How to Reduce Biological Risk Among Nursing Students: A Research Project

Nursing care has a very intense emotional component. Nursing students, in addition to dealing with the frailties inherent in their life processes and personality development, are still subject to an emotionally and socially demanding academic experience. This negatively charged emotionality hinders the teaching-learning process and the academic course. The emotional management depends on perception and individual resources, and it may be necessary for this regulation support and guidance provided by a mentor. The mentoring programs developed in the Institutions of Higher Education contribute to the healthy integration of the student and, consequently, to their socialization and academic success. Mentors provide guidance to students and extrinsic emotional regulation, through support and discussion, and are a resource in managing emotions, contributing to the development of emotional competence in nursing students. This quantiquantitative approach research project aims to contribute to the construction of a mentoring program that promotes the development of emotional competence, essential to academic success and transformative learning in Nursing Degree.

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Undertaking a research project: guidance for nursing students

Nursing Standard ◽

10.7748/ns2008.08.22.50.48.c6643 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (50) ◽

pp. 48-54

Author(s):

Dinah Gould

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Research Project

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Professionele geheimhouding

Curationis ◽

10.4102/curationis.v19i2.1326 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

Author(s):

H. C. Buckle ◽

L. Lundie ◽

I. Treadwell

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Nursing Personnel ◽

Research Project ◽

Professional Nurse ◽

Professional Nursing ◽

Fast Development

Confidentiality is a “sensitive” subject known to all professional nursing personnel. The perception of confidentiality in nursing students was determined during a research project. Some responses were surprising. The surprises were mostly due to the fast development in the medical and technology fields. These findings proved to be of significance in that guidelines for confidentiality are not up to date with the developments in these fields. These guidelines should be revised or rewritten to bring them up to date and help the professional nurse in decisions on aspects concerning confidentiality.

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ACIDENTE COM MATERIAL BIOLÓGICO SOB A ÓTICA DOS ESTUDANTES DE ENFERMAGEM: REFLEXÕES PARA O ENSINO

Enfermagem em Foco ◽

10.21675/2357-707x.2019.v10.n3.2292 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Najara Queiroz Cardoso ◽

Priscilla Santos Ferreira Ream ◽

Camila Lucas De Souza ◽

Thaís De Arvelos Salgado ◽

Hélio Galdino Júnior ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Education Institution ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Point Of View ◽

Nursing Schools ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nursing Knowledge ◽

Biological Risk ◽

Post Exposure

Objetivo: identificar atividades de risco para acidentes com material biológico segundo estudantes de enfermagem e o conhecimento das medidas frente ao acidente, descrever frequência e perfil dos acidentes e identificar o atendimento pósexposição Metodologia: estudo transversal, com estudantes de enfermagem de uma instituição de ensino superior no Centro- Oeste, Brasil. Dados obtidos por questionário eletrônico e analisados por estatística descritiva. Resultados: Participaram 126 estudantes, maioria mulheres (96,0%) que referiu orientação prévia acerca do risco biológico. Nenhum citou todas medidas pósexposição recomendadas. Manusear perfurocortante (64,4%) foi o maior risco relatado e a exposição mucosa a causa de três dos quatro acidentes relatados. Desses, dois foram informados aos docentes e seguidas as condutas indicadas. Conclusão: A maioria dos estudantes reconheceu o risco no manuseio de perfurocortante. Três estudantes (2,4%) sofreram acidente (um relatou dois) e três em mucosa. Informar ao docente foi a conduta pós-exposição mais citada, sendo que entre acidentados as condutas mais seguras foram adotadas sob orientação do docente.Descritores: Exposição Ocupacional; Estudantes de Enfermagem; Enfermagem; Escolas de Enfermagem; Conhecimento; Riscos Ocupacionais.ACCIDENTS TO BIOLOGICAL RISK FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF NURSING STUDENTS: REFLECTIONS ON TEACHINGObjective: to identify risk activities for accidents with biological material in the opinion of nursing students and the knowledge of the measures against an accident, to describe the frequency and profile of the accidents and to identify the post-exposure care. Methodology: cross-sectional study with nursing students from a higher education institution in the Center-West of Brazil. Data obtained by electronic questionnaire and analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 126 students participated, most of them women (96.0%) who reported previous guidance on biological risk. None cited all recommended post-exposure measures. Handling sharps (64.4%) was the most reported risk behavior and mucosal exposure was the cause of three of the four reported accidents. Of these, two were informed to the teachers and followed the indicated behaviors. Conclusion: Most students recognize the risk in activities involving sharps, but few identify them in other activities involving body fluids. Three students (2.4%) suffered an accident (one reported two) and three in the mucosa. Informing the teacher was the most cited post-exposure behavior, and among the injured, the most secure behaviors were adopted under the guidance of the teacher.Descriptors: Occupational Exposure; Students, Nursing; Nursing; Schools, Nursing; Knowledge; Occupational Risks.ACCIDENTES AL RIESGO BIOLÓGICO BAJO LA ÓPTICA DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE ENFERMADO: REFLEXIONES PARA LA ENSEÑANZAObjetivo: identificar actividades de riesgo para accidentes con material biológico según estudiantes de enfermería y el conocimiento de las medidas frente al accidentes, describir frecuencia y perfil de los accidentes e identificar la atención post-exposición Metodología: estudio transversal, con estudiantes de enfermería en el Centro-Oeste, Brasil. Datos obtenidos por cuestionario electrónico y analizados por estadística descriptiva. Resultados: Participaron 126 estudiantes, mayoría mujeres, que han mencionado orientación previa sobre el riesgo biológico. Ninguno citó todas las medidas post-exposición recomendadas. El manejo de pinchazo fue el mayor riesgo reportado y la exposición mucosa a causa de tres de los cuatro accidentes reportados. De ellos, dos fueron informados a los docentes y seguidas las conductas indicadas. Conclusión: Tres estudiantes (2,4%) sufrieron accidente (uno relató dos) y tres en mucosa. El informe al docente fue la conducta post-exposición más citada, siendo que entre accidentados las conductas más seguras fueron adoptadas bajo orientación del docente.Descriptores: Exposición Ocupacional; Estudiantes de Enfermería; Enfermería; Facultades de Enfermería; Conocimiento; Riesgos Laborales

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What is the perception of biological risk by undergraduate nursing students?

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.0722.2715 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 24 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Mª Carmen Moreno-Arroyo ◽

Montserrat Puig-Llobet ◽

Anna Falco-Pegueroles ◽

Maria Teresa Lluch-Canut ◽

Irma Casas García ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Work Experience ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Practical Training ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽

Biological Risk ◽

Sociodemographic Variables ◽

Undergraduate Nursing

Abstract Objective: to analyze undergraduate nursing students' perception of biological risk and its relationship with their prior practical training. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate nursing students enrolled in clinical practice courses in the academic year 2013-2014 at the School of Nursing at the University of Barcelona. Variables: sociodemographic variables, employment, training, clinical experience and other variables related to the assessment of perceived biological risk were collected. Both a newly developed tool and the Dimensional Assessment of Risk Perception at the worker level scale (Escala de Evaluación Dimensional del Riesgo Percibido por el Trabajador, EDRP-T) were used. Statistical analysis: descriptive and univariate analysis were used to identify differences between the perception of biological risk of the EDRP-T scale items and sociodemographic variables. Results: students without prior practical training had weaker perceptions of biological risk compared to students with prior practical training (p=0.05 and p=0.04, respectively). Weaker perceptions of biological risk were found among students with prior work experience. Conclusion: practical training and work experience influence the perception of biological risk among nursing students.

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