these findings, strategies are suggested that can be implemented in each phase to prepare and support students to enhance learning within the mental health setting.
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Vellem, Bhekithemba. "Undergraduate nursing students' lived experiences with preceptors during their clinical placement at a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5613.
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Magister Curationis - MCur<br>Due to the large student-supervisor ratio, a school of nursing at an university in the Western Cape, developed specific preceptorship training for professional nurses working in e.g. psychiatric hospitals. This aimed at improving the clinical teaching expertise of professional nurses and ensuring positive experiences around placement of student nurses. It was unclear how undergraduate student nurses experienced their interactions with their preceptors while placed in psychiatric units. The study used a descriptive phenomenological design to describe the lived experiences of student nurses with preceptors during their clinical placement at a psychiatric hospital. Undergraduate student nurses who were allocated to a preceptor at a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape served as the population of the study. Purposive sampling was applied and individual unstructured interviews (n=11) held. This study adopted Collaizi's method of data analysis. Results of this study indicated that the nurse preceptors played a supportive role towards students during placement in psychiatric units. This resulted in meeting the students' objectives and needs in clinical placement. A challenge around a comprehensive learning environment was interpreted as a great need during students' training. Ethical clearance was sought from the Ethics Committee of the University of the Western Cape and ethical principles followed in conducting the study. Trustworthiness was ensured during the research process.
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Kotsch, Janeen S. "EXPLORING STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES OF CONCEPT-BASED LEARNING IN AN ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE PHARMACOLOGY COURSE: AN INTERPRETIVE STUDY." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent161787487052164.
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Mampunge, Fezeka. "Experiences of final year nursing students at a public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape province regarding their preparedness to become registered nurses." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1006815.
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Within the nursing profession, the transition from the student to a graduate nurse is a common rite of passage that marks the end of initial educational preparation in the discipline and the beginning of a professional journey as a nurse and a member of the multidisciplinary team (Nash, Lemcke & Sacre. 2009:48). This is a period of adjustment, stress, growth and development and the transitional nurse is likely to feel uncomfortable, fearful and may experience feelings of inadequacy. This study was undertaken to explore and describe the experiences of final year nursing students at a public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape regarding their preparedness to become registered nurses, with the aim to identify gaps and make recommendations on strategies to close the gaps. The objectives were to explore and describe the experiences of final year nursing students at the public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape Province with regard to their preparedness to become registered nurses and to recommend strategies to improve the preparation of nursing students for transition to become registered nurses. To answer the research question “What are the experiences of final year nursing students at a public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape Province with regard their preparedness to become registered nurses”, a qualitative, explorative and descriptive design was used as a framework for the study. Data were collected by means of unstructured focus group interviews with a purposively selected sample of 27 final year nursing students at the particular college of nursing. Data were analysed using Tesch’s method of analysis for qualitative research. Two themes emerged, revealing that participants at the college experienced preparedness and lack of preparedness to assume the role of a professional nurse. This related to certain aspects that had an impact on the preparation of the final year nursing students for practice and included: curriculum-related aspects; clinical teaching and learning support; learning opportunities; interpersonal relationships between lecturers, students and clinical staff; equipment; and library resources. It was concluded that the learning needs of the nursing students were not adequately catered for, leading to lack of preparedness. Through the involvement of nursing students in the evaluation of their learning, shortfalls in both education and practice areas could therefore be detected. Recommendations regarding strategies to be used to promote preparedness of final year nursing students included: continuous feedback on student performance in the form of exit evaluations on the part of students to identify learning needs; writing of progress reports on the part of clinical practice; and the employment of clinical preceptors with clear role specifications between the lecturers, ward sisters and preceptors to avoid role confusion.
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Rosén, Annika, and Smrečki William Norin. "Att vårda patienter ur sjuksköterskestudenters perspektiv : En litteraturstudie." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-54022.
