scholarly journals Students’ Perceptions about the Profession of Nursing

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-148
Author(s):  
Zamira Shabani ◽  
Fatbardha Osmanaga

Nurses represent the largest category of professional workforce in the health care system. The role and contribution of them have a vital importance in the provision of health care system, especially in nowadays. The aim of this study is to evidence the students’ perceptions about the profession of nursing. This is a cross-sectional study. The study was realized during the period of January–February 2020. The study was conducted with nursing students in first, second and third year of study, in bachelor degree. The research question is: "What are the nursing students’ perceptions about the profession of nursing?" In this study we conduct a standardized questionnaire about the perception of nursing profession. The survey performed in classroom was anonymous. All data collected were elaborated with SPSS version 19. There are given the conclusions and recommendations.Nursing students have good perception about the nursing profession. It exist an non-significant and negative correlation between the age and students’ perception. There is no significant relationship between students’course of study and their perception about nursing profession. There is a significant relationship between having family members in health care and students’ perception about nursing profession. The inclusion of the subject "Introduction to nursing" in the high school curriculum should be considered. Keywords: nurse, perception, student

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Malekzadeh ◽  
Samereh Yaghoubian ◽  
Edris Hasanpoor ◽  
Matina Ghasemi

Purpose Responsiveness is a reaction to the reasonable expectations of patients regarding ethical and non-clinical aspects of the health-care system. Responsiveness is a characteristic of health-care system and the observance of the patient’s rights. The purpose of this study is to compare the responsiveness of the health-care system based on the hospital ownership in Mazandaran province in Iran. Design/methodology/approach The cross-sectional study design was used on 1,083 patients referred to public and private hospitals and hospitals affiliated to social security organization in Mazandaran province in 2017. The World Health Organization’s responsibility questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 21. Descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA results are presented is the results section. Findings All responsiveness dimensions were salient for respondents. The response rate in the selected hospitals was very close, which ranged from 85.7 to 90.2%, and there was no significant difference between public, private and social security hospitals (p > 0.05). The most crucial responsiveness dimension in hospitals was autonomy. Originality/value In the current study, the dimensions of communication and confidentiality were identified as priority dimensions based on the least score for breeding actions to improve the responsiveness of the health-care system. At the end, some useful recommendations such as re-engineering the processes, training to engage the employees with patients and encouraging them to fill the gap were suggested.


Author(s):  
Santhanathan S Rajendram ◽  
Muhamad Danial Muhamad Hamdan

Dispensing separation in Malaysia has been a widely discussed topic among the medical fraternity. It is a highly sensitive topic as it involves both professional and economic considerations for doctors, pharmacists, and the general public. There has been no decision made thus far but the discussion is ongoing, making a study on this topic very relevant. The subjects of this study, final year students of Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme in Malaysian universities, are chosen to reflect their awareness, preparedness, and knowledge on dispensing separation, which will affect their future in the pharmacy profession. The study was conducted among all 20 Public and Private Institutions of Higher Learning recognized by the Pharmacy Board, Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional study design, and data was collected using a convenience sampling method. The research instrument was an online questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire covers the demographic information about the respondent, like name, age, gender, and institution. The second part covers the knowledge, awareness and perspectives of respondents towards the implementation of the separation of prescribing and dispensing activities in Malaysia. The final part of the survey focuses on suggestions or problems arising. There were 126 respondents to the survey, way above the 96 respondents needed to make the survey valid. The majority of them are aware of and understand the dispensing separation. Most of them agree that the government should legalize the dispensing separation activities as they believe pharmacists are more knowledgeable and better equipped to dispense drugs. The majority of them believe by implementing dispensing separation, the health care system will be better optimized, and the service will be better. They also believe that patients can accept and adapt to the role of the pharmacist in dispensing medication. The majority of them also agree that the price of medicine will be lowered by the implementation of dispensing separation. Based on the study, these students who are future pharmacists are very knowledgeable on the dispensing separation issue. They believe strongly that the implementation of dispensing separation in Malaysia will bring more beneficial changes to the health care system. The patients will also benefit from this. With such a positive attitude, the implementation of dispensing separation in Malaysia could be imminent  


2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 763-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Palis ◽  
Kirsten Marchand ◽  
Defen Peng ◽  
Jill Fikowski ◽  
Scott Harrison ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Daryl Thornton ◽  
Sherrie Dixon-Williams ◽  
Anne Huml ◽  
Adam Perzynski ◽  
Doug Gunzler ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-618
Author(s):  
Maria Tatiane Alves da Silva ◽  
Valdecir Barbosa da Silva Júnior ◽  
Jorgiana de Oliveira Mangueira ◽  
Garibaldi Dantas Gurgel Junior ◽  
Eliane Maria Medeiros Leal

