Factors Contributing to Unprofessional Behaviour among Nursing Students at the University of Namibia

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Opotamutale Ashipala ◽  
Selma Iyaalo Shaluwawa
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Workplace Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Unprofessional Behaviour ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Codes Of Practice ◽  
The University

Globally, there is a universal expectation that nurses should have a duty to serve others with commitment and dedication. Therefore, it is expected from all professional nurses including nursing students that they behave professionally and ethically in accordance with the ethical codes of practice and conduct. Unprofessional behaviour among student nurses has the potential to negatively affect staff and workplace relationships, and most importantly, compromise patient safety and care. The factors contributing to unprofessional behaviour among nursing students in Namibia have not been extensively researched. This requires institutions of higher learning to establish which factors are likely to promote unprofessional behaviour among student nurses, which could then be used to deal with unprofessional behaviour among these students. The objectives of this study were to explore and understand the factors contributing to unprofessional behaviour among nursing students at the University of Namibia. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study was conducted. The accessible population in this study consisted of 17 undergraduate nursing students. Purposive sampling was used and the requisite data collected from the 17 participants using individual semi-structured interviews. The data were analysed by means of qualitative content analysis. Three themes were subsequently identified, namely, unprofessional behaviour in nursing, factors contributing to unprofessional behaviour, and moulding unprofessional behaviour. These findings call for well-articulated plans on the part of the faculty management team to deal with unprofessional behaviour among nursing students. It is recommended that further research be conducted to identify specific curriculum components that may be incorporated to strengthen the teaching of nursing ethics to students.

scholarly journals Nursing students' perceptions of knowledge: an international perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Majda Pahor ◽  
Barbara Domajnko ◽  
Elisabeth Lindahl
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
The University

Introduction: Nursing education in Europe is undergoing the development toward greater comparability under the Bologna process. Based on our mutual experiences from teaching in Slovenia and Sweden, the students' perspectives on knowledge and nursing practice became an issue. The aim was to explore Slovenian and Swedish undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of knowledge needed for future practice. Methods: A qualitative study design was applied. A questionnaire with open ended questions was used to collect opinions of 174 nursing students from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and 109 nursing students from the University of Umea, Sweden. Textual data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Four subcategories were identified, related to the content of knowledge: knowledge about 'bodies and diseases', about 'people and communication'; and to its purpose: 'to do nursing' and 'to be a nurse'. The main theme, 'integration', indicated the students' awareness of the complexity of their future work and the need for a wide integrated knowledge. Discussion and conclusion: There were more similarities than differences between the Slovenian and Swedish students included in the study. The students were aware of the complex responsibilities and expressed the need for integrating various competences. Interprofessional education should become a constitutive part of nursing education programmes.

scholarly journals Investigating needle stick injuries: Incidence, knowledge and perception among South Jordanian nursing students

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Hani A. Nawafleh ◽  
Shalabia El Abozead ◽  
Muwafaq M. Al Momani ◽  
Heyam Aaraj
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Needle Sticks ◽  
The University

Needle stick injury (NSI) is one of the major causes of blood borne infections in the present day healthcare system. Among healthcare professionals, nursing students will most likely be exposed to this dilemma. Interventions like institutionalizing educational programs to produce awareness and knowledge among nurses can depict positive outcomes in changing perceptions toward safety measures. This study aimed to investigate the incidence, perspectives, views, perceptions, and knowledge of NSIs among nursing students studying at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. The sample population consisted of all undergraduate nursing students from second to fourth academic levels at the university who consented to participate in this study. The mode of data collection utilized a self-structured questionnaire apportioned into four parts. The first portion of the questionnaire presented the socio-demographic details of the respondents. The second part of the questionnaire demonstrated questions about needle stick incidences at the clinical units of the participants; frequency of occurrences (i.e., number, nature, and rationale); place of occurrence; and, whether the event was reported to higher authorities. The third part of the questionnaire entailed queries associated with the knowledge of the students with respect to needle stick injury. The last part focused on the student's knowledge and perception on the risks associated to needle sticks injuries and the relative precautions to prevent such. The results showed that most of the students had positive perception of NSIs; while two thirds of the student nurses experienced NSI with increasing number of injured nurses occurring among second year students. This is due to the lack of knowledge regarding universal precaution guidelines and acupuncture safety device. Nursing students are at risks of getting infection. Proper steps are needed to promote awareness of NSI as well as the dangers and prevention from such events.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Challenges when Writing Research Proposals at the University of Namibia

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mr Daniel Opoamutale Ashipala ◽  
Rebecca Musore Livingi
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Problem Formulation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Contextual Design ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Writing Research ◽  
The University

Research topic selection and problem formulation are prerequisites when preparing a proposal for conducting research. However, nursing students find this a daunting task when doing it for the first time, despite the research methodology module that introduces nursing students to research. Institutions of higher learning should, therefore, establish the challenges that undergraduate nursing students face when writing their research proposals to develop strategies in order to mitigate these challenges. In Namibia, students’ challenges when writing research proposals have not been extensively researched. This study aimed to explore and describe undergraduate nursing students’ challenges when writing research proposals at the University of Namibia (UNAM), with a view to describing the factors that affect this. Accordingly, a qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual design was applied and purposive sampling was used to select 20 undergraduate nursing students enrolled for the Bachelor of Nursing Science (Clinical) (Honours) at UNAM. Individual interviews were conducted, using semi-structured interviews in line with an interview guide. Data were analysed by means of qualitative thematic analysis, which identified the following themes: challenging experiences when writing the research proposal; influence of the supervisor; and recommendations for improvement. The findings of this study call for well-articulated plans and actions from the lecturers and supervisors involved to address the challenges highlighted in this study, as well as actions and plans that should inform the curriculum. A need was identified for a strong focus on library information literacy and English for academic writing to be taught simultaneously with the writing of research proposals from the third year.