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Bakgrund: Sjuksköterskestudenter integrerar teori och praktiska moment med stöd av sjuksköterskor under verksamhetsförlagd utbildning. Vårdandets konst är en process som kräver ständig reflektion för att se och vårda patienters problem och behov. Sjuksköterskestudenter ska vårda ur ett humanistiskt förhållningssätt och vårda patientsäkert för att stödja patienters vårdprocess. Målet för sjuksköterskestudenter är att visa teoretiska och praktiska färdigheter som krävs för en legitimerad sjuksköterska för att få sjuksköterskeexamen. Syfte: Att beskriva sjuksköterskestudenters erfarenheter av att vårda patienter under verksamhetsförlagd utbildning. Metod: En litteraturstudie med beskrivande syntes baserad på 14 vårdvetenskapliga artiklar. Resultat: Sjuksköterskestudenter skapade nya erfarenheter av att vårda patienter under den verksamhetsförlagda utbildningen. När sjuksköterskestudenter vårdade patienter ur ett humanistiskt förhållningssätt skapades det en vårdande relation. Den vårdande relationen missgynnades om sjuksköterskestudenter var osäkra i vårdandet. De handledande sjuksköterskor vägledde sjuksköterskestudenter för att överbrygga det teoretiska och praktiska kunskaperna. Vissa sjuksköterskestudenter missgynnades däremot i inlärningsprocessen av handledande sjuksköterskor när deras kunskaper ifrågasattes. Slutsats: Sjuksköterskestudenters erfarenheter utspelades olika under den verksamhetsförlagda utbildningen beroende på vart den ägde rum. Handledning från sjuksköterskor erhöll en avgörande roll för sjuksköterskestudenter i erfarenhetsinlärningen av att vårda patienter. Integreringen av de teoretiska och praktiska momenten var intensivt och sjuksköterskestudenter utvecklades i rollen som blivande sjuksköterskor.<br>Background: Nursing students integrate theory and practical training with the support of nurses during clinical practice. The art of caring is a process that needs constant reflection to see and care for patients problems and needs. Nursing students must follow a humanistic and a patient safety approach to support the caring process for patients. The goal for nursing students is to show theoretical and practical skills that are required for registered nurses to obtain a nursing degree. Aim: To describe nursing students' experience of caring during their clinical practice. Method: A literature study with descriptive synthesis based on 14 caring science articles. Result: Nursing students gained new experiences of caring for patients during the clinical practice. When nursing students cared for patients with a humanistic approach, they created a caring relationship. The caring relationship was lacking when the nursing students felt insecure of caring for the patients. The registered nurses’ guidance the nursing students to handle theoretical and practical knowledge. Some of the nursing students were disadvantaged in their learning process of the registered nurses and started to question themselves. Conclusion: Nursing students' experiences played out differently during the clinical practice depending where it took place. The guidance from the registered nurses played a crucial role in the experiential learning for the nursing students of caring for the patients. The integration of the theoretical and practical moments was intense, and the nursing students developed their role as future nurses.
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Nilsson, Karin. "Adherence to Venous Blood Specimen Collection Practice Guidelines Among Nursing Students and Healthcare Staff." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-120082.
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Background Patient safety is an undisputable part of healthcare. The use of clinical practice guidelines, usually based on evidence-based practice/best practice, promotes patient safety and high quality care, reduces unnecessary patient suffering, and healthcare costs. Analysing results from venous blood specimen collection is one of the most commonly used services within healthcare, and a substantial number of decisions on diagnosis, treatment, and treatment evaluation are based on the results. Hence, the accuracy of these tests are vitally important. Earlier research has demonstrated that healthcare staff report suboptimal adherence to venous blood specimen collection guidelines together with the need for improved practices. Blood sample collection is carried out by several professionals, among them registered nurses and, as a consequence, nursing students too. University nursing students learn and practice venous blood specimen collection in one of their first semesters. After initial skill training at clinical skill laboratories, they continue to perform the task during clinical placements in various clinical settings. Few or no studies have been performed on nursing students, hence it seemed important to assess guideline adherence to venous blood specimen collection among university students as well as to further explore adherence to guidelines among healthcare staff. Therefore, the overall aim for this thesis was to explore adherence to, and factors influencing venous blood specimen collection guidelines practice among university nursing students and healthcare staff. Methods The thesis includes four studies. Study I-III had a quantitative, cross-sectional design, study IV had a qualitative approach. Study I included 164 healthcare staff from 25 primary healthcare centres. Study II included 101 nursing students in their 5th and 6th semesters, and study III included 305 nursing students in their 2nd, 4th, and 6th semesters. To assess adherence to venous blood specimen collection guidelines, data were collected using the Venous Blood Specimen Questionnaire, completed with background variables (I, II, III) and additional scales (III). Descriptive statistics, multilevel and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to analyse the data. In study IV, data were collected through five focus group interviews among 6th semester nursing students (n=26). Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results Workplace affiliation was found to explain variances in reported adherence between different primary healthcare centres. Associations between reported venous blood specimen collection practices and individual as well as workplace factors were revealed. Nursing students were found to increasingly deviate from guideline adherence during their education. Also among students, several associations between guideline adherence and other iv factors were revealed. Reported research use at clinical practice was associated with higher levels of adherence, as were higher capability beliefs regarding both evidence-based practice and academic ability. Analyses from focus group interviews summarised students’ reflections on deviations from VBSC guidelines in the overall theme ‘Striving to blend in and simultaneously follow guidelines’. Conclusion Both healthcare staff at primary healthcare centres and nursing students demonstrate decreasing levels of guideline adherence with time. Factors influencing adherence are both individual as well as contextual. This indicate that both students and staff are subjected to socialisation processes that influences levels of adherence. In order to enhance venous blood specimen collection practices and thereby patient safety, actions must be taken - both in healthcare clinical contexts and by educators. The use of models in practical skill training, and in the ambition to bridge the theory-practice gap may be the path to success. It is reasonable to assume that collaboration between, on the one hand, education representatives and on the other, supervising RNs in clinical settings, will be fruitful. Finally, by empowering students their self-efficacy may be strengthened, and hence their ability to maintain guideline adherence.
