scholarly journals Perception Status of Nursing Department Students in Terms of Spirituality and Spiritual Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Özlem Ovayolu ◽  
Sümeyra Mihrap İlter ◽  
Sibel Serçe ◽  
Nimet Ovayolu
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
State University ◽  
The Family ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Nursing Department

<b><i>Purpose:</i></b> The study was conducted to examine the spirituality and spiritual care perceptions of nursing department students. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The study was conducted in descriptive design with nursing students at a state university. Permission was obtained from the ethics committee, the institution, and the students before the study. The universe of the study consisted of all nursing students studying at the faculty, and the sample consisted of a total of 500 students who were willing to participate in the study. The data were collected with a questionnaire and with the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Detection Scale. The scores received from this scale were between 17 and 85, and high total scores suggest that the spirituality and spiritual care detection scale level is “good.” The data obtained in the study were evaluated with the Student <i>t</i>, one-way ANOVA, and Mann-Whitney U test. <b><i>Results:</i></b> It was determined that 66.2% of the students had knowledge about spiritual care, 27.4% received this knowledge from the school, and 60.2% met the need for spiritual care with worshiping. It was determined that the mean spirituality and spiritual care detection scale score of nursing students was 66.83 ± 5.01, and the mean spirituality and spiritual care detection scale score was statistically significant according to the grades (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.05). It was also found that the students with an authoritarian family structure had lower mean spirituality and spiritual care detection scale scores than students with democratic and protective families. <b><i>Conclusions and Recommendations:</i></b> It was found that many nursing department students had knowledge on spirituality and spiritual care, the mean spirituality and spiritual care score was “good,” and that the family structure and the grade affected this situation. In this respect, it is recommended that students are supported and prepared for the clinic with topics including spirituality and spiritual care in nursing education.

scholarly journals The Effect of Research Course in Nursing on Students' Awareness and Attitude Towards Research and Development

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
İlknur Göl ◽  
Hüsna Ekici
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Central Anatolia ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Nursing Department ◽  
Participation In Research

Aim: To determine the effect of research course in nursing on students' awareness and attitudes towards research and development. Method: The study was conducted between April 1, 2018 and May 5, 2018 in a nursing department of a university in Central Anatolia. Totally 145 students were enrolled the study. Of the 70 students took a research course and 75 did not take course agreed to participate. 122 students participated voluntarily. Data were collected using a sociodemographic data form and “Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale” Findings: The mean age of the students was 21.75 ± 1.5, 63% of them were female and 41% of them took the course of research methods. 53.3% of the research group stated that they participated in at least one research activity. The total score of the students' "Awareness and Attitudes Toward Research and Development in Nursing" scale was 116.01 ± 18.42. It was determined that the students who participated in the research course had more participation in the research activities (χ²= 7.376, p=.005) and had higher mean scores of “Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale” scores (U=1440.000, p=.061). Conclusion: The results of the study show that the research course both affects the awareness and attitude towards research and development in nursing positively and increases participation in research and scientific activities.

Nursing Students’ Competency to Attend Disaster Situations: A Study in Western Iran

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Kaviani ◽  
Fatemeh Aliakbari ◽  
Hojjat Sheikhbardsiri ◽  
Paul Arbon
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Western Iran ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Training

Abstract Objective: The disaster preparedness of nurses is important as nurses are members of a health care team that needs to work systematically and collaboratively in all conditions. Although education and training naturally underpin effective practice, disaster nursing education is rarely provided to nurses in Iran. Because disaster situations, by definition, overwhelm health services, it is likely that nursing students will be required to join their colleagues in the response. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the competency of nursing students to attend disaster situations. Methods: This descriptive, analytical study was conducted in western Iran in 2020. A total of 70 nursing students in the fourth (final) year of their undergraduate nursing education entered the study by a census sampling method. Data collection was undertaken using a validated disaster competency assessment questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY) with descriptive and analytic tests. Results: The mean age of participants was 21.4 ± 2.14 and 57.1% of them were women; 45 participants (64.3%) had received no disaster-related training, and 88.6% had no history of participating in disaster exercises. The total score for nursing students’ competence was 125.58 ± 14.19. There was a significant relationship between the mean score of nursing competence in response to disasters and student history of participating in an exercise and training course (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Students’ competence in disaster situations is poor. Awareness of the competence condition of nurses is the first step to improve their preparedness as the most key members of the disaster health team. Conducting disaster-related training may be appropriate. The results of this study can provide evidence for the development of educational policies in disaster nursing education.

