Student Experiences of High-stakes Testing for Progression in One Undergraduate Nursing Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Lynn McClenny
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
High Stakes Testing ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
High Stakes Tests ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

AbstractEach year, thousands of students throughout the world are required to complete one or more high-stakes tests as a measure of competency in undergraduate nursing education. Currently, the trend in nursing education is to use high-stakes tests to establish program progression policies. However, use of these tests to block student progression is of serious concern. This article describes findings of a pilot study that used a phenomenographic approach to understand senior nursing students’ experiences of completing multiple high-stakes tests for successful progression within one undergraduate nursing program. Eighteen graduating senior nursing students participated in the study via individual interviews. Students described a multitude of experiences, organized into five main categories of descriptions: high-stakes tests as a value; high-stakes tests as a stressor; high-stakes tests as a high expectation; high-stakes tests as various inconsistencies; and high-stakes tests affecting the transfer of learning. Student perspectives with high-stakes testing contributed valuable insight lacking in the current nursing education literature. Findings suggested if high-stakes tests are to be used for program progression, it is imperative for nurse educators to convene and explore strategies to support student preparation and success with testing, and develop well-defined structures of teaching and learning for the delivery of course content.

Assessment of High-Stakes Testing, Hopeful Thinking, and Goal Orientation among Baccalaureate Nursing Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice L. March ◽  
Cecil Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
High Stakes Testing ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Academic Progression ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Exam Scores ◽  
High Stakes Exams

AbstractBackground and Objectives: High-stakes didactic testing assesses competency. Exams are stressful, and decreasing anxiety may enhance learning. Academic progression and graduation rates may result when higher levels of hopeful thinking (the belief in one’s ability to achieve desired goals), and certain achievement goal orientation (why one desires to succeed) are present.Methods: This non-experimental study engaged undergraduate nursing students via surveys to examined relationships among hopeful thinking, goal orientation, and scores on standardized high-stakes examination of students.Results: Regression analyses (N = 151) indicated that hopeful thinking was significantly related to higher exam scores, and that performance-avoidance goal scores were significantly related to lower scores.Conclusion: The positive relationship between hopeful thinking and exam scores suggests the need to consider supporting hopeful thinking in nursing education. Additional research may explicate the relationship between performance-avoidance and scores on high-stakes exams.

Crazy Making: The Institutional Relations of Undergraduate Nursing in the Reproduction of Biomedical Psychiatry

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Adam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Program ◽  
Health Nursing

AbstractUndergraduate mental health nursing education has been extensively discussed among nursing scholars, educators, and curriculum experts. While various perspectives have weighed in on mental health nursing education in Canada, little attention has been paid to understanding the relationship between biomedical psychiatry and undergraduate nursing education. Using institutional ethnography, this article examines the social and textual relations which characterize this relationship. Beginning in the everyday teaching and learning work of faculty members and nursing students in a collaborative baccalaureate nursing program, the social organization of mental health nursing education is explicated and the textual processes are outlined. Findings suggest the presence of an institutional and discursive dominance of mental health nursing education by biomedical psychiatry. Implications for nursing education and recommendations to better balance mental health nursing education are outlined.

scholarly journals Infection prevention and control curriculum in undergraduate nursing program: Internship nursing students’ perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thoraya Abdelaziz ◽  
Rawhia Dogham ◽  
Nermine Elcockany
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Education ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
And Control

Undergraduate nursing education plays a vital role in acquiring the necessary competency for patient safety. Infection prevention and control is a very critical topic for providing patient safety so, undergraduate and graduate nursing students should be competent in infection prevention and control. The aim of this study was to measure the undergraduate nursing program effectiveness in improving knowledge and practice of infection prevention and control of internship nursing students and to identify their learning needs. A descriptive research design was used. Students were selected using convenience sampling which included 400 internship nurses. Data was collected using a self-reported questionnaire. The results of the current study displayed that more than half (59.5%) of the intern nurses had poor knowledge and also 43.2% of them had poor practice.  In addition, it was found that more than half of them reported that infection control program is neither irrelevant nor meaningful, and 48.5% of the students suggested that participation in infection prevention and control training is most important for the improvement of nursing program. This study concluded that infection prevention and control topics in undergraduate nursing education may be insufficient and need to be updated, as well as the need for reviewing the intended learning outcomes of nursing program to ensure the addition and implementation of infection control guidelines in all undergraduate in the last academic year of nursing program as well as internship. The students also are in need for continued training and education regarding guidelines of infection prevention and control practice.

