scholarly journals Nursing Students’ Attitudes towards Caring for Dying Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Undergraduate final year nursing students’ attitudes toward caring for dying patients: Bahrain’s experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Maryam Yaqoob ◽  
Husain Nasaif ◽  
Hana Kadhom
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Students Attitudes

Background: Nursing students are frequently exposed to dying patients during their clinical placement. Research studies that examined nursing students’ attitudes toward caring for dying patients were limited in the Gulf Region, including Bahrain.Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of fourth-year baccalaureate nursing students regarding caring for dying patients.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was utilized to recruit a convenience sample of fifty-four nursing students. Frommelt’s Attitudes towards Caring of the Dying (FATCOD) five Likert scale was used.Results: The overall findings revealed that participants had a neutral attitude toward caring for dying patients. The overall attitudes mean score was 3.4 ± 0.3. The majority of participants were female (83%, n = 45). The difference in the mean score in relation to gender was statistically significant (p = .049). Although the majority of all participants (80%) reported having dealt with the terminally ill people in the past, the association between previous experience and reported attitudes was not statistically significant (p = .31).Conclusions and recommendations: Literature revealed that students who received end of life education where found to have positive attitudes. Therefore, it’s crucial to introduce a standalone educational module regarding end of life care early on in the undergraduate curriculum. It is recommended that future studies recruit nursing students from other baccalaureate year levels to reassess the attitudes and level of preparedness following a curriculum reform and implementation of end of life care education. Additionally, a qualitative research method is recommended to explore the lived experience of the nursing students when they are caring for dying patients.

Jordanian Student Nurses’ Attitudes towards the Care of Dying Patients

2020 ◽  
pp. 003022282097107
Author(s):  
Mohammad Al Qadire
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Care Of The Dying

The purpose of the current inquiry is to measure Jordanian student nurses’ attitudes towards the care of dying patients using a cross-sectional survey. The sample of this study comprises 300 nursing students. Data was collected using the Frommelt’s Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Form B (FATCOD–B). Most of the students were female (72%) in their second year (40.3%). The mean total score of all FATCD-B items was 95.8 out of 150 (SD 8.7). Student nurses had low mean scores for their attitude towards care of the dying. Two approaches could be taken to improve this situation. First, research is needed to fully understand and explain students’ attitudes towards the care of dying patients. It might be more appropriate to utilize mixed research methods. The second is to integrate end-of-life care courses within the curricula of nursing programmes, currently the mainstay in improving students’ knowledge and attitudes toward care of the dying.

Nursing students' attitudes towards suicide and suicidal patients: A multicentre cross-sectional survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 105258
Author(s):  
Paolo Ferrara ◽  
Stefano Terzoni ◽  
Federico Ruta ◽  
Alessandro Delli Poggi ◽  
Anne Destrebecq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes Towards Suicide ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Suicidal Patients

scholarly journals PRACTICES FOR PREVENTION NEEDLESTICK AND SHARPS INJURIES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh Tran Thi Quynh ◽  
Katrina Einhellig
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sharps Injuries ◽  
Needlestick And Sharps Injuries

Background: Needlestick and sharp injuries are a serious hazard in any health care setting for health care workers and students during clinical practice. Thus, the efforts to prevent the needlestick and sharps injuries are needed and considered a part of the routine practice.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the frequency of nursing students in doing the correct practice in prevention needlestick and sharps injuries.Methods: This cross- sectional study was conducted between 2013 and 2014 in nursing students of Tien Giang Medical College who participated in clinical practice. There were 360 students participated in the study using simple random sampling. Data were collected using the practical assessment checklist and demographic characteristics questionnaire. Data were processed using STATA 12.0, and analyzed using Chi-square and Fisher test.Results: The students who did general practice correctly accounted for 52.50%, and those who did practice incorrectly was 47.5%. The students who used gauze or wool wrap in inhaler were 59.7%, wearing gloves in practice (39.2%), do not disassemble needles from syringes after injection 50%, and removing needles into barrel after injection (65.6%). There was statistically significant relationship between time of participation in clinical practice and correct practice with p-value 0.04 (<0.05)Conclusion: The correct practice of nursing students related to the prevention of needlestick and sharps injuries remains low. There was a significant relationship between time of participation in clinical practice and correct nursing practice. It is suggested that students must be taught about the risk of infection at the beginning of clinical practice, and constantly reminded throughout the learning process, especially for injection safety awareness, knowledge and techniques about the risk of transmission of HBV, HCV and HIV by sharp objects in the healthcare facility.

scholarly journals Prevalência e fatores associados à automedicação em acadêmicos de enfermagem

