scholarly journals A Critical Realist Review of Pre-Registration Nursing Student Stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Phil Coleman ◽  
Gillian Vance
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Critical Realism ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
The Body ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Critical Realist ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Nursing Student Stress

This Critical Realist review recognises the transitional challenge faced by all undergraduates on their path to becoming qualified practitioners but draws attention to the particularly high levels of student stress associated with the experience of learners who enrol on pre-registration nursing programmes. It also examines international evidence of factors which contribute to such stress. Professional opinion, reports, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research is thematically presented to indicate the wide range of educational, social, environmental, intrapersonal and interpersonal variables that contribute to pre-registration nursing student stress. Congruent with the principles of Critical Realism, the paper also identifies several emerging fields associated with student nurse stressors that are worthy of further investigation due to an apparent paucity of published work. Finally, the authors briefly highlight their own research activity currently underway to extend the body of knowledge in these areas and in so doing seek to help address student retention issues within nursing.

scholarly journals Purpose, Quality, and Value in Critical Realist Research within Nurse Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Phil Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Critical Realist ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Solution Focused

Background: There have been a wide range of practice fields in nursing research including education; however, the quality of research in these disciplines has often failed to provide a sufficiently robust foundation.     Purpose: This paper explores the purpose of educational research, how quality can be assured in such research and how the value of a research study in nurse education can be determined; focusing predominantly on arguments associated with the use of qualitative, and to a lesser extent, mixed methods research.  Methods: A Critical Realist review drawing upon relevant literature from the fields of nursing, education, and healthcare was undertaken to examine issues of purpose, quality, and value in such research.Results: A wide range of criteria were identified to evaluate the purpose, quality, and value of Critical Realist research using qualitative and mixed methods research within nurse education.Conclusion: The holistic, theoretically-eclectic, pragmatic, and solution-focused nature of nursing as a discipline means that Critical Realist research in nursing, and more specifically, nurse education should explicitly reflect these principles.

Therapy Dog Effects on Nursing Student Stress

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Hall ◽  
Gloria Duke
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Student ◽  
Therapy Dog ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Nursing Student Stress

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Second Language Anxiety and International Nursing Students Stress

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-620
Author(s):  
Nigar G Khawaj ◽  
Sabrina Chan ◽  
Georgia Stein
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Language Anxiety ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
International Nursing ◽  
Nursing Student Stress ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the relationship between second language anxiety and international nursing student stress after taking into account the demographic, cognitive, and acculturative factors. International nursing students (N=152) completed an online questionnaire battery. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that spoken second language anxiety and the acculturative factors of marginalization and separation were significantly related to academic-related and placement-related stress in international nursing students. The results suggest that international nursing students, along with the pressures of their course, encounter second language anxiety particularly with reference to its spoken aspect. Subsequently, interventions aimed at building resilience in international nursing students should include coping and management of second language issues.

Recasting the Treadmills of Production and Destruction

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-76
Author(s):  
Gregory Hooks ◽  
Michael Lengefeld ◽  
Chad L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Critical Realism ◽  
Environmental Sociology ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Historical Contingency ◽  
Unitary Theory ◽  
Critical Realist ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Treadmill Of Production ◽  
Generative Mechanisms

We revisit and recast two prominent theories of environmental degradation: the treadmill of production and the treadmill of destruction. This recasting is guided by critical realism, focused on theorizing generative mechanisms that produce and shape empirical events. Our theorization is informed by Marxist and Weberian insights into environmental sociology contributions. In this critical realist recasting, the treadmill of production and the treadmill of destruction are conceived of as generative mechanisms. A treadmill refers to a process in which powerful organizations appropriate nature to amass power and capital. These organizations degrade the environment, and they suppress and distort information about the environmental damage they cause. The macrosocial context, the organizations at the center of them, and the elites that command these organizations make these treadmills distinct. A treadmill spans the biophysical and the social/cultural realms. Whereas the biophysical is necessary for the social/cultural realm to exist, it exists independent of human knowledge of this realm. As such, historical contingency and social change are at the center of analysis when studying the waxing, waning, transformation, and demise of treadmills. Adopting a critical realist stance, future theorization and research can and should engage a wide range of theories advanced in environmental sociology. The goal is not to establish the single best unitary theory, but to identify and gain insight into the generative mechanisms that shape and constrain human interactions with the environment.