scholarly journals Students’ perspectives regarding clinical preceptors (CPs) in the baccalaureate undergraduate nursing programme in Karachi, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Amina Aijaz Khowaja ◽  
Jacqueline Maria Dias
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Private School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

Introduction Clinical practice is considered an integral part of nursing education. It is in the clinical area that the students integrate the theory learnt in the classroom into practice. An enabling clinical environment with the assistance of a clinical preceptor (CP) ensures that student nurses become independent practitioners and competent in their roles and responsibilities. DesignA comprehensive study was undertaken to explore the emerging role of CPs in Pakistan. This research has been reported in the literature. This paper will deal exclusively with the perceptions of nursing students when working with CPs in the four-year undergraduate baccalaureate program at a private school of nursing (SON) in Pakistan. Through focus group discussions, the perceptions of undergraduate students were explored. ResultsFour main themes emerged. These included the creation of a conducive clinical environment, development of competencies, engagement in patient care, and personal and professional development. ConclusionBased on the study findings, recommendations for strengthening the role of CPs in supporting undergraduate nursing students in their clinical practice are presented.   How to cite this article:  KHOWAJA, Amina Aijaz; DIAS, Jacqueline Maria. Students’ perspectives regarding clinical preceptors (CPs) in the baccalaureate undergraduate nursing programme in Karachi, Pakistan. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. v. 3, n. 1, p. 26-35, Apr. 2019. Available at: https://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=68&path%5B%5D=39   This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

scholarly journals Sharing and Supporting the Hopes and Dreams of Students and Faculty in a Canadian BScN Program

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Coffey ◽  
Hilde Zitzelsberger ◽  
Marianne Cochrane ◽  
Katherine Cummings
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Faculty Relationships ◽  
To Come

Healthcare educators are in a unique position to support students’ personal and professional development. The UOIT-DC Nursing Program curriculum is founded on caring values that assert a commitment to the primacy of relationships. According to humanistic nursing, caring involves the interrelated concepts of ‘being’ and ‘doing’ in which both require an active presence and willingness to come to know another person (Paterson  and  Zderad, 1976). A deeply held tenet of nursing practice is the notion that when a nurse knows or understands a person, he or she will be better able to care for that person. We believe that this notion also pertains to student and faculty relationships in nursing education, ultimately leading to more effective and meaningful learning opportunities and experiences.This poster will report on a qualitative study exploring undergraduate nursing students’ hopes and dreams when they begin their education and the ways these hopes and dreams may shift and evolve as they progress through the program. The intersections of students’ hopes and dreams for their education and faculty members’ hopes and dreams in teaching students will be presented. The impetus for the project arose from conversations among faculty members about the complex relational nature of nursing education and our hope to enhance relational awareness and practices through a deeper understanding of the aspirations and goals that students hold. Exploration of how the findings may contribute to deeper understandings of and responsiveness to students and the significance of nursing practice and education to them will be presented.ReferencesPaterson, J. G.,  and  Zderad, L. T. (1976). Humanistic nursing. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

scholarly journals Theoretical assumptions of Maffesoli's sensitivity and Problem-Based Learning in Nursing Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
María-Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego ◽  
Rosane Gonçalves Nitschke ◽  
Marta Lenise do Prado ◽  
Jussara Gue Martini ◽  
María-Dolores Guerra-Martín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Intersection Point ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Categorical Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Organic Solidarity

