scholarly journals The Quality of English Coursebook for Nursing Department Student (Based on Students’, Lecturers’, And Experts’ Perspective)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-112
Author(s):  
Qoriatur Rahma ◽  
Safnil Safnil ◽  
Arono Arono
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Content Area ◽  
Evaluative Study ◽  
Nursing Department

This research was aimed to find out  the students’, lecturers’, and experts’ perspective toward the quality of the English coursebook for nursing department students. This research was an evaluative study. The participants of this research were 3 experts, 3 lecturers and 80 nursing students. The instrument of this research was an evaluation checklist based on  Mc.Donough and Shaw’s criteria.  The findings of the research were (1) over eighty percent participants agreed that syllabus fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook; (2) over eighty percent participants agreed that the content area fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook; (3) over ninety percent participants agreed that layout and physical appearance fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook; (4) over eighty percent participants agreed that practicality  fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook; (5) over eighty percent participants agreed that language use  fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook.

scholarly journals Attitudes of Students’ Studying in an Accredited Nursing Department towards Accreditation in Undergraduate Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-400
Author(s):  
burcu küçükkaya
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Questionnaire Form ◽  
Nursing Department ◽  
Positive Effect

In this study, it is aimed to examine the attitudes of students’ studying in an accredited nursing department towards accreditation in undergraduate education. This cross - sectional study was conducted on the first, second, third and fourth grade n = 488 students studying in the Nursing Department of Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences between November and December 2019. The research data were collected by the “Questionnaire Form erek which was prepared by the researchers. Descriptive statistics and chi-square were used in the evaluation of the data. The mean age of the students was 20.1 ± 1.5 and 82.2% were female. The study has found that 92.6% of the students heard accreditation, 84.0% of the students heard at the school or course, 81.4% knew accreditation, 91.4% of those who knew accreditation also knew that the nursing department is accredited. It has been also found that 96.9% of nursing students think that accreditation positively affect the image and quality of a department, 96.5% of them think that accreditation contribute to change the educational experience of students, 91.8% of them think that accreditation helps students’ communication and problem solving skills evaluation. While most nursing department students have heard and know accreditation, most of them have learned it at the school/ course. The accredited nursing department students think that the nursing department requires accreditation, and that accreditation has a positive effect on the image and quality of a department.

scholarly journals Anxiety in autistic individuals who speak few or no words: A qualitative study of parental experience and anxiety management

Autism ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 136236132096236
Author(s):  
Joanne Tarver ◽  
Effie Pearson ◽  
Georgina Edwards ◽  
Aryana Shirazi ◽  
Liana Potter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Verbal Language ◽  
Parental Recognition

Anxiety is a common co-occurring condition in autism and impacts quality of life of autistic individuals and their families; autistic individuals who speak few or no words represent an under-researched group. This qualitative study aimed to understand more about parental recognition and management of anxiety in autistic individuals who speak few or no words. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents/carers of 17 autistic individuals (mage = 14.29) recruited from an existing participant database and social media adverts. Using thematic analysis, 15 themes were placed under three a-priori grand themes: parental recognition of anxiety; parental management of anxiety; and anxiety impact on the autistic individual and their family. Due to reduced verbal language use and overlap with other behaviours, parents described difficulties recognising anxiety in their child. However, they also described use of a number of management strategies, including some which overlap with components of evidence-based interventions for emotional and behavioural problems in autistic individuals (e.g. exposure/sensory calming). Despite this, parents reported that anxiety continues to have significant impact on quality of life. The findings of this study can help to inform the development of targeted intervention and assessment measures for anxiety in autistic individuals who speak few or no words. Lay abstract Anxiety is a common condition in autistic individuals, including those who also have an intellectual disability. Despite this, autistic individuals who have severe to profound intellectual disability, or use few or no words, are often excluded from autism research. There are also very few assessment tools and interventions with known effectiveness for autistic individuals with intellectual disability. In this study, we aimed to learn more about parent/carers experiences of recognising and managing anxiety in autistic individuals who use few or no words. We conducted semi-structured interviews with parents and carers to address three research questions: (1) what techniques and management strategies do parents describe for anxiety-related behaviour in their child; (2) how do communication difficulties impact parental understanding and management of anxiety provoking situations and behaviours; (3) what is the impact of anxiety-related behaviours on the quality of life of autistic individuals and their families? During the interviews, parents described difficulties recognising anxiety in their child, mostly due to reduced verbal language use and anxiety behaviours overlapping with other behaviours (e.g. autism characteristics). However, parents also described use of a number of management strategies, including some which overlap with components of evidence-based interventions for emotional and behavioural problems in autistic individuals (e.g. exposure/sensory calming). Despite this, parents reported that anxiety continues to have significant impact on quality of life. We will use the findings of this study to inform future research to develop assessment tools and interventions for anxiety in autistic individuals who use few or no words.