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Theunissen, Anna Luttig. "An exploration of the experiences and perceptions of health and allied health care students regarding interprofessional collaboration and education in a rural clinical setting in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86617.
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DiGiacomo, Ingeborg Haug. "The clinical experience in nursing education : a case study /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1993. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11355141.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1993.<br>Includes tables. Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Keville Frederickson. Dissertation Committee: Herve Varenne. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-141).
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Reynolds, Beverly J. Crumpler Thomas P. "Clinical performance appraisal the lived experience of baccalaureate nursing students /." Normal, Ill. : Illinois State University, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3196642.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 2005.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed September 27, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Thomas P. Crumpler (chair), Anthony W. Lorsbach, Adel T. Al-Bataineh, Patricia Stockert, Donna Breault. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-155) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Cable, Stuart. "Clinical experience : preparation of medical and nursing students for collaborative practices." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251176.
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Rowell, Bethany. "Nursing Students' Interest in and Perceived Barriers to International Clinical Experience." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/317.
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East Tennessee State University has a variety of international travel opportunities for general education within its undergraduate study abroad program. Some opportunities even exist within specific degree programs. Despite the literature purporting the benefits acquired from clinical experience abroad, the College of Nursing has yet to incorporate an international component to its BSN curriculum. This study explores College of Nursing students' interest in participating in international clinical experiences and the perceived barriers for students who are willing to travel.
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Bucht, Kerstin. "Lärande i verksamhetsförlagd utbildning : Sjuksköterskors upplevelser av lärande under Specialistutbildning inom Anestesisjukvård." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Education in Arts and Professions, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-7995.
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<p>Studiens syfte var att få kunskap om hur sjuksköterskor under specialistutbildning inom akutsjukvård med inriktning mot anestesisjukvård upplever förväntningar, möjligheter och hinder för lärande under deras verksamhetsförlagda utbildning. I bakgrunden finns beskrivet specialistutbildningens uppläggning och mål. Några av anestesisjuksköterskans centrala arbetsuppgifter fokuseras: mötet med patienten inför anestesi och operation och den fria luftvägen. För studien användes en kvalitativ metod med intervjuer av tio studenter. Intervjuerna bearbetades och analyserades utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv på lärande, vilken utgör studiens teoretiska ram. Analysen koncentrerades mot lärande som social praxis där fyra teman framkom vilka berörde praktikplatsen, yrkesidentiteten, samspelet med handledare, patient, arbetsteam och skola i lärandesituationer samt utvärderingen. Dessa teman anknöts till Nielsen och Kvales huvudaspekter på mästarlära och situerat lärande som beskriver lärande i en praxisgemenskap, lärande som utveckling av en yrkesidentitet, lärande utan formell undervisning och utvärdering genom praxis. Resultatet visade att samspelet med handledaren hade mycket stor betydelse för studenternas möjligheter till lärande och för utvecklingen av yrkesidentiteten. De kvaliteter som studenterna ansåg viktigast hos handledaren var motivation för handledaruppdraget, aktuella yrkeskunskaper, kommunikationsförmåga och ett pedagogiskt förhållningssätt. Praktikplatsen ansågs även ha stor betydelse för studenternas möjligheter till lärande där miljön, tillträde till lärandesituationer, gemenskapen och samspelet med teamet upplevdes ge goda förutsättningar. Utvärdering i form av feedback i samband med lärandesituationer och efterföljande reflektion av utförda handlingar upplevde studenterna vara nödvändigt för lärandets progress.</p>
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Ekberg, Anja, and Johanna Lidfors. "MANLIG OMVÅRDNADSHANDLEDNINGSGRUPP." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-24247.
