Bachelor of nursing students' attitudes toward teamwork in healthcare: The impact of implementing a teamSTEPPS® team training program — A longitudinal, quasi-experimental study

Simulation-based learning is an effective technique for teaching nursing students’ skills and knowledge related to patient deterioration. This study examined students’ acquisition of theoretical knowledge about symptoms, pathophysiology, and nursing actions after implementing an educational intervention during simulation-based learning. A quasi-experimental study compared theoretical knowledge among two groups of students before and after implementation of the intervention. The intervention introduced the following new components to the existing technique: a knowledge test prior to the simulation, video-recording of the performance, and introduction of a structured observation form used by students and facilitator during observation and debriefing. The intervention group had significantly higher scores on a knowledge test conducted after the simulations in comparison to the scores in the control group. In both groups scores were highest on knowledge of symptoms and lowest on knowledge of pathophysiology; the intervention group had significantly higher scores than the control group on both topics. Students’ theoretical knowledge of patient deterioration may be enhanced by improving the students’ prerequisites for learning and by strengthening debriefing after simulation.

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The impact of an educational intervention on nursing students' critical thinking skills: A quasi-experimental study

Nurse Education Today ◽

10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104305 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 85 ◽

pp. 104305 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

María López ◽

José María Jiménez ◽

Belén Martín-Gil ◽

Mercedes Fernández-Castro ◽

María José Cao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Critical Thinking ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact

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Attitude of nursing students following the implementation of comprehensive computer-based nursing process in medical surgical internship: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making ◽

10.1186/s12911-020-01378-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kobra Parvan ◽

Fahimeh Alsadat Hosseini ◽

Madineh Jasemi ◽

Brian Thomson

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Information Systems ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Clinical Information ◽

Nursing Process ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

Labor Division ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Student's Attitudes

Abstract Background The nursing process is the core and the standard of practice in nursing profession. Nowadays, the use of information technology in the field of nursing processes, education and practice has been emphasized. Since nurse’s attitudes towards clinical information systems are considered as an indicator of the success rate of information systems, and nurse’s attitudes about the nursing process can affect their execution of the process. So the purpose of this study was to evaluate nursing students’ attitudes towards the nursing process software. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, 160 undergraduate nursing students (terms 4–8) in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences were selected by convenience sampling. To evaluate the effectiveness of nursing process software in this study, Mazlom and Rajabpoor (IJME 14(4):312–322, 2014) a questionnaire consisting of 21 components based on a five-point Likert scale was completed by students after using the software. Data were then analyzed by SPSS 19 software. Results The mean score of students’ attitude toward nursing process software was high (80.70 ± 5.58). The nursing students’ highest scoring attitudes were respectively related to “Effectiveness of software in prioritizing patient care and problems”, “Completeness of patient’s electronic information compared to handwritten mode” and “Software’s effectiveness in saving your time”. The lowest scoring attitudes towards the software was respectively related to the “feeling of fairness in labor division”, “the effectiveness of the software in determining your workload” and “the feeling of satisfaction in labor division”. There was a statistically significant relationship between gender and age, and student’s attitude toward nursing process software. Conclusions According to the results and analysis of nursing student’s attitudes toward nursing process software, the use of such software would be welcomed by students. It seems that changing policies in the educational and clinical substructure of nursing in order to develop, adapt and use the nursing process software is an important responsibility for nursing authorities to consider. Providing educational and clinical technology equipment, periodic evaluation of software by stakeholders and promoting the use of this software, can be fundamental steps in operationalizing the findings of this research.

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Nursing Course on Drug Addiction and its Effects on Beliefs and Intentions: A Quasi-experimental Study

Aquichan ◽

10.5294/aqui.2020.20.2.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Miguel Ángel Villegas-Pantoja ◽

Martha Dalila Méndez-Ruiz ◽

María de Jesús De Valle-Alonso ◽

Laura Alicia García-Perales

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Drug Use ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

University Education ◽

Beneficial Effects ◽

Before And After ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Long Course ◽

The Impact

Objective: To determine the impact of a course aimed at the care of persons with drug dependence on the beliefs and intentions of drug use among bachelor nursing students. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental study conducted with a non-equivalent comparison group composed of 210 Mexican students of both sexes. Two Likert-type instruments were used to measure the beliefs and intentions of drug use, before and after a semester-long course. Results: At the end of the study, a significant interaction was found (F = 3.56, p = 0.050, η2p = 0.025), which suggests a greater decrease in beliefs in favor of drug use among students who took the course on drug addiction. Regarding drug use intentions, a general decrease was observed in the entire sample (F = 10.13, p = 0.002, η2p = 0.059). Conclusions: Courses on the care of drug addiction can have beneficial effects on nursing students by modifying beliefs and intentions to carry out unhealthy behaviors such as the use of substances. These results demand to verify if the effects remain beyond the completion of university education.

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Nursing Students’ Attitudes and Use of Holistic Therapies for Stress Relief

Journal of Holistic Nursing ◽

10.1177/0898010118761910 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 6-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elizabeth V. Kinchen ◽

Victoria Loerzel

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Time Management ◽

Student Nurses ◽

Health Study ◽

Personal Health ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

The Impact ◽

Holistic Therapies

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore student nurses’ openness to using or recommending holistic therapies, the strategies they use to manage stress from school or work, and their perceptions of the impact of holistic therapies on personal health. Study Design: Qualitative component of a quasi-experimental, mixed-methods study. Methods: A convenience sample of undergraduate nursing students in a southeastern U.S. university completed baseline surveys, including demographics and three open-ended questions regarding attitudes toward holistic therapies and strategies used for stress management. Qualitative thematic analysis was undertaken to identify recurring themes in textual data. Findings: Students are open to using or recommending holistic therapies but identify lack of knowledge and lack of time as barriers to their practice. Among strategies used by student nurses to manage stress from school or work were physical activity, prayer and meditation, time management, distraction, socialization, artistic pursuits, animal interactions, and other activities. Themes describing holistic therapies’ impact on personal health were wholeness, self-empowerment, relaxation/restoration, and alternative/complement to traditional medicine. Conclusions: Findings indicate receptiveness by student nurses to the use of holistic therapies but point to the need for the inclusion of informational as well as experiential education on holistic therapies within nursing curricula.

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