Abstract Objective: to describe the distribution of available mammograms in the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) (Public Health Care System) and the mammography offering were carried out by this system, throughout the health regions in Pernambuco State, and compared them with the parametric care recommended by the Ministry of Health. Methods: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study that used secondary mammograms data in December 2016 by the Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde (National Registy on Health Establishments); and about mammography performed at SUS in 2016 by the Sistema de Informação Ambulatorial (Ambulatory Information System). The parametric care document No. 1.631/2015 was used as a comparability standard in relation to the distribution of the equipment and the mammography offering. Results: Pernambuco State presented approximately the double amount of mammograms and mammography was performed about 46% below the recommended parameter used in this study. All the health regions presented sufficient quantity of mammograms. However, the use of the installed capacity was less than 50% in all the health regions in the state. Conclusions: this study shows the need for a better use of the installed capacity for mammograms in Pernambuco State taken by the insufficient mammography offering and the poor distribution of the equipment in its territory.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (05) ◽  
pp. 697-701
Author(s):  
Gulshan Ali Memon ◽  
Bilal Ahmed ◽  
Syed Kashif Ali Shah

Introduction: Gallstones patients are mostly asymptomatic, but yet, it addsconsiderable burden to health care system as only in United States more than 600000laparoscopic cholecystectomies are performed annually. The introduction of day care withlaparoscopic (LC) surgery in the late 1980s increased the rate of cholecystectomy for about20%. This new intervention introduced changes in indications of cholecystectomy and putfurther impact on health care system. After the introduction of LC, many studies have highlightedand discussed the importance of adequate surgical skills in order to improve the timing andoutcome of surgery. The aim of this study was to see the conversion from laparoscopic to opensurgery in symptomatic patients. Study Design: Descriptive Cross Sectional Study. Period:January 2013 to 2015. Setting: Surgical unit I of Peoples Medical College Hospital Nawabshah.Methods: Study population consists of two hundred cases having non probability consecutivepatients of cholelithiasis who were eligible on inclusion criteria. Results: The conversion ratewas 10 %, seven (3.5%) patients had biliary injury, six (3%) had adhesions, four (2%) patienthad vascular injury, two (1%) patients had gut injury, one (0.5%) patient had dilated commonbile duct. Conclusion: Proper pre-operative assessment and proper anatomical recognition ofCalot’s triangle reduce the rates in conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-243
Author(s):  
Ignata Yuliati ◽  
Marcellina Rasemi Widayanti

Technology is an integrated presence between science and machines. Information technology in nursing includes knowledge, attitudes and skills. These three things are needed by a health care profession in their daily work. The ability of nurses to use nursing technology is a form of caring. Nurse caring behavior is very important in fulfilling patient satisfaction, therefore students' understanding of technology as a form of caring in nursing needs to be instilled since the period of education. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the technological skill competency in nursing and caring of nursing profession students. The research method used in this study is correlation analytic with cross sectional approach. Questionnaire was utilized to gather the needed data and information. The subjects of this study were 90 nursing students, total sampling was applied to gained participants. Respondents met the inclusion criteria, namely studying at STIKes in the Surabaya region, being willing to be respondents, and graduating a bachelor's degree in nursing, a maximum of one year before continuing to Ners profession student. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the ability to use technology (medical devices) and caring of Ners professional students (p = 0.000; r = 0.630. There was a significant relationship between the ability to use technology (Information and Communication Technology) and caring (p = 0.000; r = 0.469). The ability to use technology makes nurses understand the patient as a whole or holistic human. If the nurse understands the patient completely then he will understand all aspects of the patient as a unique person, this will help patients to develop and accelerate the healing process. The ability of nurses to use technology is an expression of caring in nursing, where caring and technology are an integral part. Technology plays an important role in health care, technology is used to improve patient safety, save lives patient and support nurses in their job. Teaching caring from the time of education is very important because this is the first stage for nursing students to learn the value and meaning of the nursing profession.          


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1941-1952
Author(s):  
Raquel Burgess ◽  
Alexandra Cernat ◽  
Leichelle Little ◽  
Meredith Vanstone

The last decade has experienced unprecedented uptake of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), creating significant changes in the way prenatal clinicians provide services. Through the lens of social shaping of technology, we examine the effects of the introduction of this technology on the health care system in Ontario, Canada. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, we conducted a cross-sectional study investigating clinicians’ perspectives of NIPT in 2014, 2016, and 2018. Through in-depth interviews ( n = 37), we explored their perspectives on the impact of NIPT on their referral practices, workload, coordination of testing modalities, education and counseling, and elicited their views on recent expansions of the test. Findings suggest that the introduction of NIPT has created unintended consequences with respect to clinician workload and wellness, clinician education, equity of access, and public system resources. Responsiveness from decision makers is key to ensuring the responsible use of NIPT in the health care system.


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