OBJECTIVE: understand the everyday and the imaginary of Nursing students in their knowledge socialization process through the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) strategy.METHOD: Action Research, involving 86 students from the second year of an undergraduate Nursing program in Spain. A Critical Incident Questionnaire and Group interview were used. Thematic/categorical analysis, triangulation of researchers, subjects and techniques.RESULTS: the students signal the need to have a view from within, reinforcing the criticism against the schematic dualism; PBL allows one to learn how to be with the other, with his mechanical and organic solidarity; the feeling together, with its emphasis on learning to work in group and wanting to be close to the person taking care.CONCLUSIONS: The great contradictions the protagonists of the process, that is, the students experience seem to express that group learning is not a form of gaining knowledge, as it makes them lose time to study. The daily, the execution time and the imaginary of how learning should be do not seem to have an intersection point in the use of Problem-Based Learning. The importance of focusing on the daily and the imaginary should be reinforced when we consider nursing education.

scholarly journals Perceived Promoters of and Barriers to Use of a Learning Management System in an Undergraduate Nursing Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuad Alhosban ◽  
Samantha Ismaile
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Utilization Data ◽  
Barriers To Use

Effective presentation of information is essential in teaching and learning. We assessed the promoters of and barriers to utilization of a learning man-agement system, namely Blackboard (Blackboard Inc., Washington DC, USA), by undergraduate nursing students. We investigated their utilization of Blackboardand provided recommendations to improve their teaching and learning. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 304 women in their second to fourth years of study using a validated questionnaire that evalu-ated their perceptions of Blackboard utilization. Data were collected be-tween January and February 2017 and analyzed using descriptive and com-parative statistics. The response rate was 67.5%. The most frequently report-ed promoters of Blackboard utilization were factors related to obtaining course specifications, materials, and grades (means: 3.54  1.18, 3.54  1.25, and 3.55  1.34, respectively). The most commonly mentioned barriers to Blackboard utilization were factors related to loss of communication and feedback from educators (mean: 4.21  1.05). Our results revealed that students experiences of using such systems are often negative, especially in terms of communication, interaction, and feedback. Investment in staff training and creation of new roles to monitor, maintain, and audit the quali-ty of such systems are recommended.

Partners in Research: Developing a Model for Undergraduate Faculty-Student Collaboration

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Reitmaier Koehler ◽  
Linda Reveling Smith ◽  
Susan Davies ◽  
Deborah Mangan-Danckwart
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Faculty Research ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

AbstractMaintaining scholarship while delivering an undergraduate nursing program is a challenge for nursing faculty. In this paper, we describe an approach that involves undergraduate nursing students in a program of faculty research, which evaluates new approaches to teaching and learning. Students work with faculty to develop a research proposal, identifying specific questions and exploring relevant literature. Projects may include original data collection with faculty supervision, or secondary analysis of existing datasets. Foci have included partnership learning between nursing students and older adults, models of sustainability for a traveling health clinic, and experiences of aging. Findings and recommendations feed into the broader faculty research agenda, provide a foundation for subsequent projects, and inform further development of educational programs. Students have presented at local and national conferences and developed papers for publication based on this joint work. We describe the benefits and challenges of these partnerships, drawing upon student and faculty reflections.

HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP KOMPETENSI MAHASIWA PROFESI NERS DALAM PENERAPAN EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasniatisari Harun ◽  
Yusshy Kurnia Herliani ◽  
Anita Setyawati
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Professional Nurses ◽  
High Competence

Professional nurses could be prepared through professional nursing programs. Professional nursing program is part of the nursing education program. One of the competencies required to be professional nurses is implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) to explore the best nursing interventions for patients to get optimal outcome. Nursing students have learned EBP during bachelor degree by analysis case using the EBP method. However, evaluation related  students' understanding of the method and its application of EBP to the clinical practice was none. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge with student competency in the implementation of evidence based practice (EBP) to managed patients in the medical surgical nursing stage. This research is quantitative research. The sample in this study was 120 nursing students who were at professional nursing program that were recruited using total sampling technique. The instrument used is the Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ) questionnaire. The results showed that more than half of the respondents had high knowledge (68%), and high competence (49%). This study shows a meaningful relationship between knowledge of student competence in applying EBP (r = .6070, p <0.01). The findings of this study are important for recommendations related to developing teaching materials in nursing education related to for providing the best service for patients.

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