scholarly journals Using Popular Nursing Literature Critique to Help Nursing Students Explore Their Perceptions of Disability

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Anyinam ◽  
Sue Coffey
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Perceptions Of Disability ◽  
Nursing Literature ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Teaching Learning

Objectives: Disabled people have a history of disadvantage, discrimination, and disempowerment that continues to present day. Despite strong critique and activism by disabled people, popular understandings of disability as necessarily tragic, medically based, and individualistic requiring ‘fixing’ persist among health professionals.  Recent research demonstrates that health professional students often harbour negative attitudes that may directly affect their relationships with and care provided to disabled clients (Sabin & Akyol, 2010; Scullion, 1999). Further, personal accounts and research evidence suggests that the relationship between healthcare providers and disabled people is often unsatisfactory (Sabin & Akyol, 2010; Seccombe, 2007; Scullion, 1999).Methods: Nursing education has a responsibility to ensure that nursing practice with disabled people is enabling rather than disabling (Scullion, 1999a, 1999b, 2000; Sabin & Akyol, 2010). A key strategy is to imbed within curricula opportunities for students to engage in the processes of critical thinking towards and analysis of disability and the experiences of disabled people. This poster describes an approach to teaching-learning in which critique of ‘popular culture’ nursing literature is used to support student exploration of messaging about disability.Results and Conclusions: The purpose and description of the assignment, authors’ experiences, and outcomes for both teachers and learners will be presented. Application beyond nursing to other health professions will be described.ReferencesSabin, H. & Akyol, A. D. (2010). Evaluation of nursing and medical students' attitudes towards people with disabilities. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19, 2271­2279.Scullion, P. A. (1999). Conceptualizing disability in nursing: Some evidence from students and their teachers. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 29, 648­657.Scullion, P. A. (2000). Enabling disabled people: Responsibilities of nursing education. British Journal of Nursing, 9(15), 1010-1015.Seccombe, J. A. (2007). Attitudes towards disability in an undergraduate nursing curriculum: A literature review. Nurse Education Today, 27, 459­465.

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 Percepções de estudantes de enfermagem sobre a utilização do portfólio reflexivo

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Germane Alves Pinto ◽  
Daniele Gomes da Silva ◽  
Estephani Vitorino Correia da Silva ◽  
João Paulo Xavier Silva ◽  
José Adelmo da Silva Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa ◽  
Teaching Learning