scholarly journals Migraine in Nursing Students—A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in South India

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 129-132
Author(s):  
Bindu Menon ◽  
Nikethana Remadevi
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
South India ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Primary Headache ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Headache Severity ◽  
Accompanying Symptoms

Abstract Objective Nursing profession is subject to occupational stress, which can be a trigger for headaches. Our study aimed to study the prevalence of migraine, its characteristics, triggers, and relieving factors among nursing students in a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods This study was performed in a super-specialty hospital in South India. A structured questionnaire captured data on the occurrence of headache, demographics, aura, triggering factors, relieving factors, and lifestyle habits. Results are presented in numbers and percentage. Results A total of 20% of nursing students in the study had headache of which 85% had migraine. Weekly and daily attacks were reported in 12 and 4% students, respectively. Twenty-two percent had headache severity of more than 5 visual analogue scale. Most common accompanying symptoms were photophobia (80%), phonophobia (70%), nausea (75%), vomiting (71%), neck pain (25%), and vertigo (20%). Thirty-nine percent had auras. Ninety-five percent reported triggers with 70% students having more than one trigger. Sleep was the relieving factor in 69%, head massage in 50%, and relaxing from work in 48%. Conclusion The most common type of primary headache in nurses in our study was migraine. More than three-fourths nurses reported triggers and relieving factors. Addressing these factors could help in managing migraines and help in improving the quality of life and increased work productivity of nurses.

Building Scholarship Capacity and Transforming Nurse Educators' Practice through Institutional Ethnography

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Malinsky ◽  
Ruth DuBois ◽  
Diane Jacquest
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Institutional Ethnography ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Academic Scholarship ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Routine Work ◽  
Schools Of Nursing ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Institutional ethnography can be viewed as a method of inquiry for nurse educators to build scholarship capacity and advance the quality of nursing practice. Within a framework of the Boyer (1990) model and the domains of academic scholarship in nursing described by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (2006), we discuss how a team of nurse educators participated as co-researchers in an institutional ethnographic study to examine the routine work of evaluating nursing students and discovered a contradiction between what was actually happening and what we value as nurse educators. The discovery, teaching, application, and integration dimensions of scholarship are examined for links to our emerging insights from the research and ramifications for our teaching practices. The article illuminates the expertise that developed and the transformations that happened as results of a collaborative institutional ethnography.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study of Gender Differences in Quality of Life Domains in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geohana Hamoy-Jimenez ◽  
Hadiya Elahmar ◽  
Meg Mendoza ◽  
Raymond Kim ◽  
Vera Bril ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Neurofibromatosis Type ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Sf 36

Abstract Background. There is limited data regarding gender differences in quality of life between women and men with Neurofibromatosis type 1. We aimed to study differences in quality of life domains between women and men with Neurofibromatosis type 1 living in Canada.Methods: This is a cross sectional study of adults with Neurofibromatosis type 1 attending a tertiary NF centre at Toronto General Hospital between January 2016 to December 2017. Demographic and clinical data were collected. We compared scores of generic measures (SF-36, EQ-5D-5L, pain interference) and a disease-specific measure (PedsQL-NF1 module) between women and men. We also assessed the relationship between disease visibility scored by an examiner (Ablon’s visibility index) and self-reported perceived physical appearance, stratified by gender.Results. One hundred and sixty-two participants were enrolled, 92 females and 70 males. Ablon’s index score 1 was in 43% and score 2 in 44%, while only 13% of patients had a score 3. Women had worse scores on the total PedsQL-NF1 scales, and also in the perceived physical appearance, anxiety and emotional health domains. In women, there was a significant association between Ablon’s index and perceived physical appearance, with lower scores with increments in Ablon’s class (ANOVA p<0.001). In men, there was no difference in self-reported physical appearance by Ablon’s index. There were no differences between men and women in the SF-36 or EQ-5D-5L scores.Conclusion. Women with NF1 reported worse NF1-related quality of life than men, with worse perceived physical appearance, anxiety, and mental health. Perceived physical appearance did not always correlate to disease visibility; therefore, healthcare providers should inquire about body image, physical appearance concerns, and mental health, especially among women with NF1.