Nursing students’ perceptions of and experiences coping with stress in clinical practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurpreet Kaur ◽  
Wanda M. Chernomas ◽  
Judith M. Scanlan
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

AbstractObjectivesClinical practice is a major component of nursing education wherein significant learning takes place. Nursing students experience stress in clinical practice which can have a negative impact on their learning. Guided by Lazarus and Folkman’s theory of stress and coping, this study explored nursing students’ perceptions of and experiences with coping with stress in clinical practice.MethodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with ten undergraduate nursing students. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data.ResultsThe themes of: Learning about self, Knowing self, Value of social support, and Relationships with clinical instructors reflect participants’ descriptions of coping with stress. Students cognitive and behavioral strategies, including reflection, help them understand their stress and decide how to reduce its effects.ConclusionsSupportive and respectful relationships are essential for a student to learn and cope effectively with stressful situations. Implications for improving the clinical instructor’s role to enhance students’ coping with stress in clinical practice are discussed.

Future Perioperative Registered Nurses: An Insight into a Perioperative Programme for Undergraduate Nursing Students

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 432-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Clark-Burg
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Perioperative Nursing ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Operating Room Nurses ◽  
The University ◽  
University Training ◽  
Nursing Training ◽  
Insight Into

An Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN) submission (ACORN 2002–2008) recently stated that the specialities that suffered significantly from the transition of hospital-based nursing training to university training were the perioperative specialty, critical care and emergency. The main reason for this was that perioperative nursing was not included in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Less than a handful of universities in Australia offer the subject as a compulsory unit. The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) is one of these universities. This paper will provide an insight into the perioperative nursing care unit embedded within the Bachelor of Nursing (BN) undergraduate curriculum.

scholarly journals Learning in the informal spaces and re-signification of the existence of undergraduate students of nursing

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 731-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Silva de Jesus ◽  
Edite Lago da Silva Sena ◽  
Luana Machado Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Public University ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

OBJECTIVE: to describe the perception of lecturers and undergraduate nursing students regarding the dialogic experience in the informal spaces and its relationship with training in health.METHOD: experiential descriptions were collected in the context of a public university in the non-metropolitan region of the state of Bahia, Brazil, using open interviews. These descriptions were analyzed according to the principles of the phenomenology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty.RESULTS: it was revealed that the informal spaces contribute significantly to the construction of knowledge and professional training strengthening teaching and promoting the re-signification of the subjects' experience.CONCLUSION: it is evidenced that the dialogic experience has relevancy for rethinking the teaching-learning process in the university, such that the informal spaces should be included and valued as producers of meanings for the personal and academic life of lecturers and students, with the ability to re-signify existence.

scholarly journals (P1-34) Chinese Undergraduate Nursing Student's Attitude and Understanding of Disaster

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s109-s110
Author(s):  
H. Yin ◽  
L. Wang ◽  
H. Lu ◽  
X. Yu ◽  
P. Arbon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Nursing Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Student’S Attitude

ObjectiveTo identify attitudes and understanding of Chinese undergraduate nursing students towards disaster, therefore providing information for the development of a disaster nursing curriculum in the Chinese context.MethodsA total 214 undergraduate nursing students (Year 1 to 4) in one medical university in China were surveyed in 2010.ResultsThe majority of undergraduate nursing students (94.9%) were concerned about disaster, 46.7% of them thought they were very knowledgeable about disaster, while 39.3% of them stated they were moderately knowledgeable about disaster. The most popular way for the students to get information about disaster was television (88.3%), followed by internet (67.8%) and newspaper (45.8%). Only 33.6% of them said they gained information from the university. Earthquake (93.7% of students) and flood (36.1% of students) were mentioned by the students as examples of disasters that have occurred in China. The majority of students said the Wenchuan earthquake (2008) was the disaster that had the greatest impression on them. Five aspects were identified from their description of disaster, which included the cause, category, characteristic, impact and type of disaster. 36.4% of students were certain that disaster would happen again in China. A further 50.9% felt disaster was likely. Flood and earthquake were considered the most likely future disasters. 71% of nursing students strongly agreed that being prepared for disaster was important. The main reasons were better preparedness could decrease the damage to property and the incidence of death and injury. However, the level of understanding of the effects of disaster and the exposure of students to education about disaster health response was limited.ConclusionKnowledge and skills for disaster preparedness of nursing students should be strengthened in the medical university.

scholarly journals Knowledge concerning HPV among adolescent undergraduate nursing students

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marislei Sanches Panobianco ◽  
Aline Daiane Faim de Lima ◽  
Iácara Santos Barbosa Oliveira ◽  
Thais de Oliveira Gozzo
Keyword(s):  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
College Of Nursing ◽  
The University

The objectives of this descriptive and quantitative study were to identify and assess the level of knowledge of undergraduate nursing students concerning factors related to the sexually transmitted disease, Human Papillomavirus (HPV). A questionnaire was administered to 58 undergraduate nursing students at the University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, College of Nursing. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics through the Epi Info software. Results revealed that 46.6% of the participants are sexually active; 96.3% reported safe sex with the use of condoms, though 29.6% of them do not use one regularly. Regarding the forms of transmission, 69% reported knowing them, while only 20.7% reported knowledge of HPV's signs and symptoms. Additionally, 54.3% of the adolescents reported not knowing what HPV can cause. Greater investment in health education directed to young individuals is required to promote health and prevent diseases, particularly those caused by the Human Papillomavirus.

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