scholarly journals Pilot Study to Explore the Use of Mobile Spaced Learning as a Digital Learning Platform When Teaching Symptom Management to Undergraduate Nursing Students: Splendids Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Mc Veigh ◽  
Susan Carlisle ◽  
Matt Birch ◽  
Lindsay Ace ◽  
Christine Oliver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Spaced Learning ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: The management of patients’ holistic symptom needs are often complex and challenging. The education needs of undergraduate nursing students must be optimally addressed to have a significant positive impact on patient care. Mobile spaced learning has been recognised as a form of online education which can provide a novel approach to delivering effective evidence based healthcare education to undergraduate students. The objective of this pilot study was to explore the experiences of undergraduate nursing students in a university setting, of using mobile spaced learning as a digital platform for symptom management education.Methods: This pilot study used a mixed methods approach. Online spaced learning material, which utilised both case based scenarios and multiple choice questions, was delivered to first year undergraduate nursing students over a period of 2 weeks. Participants were then invited to participate in an online survey related to the usability of mobile spaced learning. A focus group was conducted to further explore the participants’ views.Results: Findings conveyed that students viewed mobile spaced learning as an acceptable platform that enhanced both their learning and their ability to transfer knowledge into clinical practice. Conclusions: Implementation of a digital spaced learning intervention would be acceptable to undergraduate nursing students learning about holistic symptom management. Further research is needed to explore the feasibility of implementing this intervention within the undergraduate nursing curriculum, and also to explore the impact on long-term knowledge retention.

scholarly journals Undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research: A pilot study exploring care of a family member with dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Theresa A. Kesseler ◽  
Lynette Rayman
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Collaborative Team ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Caregivers for a family member with dementia experience subtle but long-term role changes that can be attenuated with successful coping strategies. The aim of this paper is to describe an effective research initiative managed by an undergraduate student-faculty collaborative team to assess the physical, emotional, and financial effects of caregiving and identify the impact of using an adult day service.Methods: Using the collaborative model, undergraduate nursing students led a mixed method, pilot study. Eight students, mentored by two faculty, held weekly meetings to manage the research design. After reviewing literature evidence, students developed the methodology and carried out the research. The convenience sample included 10 caregivers, each having a family member with dementia, who attended an adult day center in a rural/suburban city in the Midwest. The Kingston Caregiver Stress Scale (KCSS), a 10-item assessment of caregiver stress using a 5-point Likert scale, measured quantitative data. Two focus groups were conducted to collect qualitative data.Results: Participants included 6 males/4 females ranging in age from 46-72 (M = 65, SD = 10.58). Participants provided care an average of 4.2 years (SD = 6.0) and reported moderate levels of caregiving stress on the KCSS (M = 30.5, SD = 9.7). Four themes emerged from focus groups: (a) common emotional responses, (b) benefits of adult day services, (c) overwhelming impact on daily life, and (d) caregiver social isolation.Conclusions: Respite services promoted resilience through opportunities to manage self-care, to perform daily tasks, and to decrease emotional burden. Undergraduate nursing students effectively planned and implemented the research. As future practitioners, they may be more inclined to participate in best practice because of their experience on a student-faculty collaborative team.

EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF AN ARTS-BASED MULTIMEDIA KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION ASSIGNMENT ON UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 105030
Author(s):  
Kendra L. Rieger ◽  
Kim M. Mitchell ◽  
Josie Bolianatz ◽  
Rasheda Rabbani ◽  
Nicole Harder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Design Elements on Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Educational Outcomes in Simulation Education: Protocol for a Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Jackson ◽  
Lauren McTier ◽  
Laura A Brooks ◽  
Rochelle Wynne
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Although simulation-based education (SBE) has become increasingly popular as a mode of teaching in undergraduate nursing courses its effect on associated student learning outcomes remains ambiguous. Educational outcomes are influenced by SBE quality that is governed by technology, training, resources and SBE design elements. This paper reports the protocol for a systematic review to identify, appraise and synthesise the best available evidence regarding the impact of SBE on undergraduate nurses’ learning outcomes. Methods: Databases to be searched from 1st of January 1990 include the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), American Psychological Association (APA) PsycInfo and the Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC) via the EBSCO host platform. The Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) will be searched via the OVID platform. We will review the reference lists of relevant articles for additional citations. A combination of search terms including ‘nursing students’, ‘simulation training, ‘patient simulation’, and ‘immersive simulation’ with common Boolean operators will be used. Specific search terms will be combined with either MeSH or Emtree terms and appropriate permutations for each database. Search findings will be imported into reference management software (Endnote© Version.X9) then uploaded into Covidence where two reviewers will independently screen titles, abstracts and retrieved full text. A third reviewer will be available to resolve conflicts and moderate consensus discussions. Quantitative primary research studies evaluating the effect of SBE on undergraduate nursing students’ educational outcomes will be included. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) will be used for quality assessment of core criteria, in addition to the Cochrane RoB 2 and ROBINS-I to assess risk of bias for randomised and non-randomised studies, respectively. Primary outcomes are any measure of knowledge, skills, or attitude. Discussion: SBE has been widely adopted by healthcare disciplines in tertiary teaching settings. This systematic review will reveal (i) the effect of SBE on learning outcomes, (ii) SBE element variability, and (iii) interplay between SBE elements and learning outcome. Findings will specify SBE design elements to inform the design and implementation of future strategies for simulation-based undergraduate nursing education.Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO CRD42021244530

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