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Ekberg, A & Lidfors, J Manlig omvårdnadshandledningsgrupp. En kvalitativ studie om faktorer som påverkar upplevelserna, förväntningarna samt yrkesidentiteten vid deltagande i en homogen omvårdnadshandledningsgrupp. Examinationsarbete i omvårdnad 10 poäng. Malmö Högskola: Hälsa och Samhälle, Utbildningsområde omvårdnad, 2006.Omvårdnadshandledning har utvecklats och definieras som ett stödjande forum där möjlighet ges att reflektera över upplevelser, tankar och känslor i olika omvårdnadssituationer. Vid sjuksköterskeutbildningen introduceras omvårdnadshandledning för att studenterna ska ges möjlighet att utveckla ett yrkesetiskt riktigt förhållningssätt samt att kombinera teori och praktik. Det finns vid Hälsa och Samhälle, Malmö Högskola, omvårdnadshandledningsgrupper med endast manliga deltagare, här benämnda som homogena grupper. Syftet med studien var att kartlägga de faktorer som påverkade manliga studenternas upplevelser av och förväntningar på deltagandet i en homogen omvårdnadshandledningsgrupp samt hur de upplevt att deltagandet har påverkat deras yrkesidentitet. Studien är kvalitativ och semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sex män som deltagit i en homogen grupp. Innehållsanalys användes för bearbetning och analys av resultatet, som indelades i olika kategorier under respektive frågeställning. Under faktorer som påverkar upplevelsen av deltagandet framkom fem olika kategorier; Strukturens, stämningens, diskussionsämnets, personlighetens och gruppsammansättningens betydelse. Förväntningarna bland deltagarna har varit såväl höga som låga och deltagandet i gruppen har i ringa grad påverkat deras yrkesidentitet. De resultat som erhållits tyder på att många faktorer varit avgörande för hur gruppen fungerat. Det framkom att bortsett från könstillhörighet, var det deltagarnas personligheter som hade störst betydelse för hur gruppen fungerade.Nyckelord: Förväntningar, homogen grupp, omvårdnadshandledning, sjuksköterskestuderande, upplevelser, yrkesidentitet.<br>Ekberg, A & Lidfors, J. Clinical supervision group with men only. A qualitative study about the factors which influence experiences, expectations and professional identity during participation in a clinical supervision group with men only. Degree Project, 10 Credit Points. Nursing Programme, Malmö University: Health and Society: Department of Nursing, 2006.Clinical supervision has developed within nursing and is defined as a supportive forum where the opportunity is given to reflect upon experiences, thoughts and feelings in different caring situations. During nursing education clinical supervision is introduced in order to give the students an opportunity to develop an ethically correct behaviour in their profession and to combine theory and practice. At Health and Society, Malmö University, there are clinical supervision groups with only male participants, in this study denominated homogeneous groups. The aim of the study was to map out the male students’ experiences and expectations of participating in a homogeneous clinical supervision group and how they experienced that their participation affected their professional identity. The study is qualitative and semi structured interviews were carried out with six men who had participated in a homogeneous group. Content analysis was used to analyse the findings. The following categories emerged; the significance of structure, atmosphere, topic of discussion, personality and the composition of the group. The expectations among the participants have been high as well as low and the participation has had small effect on their professional identity. The received results indicate that plenty of factors have been conclusive for how the group has functioned. It emerged that, apart from gender, the participants’ personalities were of great importance for the functioning of the group. Key words: Clinical supervision, expectations, experiences, homogeneous group nursing students, professional identity.
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Nehring, Wendy M. "Using Simulation to Augment Clinical Experiences." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6729.
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Forbes, Helen V. "Clinical teachers' experiences of nursing and teaching." Connect to full text, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2060.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2007.<br>Title from title screen (viewed 22 November 2007). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Degree awarded 2007 ; thesis submitted 2006. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in print.
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Garza-Escobedo, Edna. "Nursing students' perception of the mental workload related to their classroom and clinical experience." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1335189827.
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Garza-Escobedo, Edna Iris. "Nursing students' perception of the mental workload related to their classroom and clinical experience /." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487778663284575.
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Sohlin, Viktoria, and Karin Kullgren. "Barnmorskestudenters upplevelser av verksamhetsförlagd utbildning på förlossningsavdelning." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-184573.