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Taísa Pereira Colares ◽  
Fernanda Caroline Ramos Barbosa ◽  
Barbhara Mota Marinho ◽  
Roberto Allan Ribeiro Silva
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Pharmaceutical Preparations ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Education ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
De Se ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Objetivo: conhecer a prevalência da automedicação e os fatores associados a essa prática entre os acadêmicos do curso de Enfermagem. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo e transversal, no qual foram avaliados 143 questionários, tabulados pelo Programa Excel. Apresentaram-se figuras para a síntese dos resultados. Resultados: identificou-se que a prevalência da automedicação foi de 97,9%, sendo os analgésicos/antitérmicos (50,71%), os anti-inflamatórios (18,57%) e os antialérgicos (12,86%) as classes terapêuticas mais utilizadas. Apurou-se que as queixas mais apontadas como motivos para a automedicação foram as dores de cabeça (53,57%), as alergias (18,57%) e as infecções de garganta (17,14%). Conclusão: observou-se alta prevalência da automedicação e se demonstrou a necessidade de se fortalecer a educação dos universitários para o uso racional de medicamentos a fim de se preservar a sua própria segurança, bem como a dos seus futuros pacientes. Descritores: Automedicação; Reação Adversa; Preparações Farmacêuticas; Anti-inflamatórios; Estudantes de Enfermagem; Farmacoepidemiologia.Abstract Objective: to know the prevalence of self-medication and the factors associated with this practice among nursing students. Method: This is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, in which 143 questionnaires were evaluated and tabulated by the Excel Program. Figures were presented for the synthesis of the results. Results: the prevalence of self-medication was 97.9%, with analgesics/antipyretics (50.71%), anti-inflammatory drugs (18.57%) and anti-allergic drugs (12.86%) were the most used therapeutic classes. The most common complaints as reasons for self-medication were headaches (53.57%), allergies (18.57%) and throat infections (17.14%). Conclusion: a high prevalence of self-medication was observed and demonstrated the need to strengthen university education for the rational use of drugs to preserve their own safety and their future patient's safety. Descriptors:  Self-Medication; Adverse Reactions; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Anti-inflammatory Agents; Students Nursing; Pharmacoepidemiology. Resumen Objetivo: conocer la prevalencia de la automedicación y los factores asociados a esa práctica entre los académicos del curso de Enfermería. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal, en el cual 143 cuestionarios fueron evaluados, tabulados por el Programa Excel. Se presentaron figuras para la síntesis de los resultados. Resultados: se identificó que la prevalencia de la automedicación fue de 97,9%, siendo los analgésicos/antitérmicos (50,71%), los anti-inflamatorios (18,57%) y los antialérgicos (12,86%) las clases terapéuticas más utilizadas. Se observó que las quejas más destacadas como motivos para la automedicación fueron los dolores de cabeza (53,57%), las alergias (18,57%) y las infecciones de garganta (17,14%). Conclusión: se observó una alta prevalencia de la automedicación y se demostró la necesidad de fortalecerse la educación de los universitarios para el uso racional de medicamentos para preservarse su propia seguridad, así como la de sus futuros pacientes. Descriptores: Automedicación; Efectos Colaterales; Preparaciones Farmacéuticas; Antiinflamatorios; Estudiantes de Enfermería; Farmacoepidemiogía.

Information literacy: assessment of undergraduate and graduate nursing students

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabia S. Allari ◽  
Khaldoun Hamdan ◽  
Maha Alkaid Albqoor ◽  
Abeer Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Information Competency

PurposeTo describe the perceived level of information competency among nursing students in Jordan.Design/methodology/approachCross sectional-correlational design was utilized. Data were collected using an electronic self-administered questionnaire from graduate and undergraduate nursing students in Jordan.FindingsNursing students showed a moderate mean total score of information competency (184.11 out of 280, SD = 22.92). Among information competency subscales, using the information technologies subscale had the highest mean score, while information from the mass media subscale had the lowest mean score. Information competency of nursing students was positively correlated with students' age. Significant differences were found in information competency according to the academic level, addressing scientific research and research in databases in the course of the study, frequency of meeting the supervisor to discuss the research and university sector.Originality/valueAlthough there are numerous studies worldwide that assessed nursing students' information literacy, this paper represents the first study of information literacy competencies among nursing students in Jordan. While the content supports conclusions that have been drawn from other studies, this study is novel in terms of the student population it addressed. Information competency among nursing students can be improved by integrating standard research and information competency courses at the undergraduate level and involving mass media platforms in the nursing education curricula.

scholarly journals Nursing students’ attitudes toward care of dying patients: A pre- and post-palliative course study

Heliyon ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. e02578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ina E.K. Berndtsson ◽  
Margareta G. Karlsson ◽  
Åsa C.U. Rejnö
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Students Attitudes

scholarly journals Nursing Students’ Attitudes towards Immigrants’ Social Rights

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8875
Author(s):  
María Angustias Sánchez-Ojeda ◽  
Silvia Navarro-Prado ◽  
Adelina Martín-Salvador ◽  
Trinidad Luque-Vara ◽  
Elisabet Fernández-Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Migrant Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Right

The migrant population has increased in recent years and, as a result, so has cultural diversity. Universities are incorporating specific modules addressing cultural diversity. However, the native population has negative attitudes towards immigrants, as they believe that immigrants receive more social benefits and abuse healthcare services. Nurses may have these attitudes too, which may affect the way they treat patients. The objective of this study was to determine nursing students’ attitudes towards the rights of the migrant population. This is a descriptive ex post facto study using a cross-sectional design, with 821 nursing students in Melilla, Ceuta, and Almeria, Spain. An anonymous questionnaire was used for data collection. Students recognize the same rights for both the immigrant and native populations. More than 80% of the sample upholds the right of undocumented immigrants and their families to access publicly funded healthcare. Attitudes were more positive among students with a Berber background and first-year students. Students approved of the right of immigrants and their families to healthcare and education. The students’ negative attitudes towards the social rights of immigrants need to be addressed with intercultural training to reduce their prejudices as future professionals in a multicultural society.

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