scholarly journals Quality of Clinical Evaluation from Viewpoint of Nurse Interns and Nursing Unit Clerks; Nursing Students of the School of Nursing and Midwifery

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Zahra Riahi Roohi ◽  
Shayesteh Salehi
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Nurse Training ◽  
Nursing Unit ◽  
School Of Nursing ◽  
Open Questions

Quality of nurse training programs requires clinical evaluation. The purpose of this study was to achieve a perspective of realities from viewpoint of nursing students during their internship and clerkship. This study was descriptive and quantitative; 180 nurse inters and nursing unit clerks were enrolled for the study. Data was collected using a researcher made questionnaire. Content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a group of faculty members and clinical professors; reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha (0.89). The questionnaire consisted of two parts; demographic data and data related to clinical evaluation in four areas including content of evaluation, the role of instructor in evaluation, evaluation process and outcome of evaluation. The questionnaire was scored on a five-point Likert scale from always to never. At the end, there were two open questions about suggestions on clinical evaluation. Data were analyzed by SPSS22, descriptive and analytic statistics. Results showed that nurse interns evaluated the instructor as good (4.05 ± 0.06), evaluation content as average (3.65 ± 0.06), evaluation process as average (2.77 ± 0.76) and outcome of evaluation as poor (2.41 ± 0.69). Nursing unit clerks evaluated the instructor as good (3.84 ± 0.59), evaluation content as average (3.51 ± 0.68), evaluation process as average (2.60 ± 0.78) and outcome of evaluation as poor (2.56 ± 0.63). According to the results, quality of clinical evaluation of nursing students requires a review in existing processes and tools, as well as revision in programs and clinical evaluations by planners and instructors.

scholarly journals Een kritische kijk op krantendiscours over Kenia’s crisis

1970 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 79-101
Author(s):  
Roel Coesemans
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
News Discourse ◽  
News Events ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

A comparison between Belgian and Kenyan newspaper reports about the postelection crisisin Kenya shows that the same news events are reported from different frames of meaning.This is partly due to differing worldviews on which the news discourse is based, andthe various perspectives from which the events are interpreted, resulting in differentimplicit meanings. These can be studied to evaluate the quality of the reporting. The Kenyanpress focuses on the socio-political aspects of the conflicts involved, while the Belgiannewspaper coverage emphasizes the ethnic aspect. Both can be criticized. However, bycombining the interpretive analyses of newspaper language use with contextual explanationsderived from ethnographic information, such as interviews or editorial guidelines, abetter and more nuanced understanding of both national and international newspaper coveragecan be reached.

scholarly journals School Life Experience of Male Nursing Students Reinstated at School after Military Service

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-325
Author(s):  
Kyoung A Nam ◽  
Kyeong Hwa Kang ◽  
Seongmi Moon
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
School Life ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Purpose: This study aimed to explore and describe the school life experience of male nursing students reinstated at school after military service. Methods: The participants in the current study were 20 male nursing students from three universities. The data were collected in focus group interviews, and an inductive content analysis was performed on the data obtained from six focus groups. Results: The content relating to the school experience of the participants was categorized into four themes: making a new start, facing challenges, trying to find one's place, and confusion about one's professional identity. Conclusion: Nursing education in Korea needs to be reconsidered, as it adheres to a gender-stereotyped identity. This study provides implications for improving the content and quality of nursing education.

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