Tablet PC-based Competency Evaluation for Nursing Students in Three Asian Countries: Cross-sectional Comparative Study

Purpose: The study was conducted to investigate students’ perceptions on their clinical experience and the quality clinical placement. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. One hundred and thirteen junior or senior nursing students participated in this study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: Majority nursing students expressed un-satisfaction (57.52%) with the required hours of practicums. They experienced different quality of clinical placement between the cities. Direct nursing skills they practice were limited to doing chores (67.1%), charting (14.47%), providing education to patients and families (10.53%), giving medication (7.89%). 49.56% of the students did not satisfy with what they have received shift schedule which was given from hospitals. Conclusion: Simulation and scenario-centered education should be considered in Asian countries as one of replacement of clinical hours on-site. Future research warrants testing and clarifying the most appropriate clinical hours to the nursing undergraduates for their quality clinical placement.

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Assessment and Comparison of Perception of Eye Donation and Some Aspects of Eye Health Care Among the Medical and Nursing Students : A Cross-sectional Comparative study in Uttarakhand State

National Journal of Research in Community Medicine ◽

10.26727/njrcm.2019.8.2.131-136 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 131

Author(s):

Mehar Bano ◽

Sadhana Awasthi ◽

Anupama Arya ◽

CMS Rawat

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Eye Health ◽

Eye Donation

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Personal values among FIRST-year medical and nursing students: A cross-sectional comparative study

Nurse Education Today ◽

10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104827 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104827

Author(s):

Stefano Ardenghi ◽

Michela Luciani ◽

Giulia Rampoldi ◽

Davide Ausili ◽

Marco Bani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Personal Values ◽

First Year ◽

Cross Sectional

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SIGNIFICANCE OF PLACENTAL HISTOPATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN PRETERM/TERM BIRTH

International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies ◽

10.32553/ijmbs.v4i5.1143 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Monika Kushwaha ◽

Sanjeev Narang

Keyword(s):

Preterm Birth ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Pregnancy Outcome ◽

Neonatal Morbidity ◽

Research Centre ◽

College Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chorionic Villi ◽

Term Birth ◽

Medical College

Background: This study is cross-sectional, observational and comparative study, at Index Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh from July 2017 to July 2019 with sample size 100 placentae. Method: The placenta received was evaluated blinded of maternal pregnancy outcome. The pattern of morphology was evaluated both qualitatively (type of lesion) and quantitatively (number of lesions). Result: In Present study 79% of the deliveries were term deliveries and 21% were preterm deliveries. On placental macroscopy, placenta weight was significantly low among the neonates of preterm deliveries (370.00±60.49) as compared to term deliveries (440.89±55.22). Preterm placenta had higher number of abnormal placental lesion compared to term pregnancies. Conclusion: The uteroplacental insufficiency defined as placental infarct, fibrosis of chorionic villi, thickening of blood vessels, and poor vascularity of chorionic villi. Placental histopathological lesions are strongly associated with maternal under perfusion and uteroplacental insufficiency. These are the reasons for preterm birth. Thus, knowledge of the etiological factor can be use to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortility. Keywords: Placenta, Term & Preterm.

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Attitudes of Nursing Students towards Suicide Prevention: A Study from Central India

International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science ◽

10.23958/ijirms/vol03-i01/15 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Deepak Ghormode ◽

Pramod Gupta ◽

Devendra Ratnani ◽

S. K. Singh

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

Central India ◽

Prevention Measures ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Favourable Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Suicide Prevention Training ◽

Training Programmes

Background: Managing patients with suicide attempts effectively requires overcoming barriers to their care. The attitudes and beliefs of the healthcare professionals have significant effect on the outcome of the treatment and implementation of the preventive strategies. Objectives: Aim of the study was to assess the attitude of nursing students toward suicide prevention. Materials and Methods: The study had a cross sectional design of 284 nursing students who were randomly recruited from the two institutions. Attitude toward suicide prevention scale was administered. Results: Most were young single females, from rural locality, who were pursuing either BSc Nursing or GNM courses. Very few had previous exposure to suicide prevention training programmes. Nearly half of the students showed favourable attitude towards patients with suicidal attempt, considering it as their responsibility and their efforts as rewarding. Nearly half students also showed empathy towards these patients not considering the attempts as just attention seeking ones. Nearly one third were uncertain whether the patients reveal their plans of attempt and whether the suicide prevention measures were draining of the resources. Half of the subjects showed pessimism towards modifying the risk factors of unemployment and poverty. Conclusions: Only half of the nursing students showed favourable attitude working with patients with suicide attempts. More educational and training programs on suicide prevention are therefore needed in these students for better prevention and management of these patients.

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A Study of the Relationships between Nursing Students’ Meanings of Life, Positive Beliefs, and Well-Being

International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science ◽

10.23958/ijirms/vol03-i01/02 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Fu-Ju Tsai ◽

Cheng-Yu Chen ◽

Gwo-Liang Yeh ◽

Yih-Jin Hu ◽

Chie-Chien Tseng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Meaning Of Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nursing Educators ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation

Background: Nursing educators should train nursing students to pursue physical, psychological, spiritual, and social health promotion. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between nursing students’ meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational study with a quantitative approach was adopted. Purposive sampling was used. A total of 170 nursing students voluntarily participated in this study. A 56-item questionnaire was used to examine nursing students’ meaning of life (1-25 items), positive beliefs (1-11 items), and well-being (1-20 items). The content validity index (CVI) of the study questionnaire was established as 0.95 by seven expert scholars. The reliability values for the three parts of the measure were as follows: meaning of life, Cronbach’s α 0.96; positive beliefs, Cronbach’s α 0.93; and well-being, Cronbach’s α 0.95. Percentages, frequencies, means, SDs, Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance by rank, Spearman’s rank correlation, one-way analysis of variance, Spearman’s rho correlation, and regression analysis were used for the data analysis. Results: Nursing students had the following mean scores: meaning of life with 4.02 (SD 0.56); positive beliefs with 3.92 (SD 0.62); and well-being with 3.95 (SD 0.57). The results indicate that for all nursing students, meaning of life was positively correlated with positive beliefs, r=0.83 (P<.01); similarly, all nursing students had positive beliefs that were positively correlated with meaning of life, r=0.83 (P<.01). In the results of the study, the nursing students’ background, meaning of life and positive beliefs explained 63% of the variance in well-being (Adjusted R2 squared =0.63, F=33.41, P<.001). Conclusions: Nursing students’ sense of meaning of life and positive beliefs may impact their well-being. Therefore, nursing educators can promote meaning of life and positive beliefs to nursing students as a way to increase their well-being for physical, psychological, spiritual, and social health promotion.

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