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Bakgrund: Barnmorskans yrkesområde är inom sexuell, reproduktiv och perinatal hälsa. Detövergripande målet i barnmorskeutbildningen är att utveckla självständiga och kompetenta barnmorskor. Den verksamhetsförlagda utbildningen (VFU) motsvarar ungefär halva studietiden och är en viktig del i barnmorskeutbildningen. Förlossningsavdelningen är en viktig miljö för barnmorskestudenter att inhämta kunskaper om graviditet och förlossning. Motiv: VFU på förlossningsavdelning är en känslomässig och intensiv period för barnmorskestudenter. Barnmorskestudenters uppfattningar om vad som främjar utveckling behöver studeras vidare för att kunna optimera framtida verksamhetsförlagda utbildningar. Syfte: Det övergripande syftet var att belysa barnmorskestudenters upplevelser av verksamhetsförlagd utbildning på förlossningsavdelning. Metod: En kvalitativ design med induktiv ansats har använts. Semistrukturerade intervjuer med sju barnmorskestudenter i Sverige genomfördes. Intervjuerna har analyserats genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Genom analysprocessen framkom ett tema, VFU på förlossningsavdelning – en känslomässig berg- och dalbana samt tre kategorier; Att både ge och ta emot stöd där en mängd faktorer som kan påverka mötet med kvinnan och stödpersonen beskrevs. Andra kategorin Att hålla ihop hela vägen beskrev hur barnmorskestudenternas hälsa varierade samt svårigheter i att gå från en trygg yrkesroll till en studentroll. Tredje kategorin Hinder i utvecklingsprocessen visade hur Covid-19-pandemin påverkade barnmorskestudenternas VFU, optimeringar inför framtida VFU samt tankar om den framtida yrkesrollen. Åtta subkategorier bildades. Konklusion: Barnmorskestudenterna upplevde sin VFU på förlossningsavdelning som en känslomässig berg- och dalbana. Flertalet faktorer som tidigare erfarenheter, relationen till handledaren och reflektionsmöjligheter påverkade barnmorskestudenters möte med kvinnan och stödpersonen. Att belysa dessa faktorer och inkludera barnmorskestudenter i den kvinnocentrerade vården kan leda till ökat självförtroende och kompetens hos barnmorskestudenter vilket i sin tur kan leda till optimeringar av den kvinnocentrerade vården.<br>Background: The midwife's profession is within the sexual, reproductive and perinatalhealth. The overall purpose of midwifery education is to develop independent and competent midwives. The clinical internship is an important part of the education. The labour ward is an important environment for midwifery students to acquire knowledge about pregnancy and childbirth. Motive: Clinical internship in the labour ward is an emotional and intense period for midwifery students. Midwifery student’s perceptions of what promotes development needs to be studied further, in order to optimise future clinical internships. Aim: The aim was to investigate midwifery students experiences of clinical internship at labour wards. Methods: A qualitative design with an inductive approach was used. Semi-structured interviews with seven midwifery students in Sweden participated. The interviews were analysed with qualitative content analysis. Result: A theme emerged, Clinical internship at the labour ward - an emotional roller coaster and three categories; To both give and receive support where a number of factors that can affect the meeting with the woman and the support person were described. Second category Holding together all the way described how the midwifery student’s health varies as well as difficulties in the student role. The third category Obstacles in the development process showed how the Covid-19-pandemic affected midwifery student’s clinical internship, optimisations and thoughts about the future professional role. Conclusion: The clinical internship at the labour ward was described as an emotional roller coaster. Previous experiences, the relationship with the supervisor and opportunities for reflection influenced the midwifery student's encounter with the woman and the support person. Elucidating these factors and including midwifery students in women-centered care can lead to increased self-confidence and competence among midwifery students, this couldlead to optimisations of the women-centered care.
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Meinert, Pamela A. "The Effect of Previous Life Experience on Cognitive Structure Changes and Knowledge Acquisition of Nursing Theory and Clinical Skills in Nontraditional Nursing Students." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1216647879.
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Nash, Robyn Elizabeth. "Collaboration in clinical education : development, implementation and evaluation of an innovative model of clinical education for undergraduate nursing students." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2007. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16493/1/Robyn_Nash_Thesis.pdf.
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The purpose of this study was to enhance the prac experience of undergraduate nursing students and registered nursing staff. An innovative model of clinical education, the Clinical Education Unit (CEU) model was developed, implemented and evaluated.
Background to the study
Clinical education is a vital component of the undergraduate nursing curriculum. 'Real world' practice provides students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to function effectively as a registered nurse. Despite the commitment of universities to produce competent graduates, there has continued debate regarding the preparedness of new graduates for practice as registered nurses. This has focussed continued attention on the adequacy of students' clinical education and, in particular, on the models used for clinical facilitation/supervision. There is little published evidence that clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of any of the current models of clinical education or that any particular model is better than any other in achieving quality outcomes (Wellard, Williams and Bethune 2000; Clare, White, Edwards and Van Loon 2002). Hence, as recommended in the recent National Review of Nurse Education (2002), ongoing evaluation of nursing curricula and teaching practice, including clinical education, is clearly warranted.
