scholarly journals The involvement of students as simulated patients in a ward management exercise

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Pauline Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Clinical Simulation ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Skills Education

This paper discusses the experience of planning and implementing a clinical simulation session, from the perspective of students and lecturers. The aim of the simulation exercise was to prepare students for coping with clinical decision making associated with caring for a group of patients. Students were in year three of a Pre-registration Nursing Honours Degree programme.Preparation of nurses who are fit for practice has been the subject of scrutiny for some time. Most recently the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) publication, Nursing: Towards 2015 (NMC 2007) and the recent pre-registration review of nursing education (NMC, 2008), highlight the national shortage of clinical placements for undergraduate pre-registration nursing students. Consequently an opportunity has been created to increase simulated practice hours as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) indicate that practice hours for pre-registration nursing students can be undertaken in a simulated practice environment (NMC Circular 36/2007). Thus, there is an imperative to increase clinical simulation time within undergraduate nursing education as well as the opportunity develop creative clinical skills education to augment other aspects of the curriculum.

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 Exploring the Use of Clinical Laboratories in Undergraduate Nursing Programs in Regional Australia

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally J Wellard ◽  
Rhonda Woolf ◽  
Lynne Gleeson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Clinical Laboratories ◽  
Laboratory Learning ◽  
Regional Australia

Preparation for clinical practice is arguably a vital component of undergraduate nursing education with clinical laboratories widely adopted as a strategy to support student development of clinical skills. However, there is little empirical evidence about the role laboratories play in students' learning or how they assist in linking theory to practice. This study aimed to explore the current clinical laboratory practices in Schools of Nursing in regional Victoria, Australia through site visits, interviews and review of curricula. Findings revealed that approaches to laboratory learning are based on traditions rather than evidence, and have evolved in response to fiscal and environmental challenges. The predominance of teacher talk in the laboratory, has lead to acute care over other areas of practice. This study indicates a need for rigorous investigation of pedagogies that can support nursing students in preparation for clinical practice. It remains unclear if laboratory learning experiences assist students in the translation of theoretical knowledge to practice.

scholarly journals Reflective abilities of nursing students: A thematic analysis of reflection journals

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Serah Wanjiru Wachira ◽  
Anne Kagure Karani ◽  
Samuel Kimani ◽  
Irene Gacheri Mageto
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Reflective Skills ◽  
Journal Entries

Objective: Reflective writing is consistently linked to improved clinical decision-making. However, analyzing the journals to evaluate the reflective abilities of nursing students is scanty locally. This study aimed to assess the reflective skills of undergraduate nursing students.Methods: A qualitative thematic content analysis using the Lasater Clinical Judgment Evaluation Rubric was used to assess the reflective abilities of 33 undergraduate nursing students in 138 journal entries. Guided by Gibb's reflective model, the students documented their experiences during a clinical attachment at a National Referral Hospital in Kenya between February and August 2018. Data coding and thematic linking were done using NVIVO version 11. Results: Reflective abilities differed across gender and to some extent across years of study. Most participants were more likely to notice the deviation from the norm, whether patient-related or health care environment-related. Moreover, they demonstrated the ability to respond to the situation, self-evaluate, and develop action plans for future encounters. However, the majority struggled with interpreting findings.Conclusions: Gender differences exist in the way nursing students reflect. Most nursing students focus on describing the situation rather than developing solutions. There is, however, an indication of developing reflective abilities across the year of study.

scholarly journals Perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision-making

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de Fátima Mendes Marques ◽  
Carlos Lopes Alves Henriques Pina David ◽  
Maria Anabela Ferreira dos Santos ◽  
Sandra Cristina da Silva Neves ◽  
Maria Jose Fonseca Pinheiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Senior Students ◽  
Nursing Course

ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand the perceptions of senior students in an undergraduate nursing course at a nursing college in Lisbon regarding skills related to clinical decision-making learned during their initial training. Methods: qualitative study, of an exploratory and descriptive nature. Data collection occurred by carrying out a focus group with eight senior students in an undergraduate nursing course. Data treatment applied content analysis, performed with twebQDA® software. Results: data were analyzed according to the four dimensions of Tanner’s model of clinical judgment, and noticing and interpreting stood out as the most influential in clinical decision-making. Theoretical and clinical knowledge, validation of care planning, prioritization, and capacity to discuss and debate about situations emerged as the most representative skills. Final considerations: students make decisions by means of a complex process by using the knowledge and skills learned during their training.

scholarly journals The importance of simulation in nursing education

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 02 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evrim Eyikara ◽  
Zehra Gocmen Baykara
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Clinical Practices

Nursing education involves a practice-oriented curriculum in which emphasis is placed on both theoretical knowledge and psychomotor skills. In skill-based education, where learning through practice occupies a central role, it is important to ensure the integration of theoretical knowledge into practice. In this context, simulations represent an innovative teaching method that stimulates a number of senses at the same time among learners. Simulation is a method which can be designed to reflect real-life conditions, and which provides the opportunity to work in contexts that are closer and more representative of real settings. Depending on the clinical situation or scenario; the simulation method will involve a student or a group of students performing a number of patient care activities on a manikin, player or standardized patient. The simulation method allows students to repeatedly practice their clinical skills until they develop a sense of proficiency; to learn at their own pace; and to freely make mistakes. Simulations is an educational process that can replicate clinical practices in a safe environment. Nursing students who take part in education programs involving simulations perform less medical mistakes in clinical settings, and are able to better develop their critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills. For these reasons, we recommend that simulations, which represent an interactive learning method, are rendered more common in institutions providing nursing education. Keywords: Simulation; nursing education; nursing students

scholarly journals Simulation in Nursing Education: Review of Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
pp. 82-86
Author(s):  
Sulochana Ghimire ◽  
Anuja Kachapati
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Nursing Curricula

INTRODUCTION Nursing education consists of the theoretical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals. The scope of nursing practice reflects all the role and responsibilities undertaken by the nurse to address the full range of human experiences and responses to health and illness. The instructional strategies utilized in both didactic and clinical components of nursing education courses are highly influential in determining critical thinking and clinical decision making ability as well as in developing the psychomotor skill performance of new graduates. Simulation provides nursing students with opportunities to practice their clinical and decision-making skills through various real-life situational experiences. Although endorsed in nursing curricula, its effectiveness is largely unknown.  

Advancing Nursing Informatics Through Clinical Placements: Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins ◽  
Sandeep Brar ◽  
Neville Lin ◽  
Melvin Khor ◽  
Kate Mathews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Nursing Curriculum ◽  
Nursing Informatics ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Work Integrated Learning

Work integrated learning in the space of nursing informatics is a new concept in Australian nursing curriculum. This study examined nursing students’ experiences in the pilot nursing informatics clinical placement centered on electronic medical records, their use in patient care and clinical decision making. Students completed reflective diaries of their learning during the four-week placement. Data was explored by thematic analysis. Emergent themes included: importance of adequate training in using EMR; impact of EMR on nursing workflow and patient care; shaping future career choices; forming rewarding relationships; and potential for improvements. These themes will be used to enhance teaching and learning opportunities as this pilot placement evolves into permeant part of the nursing curriculum.

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