Helping Baccalaureate Nursing Students Care for the Wellbeing of Older Adults

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ti King
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Opportunities To Learn ◽  
Gerontological Nursing ◽  
Potential Benefits

Because the world's population is aging there is a dire need for gerontologically prepared registered nurses. Baccalaureate nursing students, therefore, need experiences with older adults. However, due to constraints on their practice, students might have insufficient opportunities to learn about how to contribute to older adults' wellbeing. Students provided with a combination of learning experiences may understand how to contest constraints on their practice and create conditions that facilitate the provision of age-responsive care for older adults. In this paper gerontological-nursing content, constraints on practice, and learning experiences to help students come to understand their contributions to older adults' wellbeing are identified. Potential benefits of these learning experiences for students, older adults, and the nursing profession are discussed.

scholarly journals Predictors of Academic Success in Baccalaureate Nursing Students: Is ATI TEAS Predictive

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kathleen F. Tate
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Nursing Shortage ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Predictors Of Academic Success

The population of the U.S. is aging, and the prevalence of chronic diseases is increasing. By 2030 the elderly population of the United States will be twice that of the current senior population, and the national demand for Registered Nurses (RNs) is expected to grow by approximately 21%. Nurses make up the single largest health profession in the United States. The nursing workforce is also aging. The average age of a registered nurse is 48.8 years old. Fifty percent of RNs are age 50 or older, and 12.4% are age 65 or older [1]. The problem is clear; unless more registered nurses enter the field, a critical nursing shortage will exist. The most distressing factor related to the predicted nursing shortage is the number of students who choose a career in nursing, enroll in a program, and fail to graduate, or graduate and fail to pass the NCLEX-RN on the first attempt. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a predictive relationship between academic success in baccalaureate nursing students and essential academic skills of reading, English, math, and science. Using a retrospective, correlational study design, the research revealed that there are indeed predictors of academic success.

Medication Mathematics Competency and Confidence in Nursing Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
NADINE WODWASKI ◽  
JAIME SINUTKO
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Course Grades ◽  
Directed Learning

ABSTRACT Confidence and competency with medication mathematics is imperative yet challenging for many in higher education with regard to the nursing profession. The researchers seek to understand if there is there a difference between the course grades of baccalaureate nursing students based upon the instructional methods of fully face-to-face as compared to fully online self-directed mathematic instruction. Grounded in a self-efficacy theoretical framework, self-directed learning (SDL) techniques were explored in this research piece as well as valuable faculty feedback as it relates to the SDL module. The results indicated that students were more successful with SDL or online mathematic instruction, in addition faculty scored the students as more confident in post mathematical education.

scholarly journals Nursing Profession as Baccalaureate Nursing Students Perceived

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-111
Author(s):  
Abeer Refaat Ali Kabeel ◽  
Sahar Abd El-Mohsen Mosa Eisa
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Profession

scholarly journals In Our Own Words: Baccalaureate Nursing Students Describe Academic Service Learning Experiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237796082110109
Author(s):  
Lora Humphrey Beebe ◽  
Lizanne M. Elliott ◽  
Helen Whitaker ◽  
Colby Gladson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Day Treatment ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Partner ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Academic Service Learning

Introduction Service learning integrates community service, didactic and student self-reflection while at the same time striving to identify and meet needs of the community partnership agencies involved. Project Descriptions. In this manuscript, two baccalaureate nursing students describe their service learning experiences while embedded in an integrated primary care community partner site for two years. In project one, students designed and conducted an educational group for mental health clients in a rural day treatment program. In project two, the student revised a diabetic clinic educational form to reduce client burden. Project management and outcomes: Projects were designed in collaboration with community partners and faculty. Project one resulted in increased knowledge of coping mechanisms in a majority of group participants. Three months after implementation of the revised form designed in project two, a majority of diabetic clients served in the clinic had A1c reductions. Discussion Lessons learned by students during the experiences include communication skills such as developing rapport with specific client groups, steps of change management, professional team interactions and increased civic engagement. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first manuscript wherein baccalaureate nursing students add their voice to the literature describing the benefits of academic service learning. Our next step is an online follow up 9 months post-graduation, to examine whether benefits and skills are maintained.

Transcultural Nursing Practice Described by Registered Nurses and Baccalaureate Nursing Students

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardelina Baldonado ◽  
Patti Ludwig Beymer ◽  
Karen Barnes ◽  
Donna Starsiak ◽  
Emma B. Nemivant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Transcultural Nursing
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