A Call to Intervene: Suicide Risk Among Nursing Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-255
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Stubin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Academic Failure ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Nursing Student Stress

Researchers have found that nursing students are experiencing stress and mental health issues at higher rates than the general college student population. Emphasis should be placed on assessing nursing student stress, with increased efforts toward early detection of depression, before these students experience academic failure. Nurse educators must be the first line in addressing students' mental health problems, being the “eyes and ears” in the classroom as they advocate for students. Faculty have a responsibility to be aware of warning signs of and risk factors for suicide in nursing students, and how to locate resources for at-risk students. Suicide is a preventable public health concern, and nurse educators can make a difference.

Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention on After-Degree Nursing Student Stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Marthiensen ◽  
Monique Sedgwick ◽  
Rachael Crowder
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Student ◽  
Mindfulness Intervention ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Nursing Student Stress

Effects of Simulation on Nursing Student Stress: An Integrative Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melody L. Cantrell ◽  
Susan L. Meyer ◽  
Victoria Mosack
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Student ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Nursing Student Stress

Contemporary Trends and Issues in it Adoption and Diffusion Research

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D Williams ◽  
Yogesh K Dwivedi ◽  
Banita Lal ◽  
Andrew Schwarz
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
The Body ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Investigative Activity

The high level of investigative activity to date into information systems and information technology acceptance and diffusion has witnessed the use of a wide range of exploratory techniques, examining many different systems and technologies in countless different contexts and geographical locations. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the literature pertaining to such adoption and diffusion issues in order to observe trends, ascertain the current ‘state of play’, and to highlight promising lines of inquiry including those lacking investigative activity or simply being in need of renewed interest. Previous research activity was analysed along a number dimensions including units of analysis, research paradigms, methodologies, and methods, theories and theoretical constructs, and technologies/contexts examined. Information on these and other variables was extracted during an examination of 345 papers on innovation adoption, acceptance and diffusion appearing in 19 peer-reviewed journals between 1985 and 2007. Findings suggest that the positivist paradigm, empirical and quantitative research, the survey method and Technology Acceptance Model theory (and its associated constructs) were predominantly used in the body of work examined, revealing clear opportunities for researchers to make original contributions by making greater use of the theoretical and methodological variety available to them, and consequently reducing the risk of research in the area moving toward overall homogeneity.

Creating the Wind

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-31
Author(s):  
Élodie Dupey García
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The Body ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Natural Behavior ◽  
Sensory Experiences ◽  
Identity And Agency ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Late Postclassic ◽  
Comparative Examination ◽  
Meteorological Phenomenon

This article explores how the Nahua of late Postclassic Mesoamerica (1200–1521 CE) created living and material embodiments of their wind god constructed on the basis of sensory experiences that shaped their conception of this divinized meteorological phenomenon. In this process, they employed chromatic and design devices, based on a wide range of natural elements, to add several layers of meaning to the human, painted, and sculpted supports dressed in the god’s insignia. Through a comparative examination of pre-Columbian visual production—especially codices and sculptures—historical sources mainly written in Nahuatl during the viceregal period, and ethnographic data on indigenous communities in modern Mexico, my analysis targets the body paint and shell jewelry of the anthropomorphic “images” of the wind god, along with the Feathered Serpent and the monkey-inspired embodiments of the deity. This study identifies the centrality of other human senses beyond sight in the conception of the wind god and the making of its earthly manifestations. Constructing these deity “images” was tantamount to creating the wind because they were intended to be visual replicas of the wind’s natural behavior. At the same time, they referred to the identity and agency of the wind god in myths and rituals.

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