Methods
The study utilised action research methodology to examine the effects of the Clinical Education Unit (CEU) on the quality of clinical prac as experienced by undergraduate nursing students and registered nurses working with the students in wards where they were placed for their practicums. It was undertaken in two iterations or phases: Phase 1 - Development, implementation and initial evaluation of an innovative model of clinical education (the CEU model) and Phase 2 - Refinement and re-evaluation of the CEU model of clinical education. Using focus group discussions and survey questionnaires, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from undergraduate nursing students and clinical nursing staff in conjunction with each iteration of the study.
Results
Phase 1 results indicated that the CEU model was evaluated more positively by students and registered nurses than were the non-CEU models that were used for comparison. This result was demonstrated in the comments of students and registered nurses with regard to the respective models of clinical education and supported by their ratings of the quality of clinical experience through the QPE-Phase questionnaires. A similar trend was found in the results from Phase 2. The CEU-2 model was again evaluated more positively by students and registered nurses than were the non-CEU models that were used for comparison.
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In summary, the results of this study indicate that the CEU model had a positive impact on the prac experience of students and registered nurses. In both phases of the study, students and registered nurses in wards where the CEU model was being used evaluated the prac experience more positively than did students and registered nurses in wards where non-CEU models were being used. Two key factors were found to be important in achieving this outcome: the collaborative nature of the CEU model and nursing staff ownership of students' clinical education. These factors provided an operating framework which enabled the development of positive learning environments in the wards where students were placed for prac. Equally important were arrangements for the supervision of students' practice which involved local clinical facilitation and the explicit inclusion of other nursing staff in the ward. Further, continued support from the university to allow the clinical facilitators to take a supernumary role when facilitating students, to provide staff development for clinical education and to support staff on a day-to-day basis during the prac was also important, if not essential. It is proposed that these factors, acting synergistically, promoted enhanced access to learning opportunities for students and improved learning outcomes for students and staff. The study makes an important contribution to nursing education by providing evidence that can inform future developments in the area of undergraduate clinical education. It has potential benefits for nursing education not only in the local context, but within the international arena as well.
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Nash, Robyn Elizabeth. "Collaboration in clinical education : development, implementation and evaluation of an innovative model of clinical education for undergraduate nursing students." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16493/.
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Introduction The purpose of this study was to enhance the prac experience of undergraduate nursing students and registered nursing staff. An innovative model of clinical education, the Clinical Education Unit (CEU) model was developed, implemented and evaluated. Background to the study Clinical education is a vital component of the undergraduate nursing curriculum. 'Real world' practice provides students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to function effectively as a registered nurse. Despite the commitment of universities to produce competent graduates, there has continued debate regarding the preparedness of new graduates for practice as registered nurses. This has focussed continued attention on the adequacy of students' clinical education and, in particular, on the models used for clinical facilitation/supervision. There is little published evidence that clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of any of the current models of clinical education or that any particular model is better than any other in achieving quality outcomes (Wellard, Williams and Bethune 2000; Clare, White, Edwards and Van Loon 2002). Hence, as recommended in the recent National Review of Nurse Education (2002), ongoing evaluation of nursing curricula and teaching practice, including clinical education, is clearly warranted. Methods The study utilised action research methodology to examine the effects of the Clinical Education Unit (CEU) on the quality of clinical prac as experienced by undergraduate nursing students and registered nurses working with the students in wards where they were placed for their practicums. It was undertaken in two iterations or phases: Phase 1 - Development, implementation and initial evaluation of an innovative model of clinical education (the CEU model) and Phase 2 - Refinement and re-evaluation of the CEU model of clinical education. Using focus group discussions and survey questionnaires, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from undergraduate nursing students and clinical nursing staff in conjunction with each iteration of the study. Results Phase 1 results indicated that the CEU model was evaluated more positively by students and registered nurses than were the non-CEU models that were used for comparison. This result was demonstrated in the comments of students and registered nurses with regard to the respective models of clinical education and supported by their ratings of the quality of clinical experience through the QPE-Phase questionnaires. A similar trend was found in the results from Phase 2. The CEU-2 model was again evaluated more positively by students and registered nurses than were the non-CEU models that were used for comparison. Conclusion In summary, the results of this study indicate that the CEU model had a positive impact on the prac experience of students and registered nurses. In both phases of the study, students and registered nurses in wards where the CEU model was being used evaluated the prac experience more positively than did students and registered nurses in wards where non-CEU models were being used. Two key factors were found to be important in achieving this outcome: the collaborative nature of the CEU model and nursing staff ownership of students' clinical education. These factors provided an operating framework which enabled the development of positive learning environments in the wards where students were placed for prac. Equally important were arrangements for the supervision of students' practice which involved local clinical facilitation and the explicit inclusion of other nursing staff in the ward. Further, continued support from the university to allow the clinical facilitators to take a supernumary role when facilitating students, to provide staff development for clinical education and to support staff on a day-to-day basis during the prac was also important, if not essential. It is proposed that these factors, acting synergistically, promoted enhanced access to learning opportunities for students and improved learning outcomes for students and staff. The study makes an important contribution to nursing education by providing evidence that can inform future developments in the area of undergraduate clinical education. It has potential benefits for nursing education not only in the local context, but within the international arena as well.