Objetivo: Analisar as percepções de estudantes de graduação em Enfermagem sobre a utilização do portfólio reflexivo como método de ensino, aprendizagem e avaliação. Método: Pesquisa qualitativa, realizada em uma turma de acadêmicos de Enfermagem, os quais desenvolveram portfólios para a disciplina Tópicos Especiais do Cuidado de Enfermagem. Utilizou-se questionário sobre a percepção dos acadêmicos na construção do portfólio com ênfase em aspectos positivos e negativos do processo. Os dados foram categorizados pela análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: Os resultados evidenciaram que a utilização do portfólio constitui uma ferramenta para superação do modelo tradicional de ensino, visando a reflexão do estudante no processo ensino-aprendizagem. O sucesso do uso do portfólio como metodologia ativa e método de avaliação depende da participação e interesse dos estudantes e professores. Conclusão: A reflexão no processo ensino-aprendizagem se torna possível com a utilização de metodologias ativas. Como implicações para a prática de Enfermagem, o portfólio se mostrou uma estratégia eficiente para a ampliação do conhecimento teórico, auxiliando no desenvolvimento das habilidades e competências da profissão.Descritores: Educação em Enfermagem; Aprendizagem; Avaliação educacional.PERCEPTIONS OF NURSING STUDENTS ON THE USE OF THE REFLECTIVE PORTFOLIOObjective: To analyze the perceptions of undergraduate nursing students about the use of the reflective portfolio as a teaching, learning and assessment method. Method: Qualitative research, conducted in a class of nursing students, who developed portfolios for the discipline Special Topics of Nursing Care. We used a questionnaire about the students' perception in the portfolio construction with emphasis on positive and negative aspects of the process. Data were categorized by thematic content analysis. Results: The results showed that the use of the portfolio is a tool for overcoming the traditional teaching model, aiming at student reflection in the teaching-learning process. The success of using the portfolio as an active methodology and assessment method depends on the participation and interest of students and teachers. Conclusion: Reflection in the teaching-learning process becomes possible with the use of active methodologies. As implications for nursing practice, the portfolio proved to be an efficient strategy for the expansion of theoretical knowledge, helping in the development of skills and competences of the profession.        Descriptors: Nursing education; Learning; Educational evaluation.PERCEPCIONES DE ESTUDIANTES EN REFERENCIA SOBRE EL USO DE LA CARTERA REFLECTIVAObjetivo: analizar las percepciones de los estudiantes de pregrado de enfermería sobre el uso de la cartera reflexiva como método de enseñanza, aprendizaje y evaluación. Método: Investigación cualitativa, realizada en un grupo de estudiantes de Enfermería, que desarrollaron portafolios para la disciplina Temas Especiales en Atención de Enfermería. Se utilizó un cuestionario sobre la percepción de los académicos en la construcción de la cartera con énfasis en los aspectos positivos y negativos del proceso. Los datos fueron categorizados por análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron que el uso del portafolio es una herramienta para superar el modelo de enseñanza tradicional, con el objetivo de reflejar al alumno en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. El éxito del uso de la cartera como metodología activa y método de evaluación depende de la participación e interés de estudiantes y maestros. Conclusión: La reflexión en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje se hace posible con el uso de metodologías activas. Como implicaciones para la práctica de enfermería, el portafolio demostró ser una estrategia eficiente para expandir el conocimiento teórico, ayudando a desarrollar las habilidades y competencias de la profesión.Descriptores: Educación en enfermería; Aprendizaje; Evaluación educativa.

scholarly journals Die stand van kliniese evaluering aan Suider-Afrikaanse Universiteite

Curationis ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mulder ◽  
M. Viljoen
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Professional Preparation ◽  
Nursing Literature ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
High Level

The fact that clinical evaluation is a difficult and complex task of nursing education has been emphasized in the nursing literature since the early seventies. It is, nevertheless, a most important component of the teaching-learning process of nursing students and it has definite advantages. It: * contributes to the improvement of the standard of nursing care * helps to identify problem areas for research and * contributes to high level professional preparation. In the light of these factors the aims of the study were to: * determine and describe the position of clinical evaluation as a component of the teaching of undergraduate students in departments of nursing at universities in Southern Africa; * draw up a proto-theoretical model for clinical evaluation. The second aim will be fully discussed in a follow-up article. The empirical data showed that nursing educationists in Southern Africa are not entirely up to standard regarding the skills required for clinical evaluation.

scholarly journals Integrating critical disability perspectives in nursing education

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Charles K. Anyinam ◽  
Sue Coffey ◽  
Celina Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Nursing Programs ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Nursing Educators ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Education ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Insufficient Attention ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

Undergraduate nursing education has a duty to make certain that the focus of both nursing practice with disabled people and nursing education are enabling, rather than disabling. However, depictions of disability in nursing education have been identified as inadequate and at times problematic, with insufficient attention paid to disability in curricula. In this paper, we provide an overview of representations of disability in nursing and examine the gaps and inadequacies in nursing education. We also support the argument that nursing educators must utilize critical perspectives on disability to challenge discrimination and address the gaps that currently exist. Finally, we focus on how nursing programs and educators can take action to support all nursing students to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours to meet the needs of disabled people in a more comprehensive and meaningful way. Practical and effective strategies are shared.