scholarly journals Students’ voices on spiritual care at a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape

Curationis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ntombizodwa S. Linda ◽  
Hester C. Klopper ◽  
Deliwe R. Phetlhu
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Contextual Design ◽  
Teaching Learning

Background: Nurses have a moral obligation to ensure holistic care of patients, inclusive of the spiritual dimension. However, there seems to be a void in the teaching and learning of spiritual care in nursing curricula. Despite the South African Nursing Council being in favour of holistic nursing, there are no measures in place to ensure implementation of spiritual care, hence its practice is not standardised in nursing education in South Africa. Currently, the undergraduate nursing curriculum does not provide clear direction on how spiritual care in nursing should be integrated and the reason for this is not clear. It appears that the lack of professional regulation, difficulties in definition and the personalised nature of spiritual practice are partly responsible for the practice being barely enforced and scarcely practised by students in clinical placements. The aim of the study was to develop a practice theory for teaching–learning of spiritual care in the undergraduate nursing programme.Objectives: The study objective was to describe and explore the students’ experiencs of teaching–learning of spiritual care in the undergraduate nursing programme.Methods: A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual design with purposive sampling was used. The sample consisted of undergraduate nursing students at a University in the Western Cape Province. Measures for trustworthiness were applied.Results: The findings indicated a need to provide support, a conducive learning environment and structure for teaching, learning and practice of spiritual care.Conclusion: There is a need for formal education regarding spiritual care in nursing.

scholarly journals The opinions of nursing students regarding the first implementation of distance education

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deniz Öztürk ◽  
Evrim Eyikara ◽  
Zehra Gocmen Baykara
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Positive Finding ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Vocational Courses ◽  
Education Nursing

With rapid developments being made in science and technology, there is also an increasing need for different educational methods. Distance education allows increased access to education and more flexibility for the students. This descriptive study was conducted to establish the opinions of nursing students about distance education being adopted for the first time. The study comprised 261 nursing students, who were applied a data collection form in class. Of these students, 55.6% stated that they had problems while taking courses through distance education, 83.1% stated that it was not beneficial, 90.8% stated that distance education could not be used for applied vocational courses. It was found the mean scale scores were lower for the students who thought that distance education was not beneficial, who would like to take these courses through formal education and who believed that the applied vocational courses could not be provided through distance education. The students had difficulties in accessing the internet during the courses. The students' attitudes towards distance education were at moderate level and the negative conditions adversely affected the students' opinions. In addition, the majority of the students thought that the vocational courses could not be made through distance education, and this is considered to be a positive finding. Keywords: Nursing education, nursing student, simulation. Keywords: Distance education; nursing students; nursing education

scholarly journals Relationship between educational stress and psychological resilience in nursing students

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-91
Author(s):  
Bedia Tarsuslu ◽  
Nevin Günaydın ◽  
Medine Koç
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Well Being ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
High Positive Correlation ◽  
Structural Style ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Being There