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Ogilvie, Susan. "Perceptions of nursing students of the impact that human patient simulation had on their clinical experience." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27780.
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This qualitative descriptive study captures reflections from third year baccalaureate nursing students who were asked to describe their experience with high fidelity human patient simulation (HPS) and the impact this experience had on their clinical reasoning skills. Currently educators in Ontario struggle to secure appropriate clinical placements for nursing students. Clinical practice is necessary for students to bridge the theory-practice gap and to become safe, competent practitioners. Nurses employ a clinical reasoning process in order to make health care decisions and it is through experience in practice that nurses develop that skill. Simulation is one way in which clinical reasoning skills can be developed.
The study used individual interviews with six, third year nursing students who had participated in a quasi-experimental study where four days of their clinical time were spent in a high fidelity simulation laboratory. A detailed analysis of the transcribed data resulted in the emergence of the central theme of clinical confidence. Four interrelated components: realism, clinical scenarios, facilitation, and debriefing enhanced knowledge development and skill acquisition, which contributed to the development of confidence. Students were not able to articulate that HPS influenced their clinical reasoning skills; however, the four interrelated components contributed to the development of clinical reasoning. A focus group with five of the study participants followed the data analysis and confirmed the findings The study also provided insight into students' perceptions of effective teaching/learning strategies in simulation environments.
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Burmeister, Gail. "Changes in Anxiety Levels in Mature Nursing Students with Peer Dyad Use During the Clinical Experience." Thesis, Brandman University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10242499.
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<p> Aim & Objective: The aim of this project is to review the background literature and discuss the PICOt question as follows: In adult nursing students, age 30+, who are experiencing anxiety in the clinical setting, does peer dyad mentoring support in the clinical setting enable these students to decrease their anxiety level and pass their clinical effectively over a 90 day period of time?</p><p> Background: Clinical experience is an integral part of nursing education and prepares students nurses to integrate knowing with doing. Anxiety can cause a disruption in the learning and professional functioning of the student, and subsequently of the graduate nurse. Further to this, many non-traditional mature nursing students are adults entering the college or university setting with life experience unrelated to their new nursing career. They are attempting to balance work, home and school responsibilities. This anxiety has a variety of causes and also appears to have a variety of solutions.</p><p> Design: This project is a mixed method analysis, which contains both quantitative and qualitative aspects. Participants in the project were a convenience sample of Nursing students age 30+, in the BSN program at California State University Sacramento, willing to partake in this intervention, to assist in reducing their anxiety level during clinical. The project engages the use of true peer dyads (students at the same level of education) for the purpose of collaborative learning in the clinical setting. All subjects were given pre- and post-tests consisting of the State form of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults™ (STAI-AD) is the definitive instrument for measuring anxiety in adults. The participants also completed a written qualitative interview guide at the end of the semester. </p><p> Results: The mean score of the STAI Anxiety Scale shows a definite decrease in anxiety after the peer dyad intervention in clinical. Of interest is the fact that the trait anxiety level also decreased in the final measurement. All sixteen mature students completed the peer dyad experience. The overall quantitative response to the peer dyad experience in clinical was a positive one according to the mature students involved.</p><p> Conclusions: Nursing students, are stressed and anxious in both the clinical setting (State anxiety) and appear to be more anxious in general (Trait anxiety). Formalized peer learning can decrease anxiety, help students learn effectively and is an important addition to the repertoire of learning activities that can enhance the quality of nursing education. Meeting the present and future challenges of educating nurses will require innovative models of clinical instruction, such as collaborative learning using student peer dyads.</p>
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Stahley, Amy. "Lived Experience of Post-licensure Nurses in a Perioperative Clinical Rotation." Diss., NSUWorks, 2019. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_con_stuetd/55.