Teaching Statistics to Undergraduate Nursing Students: An Integrative Review to Inform our Pedagogy

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Epstein ◽  
Elaine E Santa Mina ◽  
Julie Gaudet ◽  
Mina D. Singh ◽  
Taras Gula
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Course Characteristics ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
International Nursing ◽  
Nursing Literature ◽  
Undergraduate Statistics

One goal of undergraduate nursing education is to develop competency in statistics interpretation. This competency requires adequate knowledge and skill to read and analyze the merits of research studies, quality assurance data, and patient data. The literature suggests that RNs may lack undergraduate, entry-to-practice competencies regarding statistical analysis. This review explores and critically appraises the international nursing literature concerning the pedagogy of teaching undergraduate statistics to nursing students. The following dominant three themes: (1) student and faculty characteristics, (2) conceptual framework and (3) the course characteristics of content and delivery guided our review. It was found that there is limited to no evidence concerning the pedagogy of statistics; further research is needed to establish best practices based on evidence.

scholarly journals A comparison of three interactive examination designs in active learning classrooms for nursing students

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Ahlstrom ◽  
Christopher Holmberg
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Chi Squared

Abstract Background Despite the advantages of using active learning strategies in nursing education, researchers have rarely investigated how such pedagogic approaches can be used to assess students or how interactive examinations can be modified depending on circumstances of practice (e.g., in online education). Aims The aim was to compare three interactive examination designs, all based on active learning pedagogy, in terms of nursing students’ engagement and preparedness, their learning achievement, and instructional aspects. Methods A comparative research design was used including final-year undergraduate nursing students. All students were enrolled in a quality improvement course at a metropolitan university in Sweden. In this comparative study to evaluate three course layouts, participants (Cohort 1, n = 89; Cohort 2, n = 97; Cohort 3, n = 60) completed different examinations assessing the same course content and learning objectives, after which they evaluated the examinations on a questionnaire in numerical and free-text responses. Chi-squared tests were conducted to compare background variables between the cohorts and Kruskal–Wallis H tests to assess numerical differences in experiences between cohorts. Following the guidelines of the Good Reporting of a Mixed Methods Study (GRAMMS), a sequential mixed-methods analysis was performed on the quantitative findings, and the qualitative findings were used complementary to support the interpretation of the quantitative results. Results The 246 students who completed the questionnaire generally appreciated the interactive examination in active learning classrooms. Among significant differences in the results, Cohort 2 (e.g., conducted the examination on campus) scored highest for overall positive experience and engagement, whereas Cohort 3 (e.g., conducted the examination online) scored the lowest. Students in Cohort 3 generally commended the online examination’s chat function available for use during the examination. Conclusions Interactive examinations for nursing students succeed when they are campus-based, focus on student preparation, and provide the necessary time to be completed.

Nursing student and faculty attitudes about a potential genomics-informed undergraduate curriculum

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Dewell ◽  
Carla Ginn ◽  
Karen Benzies ◽  
Cydnee Seneviratne
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Curriculum Innovation ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

Abstract Objectives To explore attitudes about adding genomic content to an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Genomic knowledge is essential to nursing education, but challenges exist for curriculum innovation. Few countries have guiding documents from national nursing organizations on genomic competencies for practice or education. Information on attitudes about genomics may provide guidance for curriculum development. Methods Nineteen undergraduate nursing students and two faculty from a school of nursing with two sites in western Canada participated. Five focus groups and four interviews were conducted using a semi-structured focus group guide. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Coding was inductive. Results Characteristics of participants, eight key themes, and four future focal areas were identified to guide future research and curriculum development. Conclusions Global development of genomics-informed curricula will require a focus on increasing knowledge, defining scope and role, increasing visibility of role models, and preparing to implement precision health.

scholarly journals From theory to simulation to teach care for burn victims: case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Railka de Souza Oliveira-Kumakura ◽  
Juliany Lino Gomes Silva ◽  
Natália Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Burn Victims ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Simulated Environment ◽  
E Learning

Abstract Aim: To report the experience of applying different teaching strategies on undergraduate nursing students caring for burn victims. Method: Experience report on the topic, "Nursing care for the patient with burns", for undergraduate nursing student education. Results: Teaching strategies during this course involved theoretical lecture, discussion of clinical cases, use of a virtual environment, and practice in a simulated environment. The students reported satisfaction with the tools used. Conclusion: It is important to incorporate different active teaching strategies, such as clinical simulation practices, e-learning, classes incorporating dialogue, case studies, and others, for undergraduate nursing education on caring for the burn victim.

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