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between educational stress and psychological resilience in nursing students. Method: The descriptive and analytical design of the study consists of 602 students in the nursing department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Ordu and Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University. Data were collected using Personal Information Form, Nursing Education Stress Scale (NESS), and Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA). Data, frequency distribution, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test, and Spearman correlation test were used. Findings: The mean age of the students was 20.37±2.10, 73.8% of them were women, the mean NESS score was 66.76±16.56, and the mean RSA score was 99.99±5.19. There was a high positive correlation between NESS total, academic and application sub-dimensions, RSA structural style and future perception, NESS total and academic sub-dimension was negatively correlated with social resources and NESS academic and family cohesion. Conclusions: Acording to results,  nursing students experience moderate academic and practice stress. Among the factors that affect students' psychological well-being, there is a positive relationship between personal strength and future goals, quests and adaptation to future, and stress (in practice area). In addition, it can be said that the psychological resilience of the students is moderate when the scores of the students are evaluated. ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin eğitim stresi ile psikolojik dayanıklılıkları arasındaki ilişkiyi ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir. Metod: Tanımlayıcı ve analitik tipte planlanan araştırmaya, Ordu ve Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Hemşirelik Bölümünde öğrenim gören 602 öğrenci dahil edilmiştir. Veriler, Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Hemşirelik Eğitimi Stres Ölçeği (HESÖ) ve Yetişkinler için Psikolojik Dayanıklılık Ölçeği (YPDÖ) kullanılarak toplandı. Verilerin analizinde, frekans dağılımı ve tanımlayıcı istatistikler (ortalama, standart sapma), Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis ve Spearman korelasyon testi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20.37±2.10, %73.8’i kadın, HESÖ puan ortalaması 66,76±16,56, YPDÖ puan ortalaması ise 99,99±5,19’dur. HESÖ toplam, akademik ve uygulama alt boyutları ile YPDÖ yapısal stil ve gelecek algısı arasında yüksek derecede pozitif yönde, HESÖ toplam ve akademik alt boyutu ile sosyal kaynaklar arasında ve HESÖ akademik ile aile uyumu arasında negatif yönde ilişki olduğu saptandı. Sonuç: Hemşirelik öğrencileri orta düzeyde akademik ve uygulama alanlarında stres deneyimlemektedir. Öğrencilerin psikolojik iyi oluşlarını etkileyen faktörlerden kişisel özellikler ve geleceğe yönelik yeni amaç, arayışlar ve geleceğe uyumları ile stres (uygulama alanında) arasında pozitif ilişki bulunmaktadır.  Ayrıca, öğrencilerin YPDÖ puanlarına bakıldığında, psikolojik dayanıklılıklarının orta derece olduğu söylenebilir.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Self-Directed Learning in Nursing Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nazarianpirdosti ◽  
Maryam Janatolmakan ◽  
Bahareh Andayeshgar ◽  
Alireza Khatony
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Mean

Background. Self-directed learning plays an important role in nursing education and is associated with academic achievement, communication self-efficacy, assertiveness, responsibility, and students’ clinical competencies. This study was conducted to analyze the existing research on the level of self-directed learning in nursing students. Methods. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, all studies that had examined the level of self-directed learning in nursing students until March 2, 2020, were searched in Science Direct, Ovid, Scopus, PubMed, ProQuest, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases. In the meta-analysis section, I2 index and the random effects model were used. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software (version 2) was used for data analysis. Results. The mean score of self-directed learning in 12 articles with 3830 samples was 156.73 ± 1.47 out of 200 (95% CI: 153.3–160.1). These scores were 153.50 ± 2.71 (95% CI: 148.18–158.82) and 154.67 ± 1.32 (95% CI: 157.50–159.32) in the male and female students, respectively. There was a significant relationship between self-directed learning and sample size, year of study, and semester ( p < 0.05 ). Conclusion. The mean self-directed learning in nursing students was at a moderate level, which does not seem to be sufficient. Given the positive role of self-directed learning in nursing education, it is essential that nursing professors teach self-directed learning skills to students via training courses.

Considerations for professionalism of nursing students in clinical practices

2018 ◽  
pp. 38-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Danaci ◽  
Esma Ayse Ozturk ◽  
Sevil Masat ◽  
Tugba Kavalali Erdogan ◽  
Cansu Atmaca Palazoglu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Professional Behaviour ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Nursing Department

This is a descriptive study that aims to determine the factors affecting the professional behaviour of nursing students in clinical applications. The survey was conducted between 20 September and 20 December 2017 with the participation of 274 students studying in the Nursing Department of Health Sciences Faculty of a University. The data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 18 questions and Nursing Students Professional Behaviours Scale (NSPBS). The mean age of the nursing students participated in the study was 20.67 ± 1.88 years and 81.8% of the students were female while 18.2% were male. Of them, 78.5% loved their profession, 60.9% chose their profession willingly, 67.5% did not want to change their profession and 9.5% of them were members of professional associations and followed professional publications. The mean score of NSPBS was determined to be 122 (29–135). Hence, the nursing students’ ability to perform professional behaviours was found to be high.Keywords: Nursing, student, professional behaviour.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels Among Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Factors