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A projected deficit in the perioperative workforce of 32,000 perioperative nurses retiring by 2024, creates an inability to meet the nursing needs of the United States population. The need for experienced perioperative nurses has been increasing while the availability of nurses with perioperative education has been decreasing. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of post-licensure nurses who participated in a perioperative clinical rotation within their baccalaureate nursing program and did that experiential experience affect the recruitment and employment for perioperative nursing to halt the impending shortage. The integrations of Kolb’s experiential learning theory and Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy model was the framework that supported the study. Thirteen interviews were conducted using van Manen’s (1990) method for researching the lived experience. The two themes emerging from the data were value and attitude. Subthemes under value are gaining knowledge and skill set and a different type of nursing. Subthemes under attitude are (a) communication with the medical team and advocacy for families and patients. The experiential perioperative clinical rotation affected the study participants’ interest for working in the operating room (OR). Most had a highlighted interest in the specialty, and those participants’ not choosing the OR as their choice of employment expressed that the experience positively affected the type of nurse they are today. Experiential learning can build the fundamental knowledge necessary to understand the novice perioperative nurse’s role as a career choice.
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Keen, Adam. "A grounded theory study to explore how clinical nurses undertaking research as master's students accommodate and adjust to the experience." Thesis, University of Chester, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620392.
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Taught master's degree programmes represent a popular mechanism for part-time students to access postgraduate level education. A common feature of such programmes is the inclusion of some form of independent research project. Whilst such projects are recognised as being demanding for the students involved, there is a scarcity of research literature that explores their experiences. In this study I have now explored how clinical nurses, as an example of a particular professional group, accommodated and adjusted to the experience of undertaking part-time master's research. My intent was to contribute to the body of knowledge relating to the support of part-time students undertaking master's research.
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Guimond, Mary Elizabeth. "Evaluation of a simulation-enhanced obstetric clinical experience on learning outcomes for knowledge, self-efficacy, and transfer." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4572.
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Simulation using computerized patient mannequins may be a useful mechanism to teach safe and effective nursing care, thus improving the quality of education for nurses. As nursing program enrollments grow, clinical placement is becoming more difficult and may not offer consistent learning opportunities that reinforce safe and effective nursing practice. This study applied Ford, Smith, Weissbein, Gully, and Salas' (1998) model of learning transfer as the theoretical framework to design a simulated obstetric clinical learning experience to augment the current clinical practice model, an approach that may lead to an improved educational experience. The purpose of this study was to compare learning outcomes of two clinical teaching strategies for obstetric clinical content for undergraduate nursing students: standard clinical instruction and a simulation-enhanced clinical experience. A mixed-method approach was used. A randomized cluster design was chosen to compare the learning outcomes for students participating in a simulation-enhanced clinical experience versus students participating in a traditional clinical rotation. From the study population of 124 students, 40 participated in the simulation-enhanced clinical group, with the remainder of students serving as controls. Four instruments (Obstetric Nursing Self-Efficacy instrument, Goal Orientation Scale, Proxy Measure, and examination knowledge items) were used to measure student characteristics or achievement of outcomes. Learning outcomes for self-efficacy, knowledge, skills, and transfer were compared between the groups using ANCOVA, independent sample t-test, and chi-square analyses. A qualitative descriptive analysis of clinical evaluations for all students was also conducted. Demographic characteristics between the groups were not statistically different.; The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed no difference in ONSE posttest scores between the groups after adjusting for goal orientation and ONSE pretest scores. An alternative ANCOVA for sequence (time in semester when the simulation occurred) and group was not significant. However, after adjustment for the covariate of ONSE pretest scores, ONSE posttest scores varied with sequencing (p less than] .05); students who had the simulated experience during the first half of the semester (M=67.27) scored higher than those in the second half (M=60.89) when pretest scores were used as a covariate. No differences were found between the experimental and control groups for knowledge or skills. The narrative analysis revealed broad variation in comments on the clinical evaluation form among clinical instructors. Attitude, knowledge attainment, skill acquisition, helpfulness, and professional role attributes were common themes related to student clinical performance. The findings from the study contribute to a growing body of literature evaluating the efficacy of simulation to augment clinical nursing practice experience. Data suggest there is little difference in learning outcomes for students participating in a simulation-enhanced clinical group versus the traditional clinical rotation. This finding supports that at least 15% of clinical hours could occur in a simulated clinical environment. A model driven method of simulation design and delivery could support learning in a way that will allow for efficient and effective use of simulation to support safe and effective obstetric nursing care.<br>ID: 029049841; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-149).<br>Ph.D.<br>Doctorate<br>Nursing