Mean differences and individual changes in nursing students' attitudes toward statistics: The role of math background and personality traits

2021 ◽

pp. 183-197

Author(s):

Florence Funmilola Folami

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Positive Perception ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Competence Level ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Students Attitudes

The role of technology in education has been critical in the potential of computer technology to transform teaching and learning. This study explored nursing students' information and communication technology competence and confidence. It presents selected findings that focus on students' attitudes towards information and communication technology as an educational methodology. Information and communication technology is integral to contemporary nursing practice. A cross sectional study was used and the sample consists of 74 undergraduate nurses. The result showed that 95.8% undergraduate nurses have good competence level of ICT and 88.7% undergraduate nurses have positive perception towards the use of ICT while the remaining 11.3% have a negative perception. Findings of the study revealed that majority of the undergraduate nurses have a positive perception and good competence level about ICT. It is therefore the role of the lecturers to design students' curricula program emphasizing importance role ICT in nursing.

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Nursing Students’ Attitudes towards Caring for Dying Patients

Nurse Media Journal of Nursing ◽

10.14710/nmjn.v8i1.17270 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 25 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muhamad Zulfatul A'la ◽

Baskoro Setioputro ◽

Dicky Endrian Kurniawan

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Training Experience ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Academic Level ◽

Dying Patients ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Quantitative Descriptive ◽

Mean Differences ◽

And Training

Background: Dying is a normal human phenomenon that requires a holistic care approach. Nurses’ attitudes towards the care for dying patients need to be explored, understood, and analyzed to improve the quality of care in palliative setting, including in nursing students.Purpose: This study explored the nursing students’ attitude and its relationship with the students’ demographic profile in caring for the dying patients in Indonesia.Methods: This study used a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional research design. The samples were 192 nursing students from Universitas Jember, Indonesia, who were recruited by using simple random sampling. Data were collected using the Frommelt Attitudes towards the Care of the Dying Care Form B Indonesian version (FATCOD-BI). The reliability test of FATCOD-BI showed a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.68, and the result of validity test using correlation coefficient showed the range of -0.278 to 0.544. Data were analyzed using frequency distribution, and mean differences test using t-test and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).Results: Results showed that the mean of nursing students’ attitudes in caring for dying patients was 93.83±5.96 (range 30-120). Gender and training experiences had no relationship with students’ attitudes in caring for dying patients (p=0.22 and p=0.943). There was a relationship between the experiences and student academic level and the students’ attitudes in caring for dying patients (p=0.023 and p=0.036). The students’ experiences and academic level become a primary factor in the attitudes toward caring for dying patients.Conclusion: Findings revealed that student nurses’ attitudes in caring for dying patients was in low category and there was no significant relationship between gender and training experience and students’ attitudes towards caring for the dying patients. In contrast, experiences in caring for dying patients and academic level were associated with students’ attitudes. Further studies in the development of curriculum on dying patient care emphasizing on socio-demographic status are recommended.

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Exploring the ICT Competence and Confidence Among Undergraduate Nurses in University of Lagos

The Roles of Technology and Globalization in Educational Transformation - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9746-9.ch012 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 151-165

Author(s):

Florence Funmilola Folami

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Positive Perception ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Competence Level ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Students Attitudes

The role of technology in education has been critical in the potential of computer technology to transform teaching and learning. This study explored nursing students' information and communication technology competence and confidence. It presents selected findings that focus on students' attitudes towards information and communication technology as an educational methodology. Information and communication technology is integral to contemporary nursing practice. A cross sectional study was used and the sample consists of 74 undergraduate nurses. The result showed that 95.8% undergraduate nurses have good competence level of ICT and 88.7% undergraduate nurses have positive perception towards the use of ICT while the remaining 11.3% have a negative perception. Findings of the study revealed that majority of the undergraduate nurses have a positive perception and good competence level about ICT. It is therefore the role of the lecturers to design students' curricula program emphasizing importance role ICT in nursing.

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