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110291
Author(s):  
Emine Kaplan Serin ◽  
Runida Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
State University ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Beck Hopelessness Scale ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Outbreaks caused by environmental effects such as COVID-19, MERS, SARS, or Ebola cause problems such as fear, anxiety, loneliness, depression, and hopelessness for people with or without a high risk of illness. This study aims to determine the levels of hopelessness and anxiety experienced by nursing students during the COVID-19 outbreak. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with students of a state university. In the collection of the data, Descriptive Characteristics Form prepared by the researchers, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Test (GAD-7), and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) were used. The mean GAD-7 score of the students participating in the study was 6.65 ± 5.03 and the mean BHS score was 6.11 ± 4.91. It was determined that the score of GAD-7 and BHS were a significant positive high relationship between them (p < 0.001). Anxiety and hopelessness levels were found to be statistically significantly higher for those whose sleep and eating patterns affected negatively due to the pandemic, those who feared the pandemic and its economic effects, and those who did not want to work in the hospital during the pandemic period. There was a relationship between anxiety and hopelessness levels of nursing students participating in the study.

scholarly journals The Effect of Teaching Clinical Skills Through Social Networks on Nursing Students’ Clinical Skills in Crisis Handling: A Quasi- Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zaman-hosieni ◽  
Mohamad hasan Mirtajaddini ◽  
Roghayeh Mehdipour-Rabori
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background: When a crisis occurs, nurses are at the forefront of providing care to patients in emergency rooms. The need for skilled nurses is increasing due to the crises and disasters that are occurring around the world. The aim of the study was to determine whether teaching clinical skills through social networks can affect nursing students’ clinical skills in crisis handling.Methods: This study was done in Iran in 2021. One hundred nursing students were selected by simple random sampling and divided into control and intervention groups. Nursing clinical skills in crisis questionnaires were used before and after intervention in two groups. Distance learning through social networks was done for a month. SPSS version 15 was used for data analysis. The significance level was 0.05.Results: There was no significant difference between the control and intervention groups before the intervention (P >0.05). The mean score of clinical skills in the control group increased from 60.82 before the study to 62.75 after the study, which was not statistically significant (P >0.05). The mean clinical skills of the intervention group increased from 58.02 before the intervention to 82.52 after the intervention, which was statistically significant (P < 0.001).Conclusions: This study showed nurses’ clinical skills are low during crises. Education through social networks can improve them and should be part of nursing education. The application of this low-cost and inexpensive method is recommended for improving clinical skills in nursing.

Self-concept and social comparison and their relation with smoking and alcohol consumption in adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aysel Özdemir ◽  
Gülay Koçoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Concept Evaluation ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
The Mean ◽  
A Prospective Study

Abstract Background: Some attitudes that possess certain risks such as smoking and alcohol consumption rate are increasing among the adolescent age group. For this reason it is very important to shape the attitudes of adolescents during their growth period. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the association of social comparison and self-concept of adolescents’ relation with smoking and alcohol consumption. Subjects: Study was conducted as a prospective study in nine high schools which are located in city of Bursa, Turkey. Nine hundred and fifty-three (n=953) students were included. Methods: Data were gathered using a questionnaire form especially developed by researchers for this study according to relevant literature. For social comparison and self-concept evaluation Piers-Harris Self Concept Scale and Social Comparison Scale of Gilbert were used. Results: The mean age was 15.74±1.27 and 411 of cases (43.1%) were male. It was determined that smoking and alcohol consumption increased as the age of adolescents’ age increases. Rate of smoking and alcohol consumption was significantly higher in males compared to females. The mean self-concept scale score of the cases who smoke (52.30±11.01) were found to be lower than the non-smokers (56.07±10.13). The mean social comparison scale score of smoking adolescents’ (70.25±23.99) was higher than the non-smokers (69.43±25.47). Conclusion: The social comparison scale scores were found to be higher in adolescents who consume alcohol and smoke tobacco. In contrast to this result self-concept scale scores were low. As a conclusion this study reveals that attitudes such as smoking and alcohol consumption are mostly influenced by self-concept of the adolescents and family attitudes towards adolescents.

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