scholarly journals Diaries of Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8556
Author(s):  
Serpil Türkleş ◽  
Münevver Boğahan ◽  
Hilal Altundal ◽  
Zeliha Yaman ◽  
Mualla Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
The Face ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Negative Coping ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
In The Beginning

Little is known about the experiences of nursing students during the pandemic process. This research was conducted to determine the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic process. This qualitative study was conducted with 47 first-year nursing students of a faculty that experienced the COVID-19 pandemic between 3–30 April 2020. Student nurses stated that they felt fear and anxiety; they liked this situation in the beginning due to the constraints during the pandemic process, but due to the prolongation of this process, they experienced boredom due to monotonous extraordinary days of doing the same things every day and realized that every moment before the pandemic was very valuable. In addition, the students stated that rich and poor are equal in the face of the virus and that all humanity has learned solidarity by leaving wars, fights, and superiority efforts. In this process, it was found that nursing students have negative coping methods, such as not being able to manage time well due to constraints at home and spending too much time on the phone, internet, and computer. In this context, empowering nursing students to cope with challenging emotions and thoughts starting from their educational life will contribute to the development of both students and the profession.

scholarly journals Revitalizing Broken Dreams: First Year Female Student Nurses’ Perceptions Regarding Their Decision to Join Nursing as a Career

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
First Year ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Social Image ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Background: Nursing is a dynamic profession. On the other hand, due to its poor social image, it is not regarded as a first career choice. Nurses’ poor social image converts into a big challenge as the country is facing chronic nurses’ shortage and retention issues. Both problems warrant devising policies to increase students’ enrollment in nursing programs. Therefore, it is very necessary to explore nursing students’ perceptions regarding their decision to choose nursing as a career. Methodology: A qualitative descriptive study was employed which included a convenience sampling and a focus group discussion method to collect the data. Data were analyzed through thematic content analysis procedure. Two group discussions were arranged with 08 participants in each group. All the participants (16) were freshly enrolled in the first year (04-year) Bachelors' of Science in Nursing (session: 2018-19) at a Nursing Institute located in a female Medical University of Sindh Province. Results: One main theme ‘nursing as an opportunity to fulfill broken dreams’ and four supporting themes as ‘broken dreams; nursing as a way to continue your education; feeling as a nursing student and nursing as my destiny’ were unearthed. Conclusion: Student nurses are demotivated because their first dream remained unfulfilled. It is their confidence in themselves and curiosity to continue their education (that they stood up and decided to join nursing) to revitalize their broken dreams. A big opportunity falls on the shoulders of the Institute specially and teaching faculty, in general, to continuously support student nurses as they reenergize themselves to grow as professional and ethical nurse practitioners in the coming days.

Experiences and perceptions of male nursing students in a single-sex class: a qualitative descriptive study

2021 ◽  
pp. 102996
Author(s):  
Nianqi Cui ◽  
Ruoxi Wang ◽  
Feng Song ◽  
Jingfen Jin
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Class A ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Neighbourhood as community: A qualitative descriptive study of nursing students' experiences of community health nursing

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Babenko-Mould ◽  
Karen Ferguson ◽  
Stephanie Atthill
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Community Health Nursing ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Health Nursing

Knowing Self and Caring Through Service Learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 267-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Schofield ◽  
Mary Allan ◽  
Tracey Jewiss ◽  
Amy Hunter ◽  
Nancy Sinclair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Nursing Curriculum ◽  
Educational Pedagogy ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Perception Of Self ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Service To Others

AbstractProfessional caring is the essence of nursing practice. Reflection on personal assumptions and beliefs challenge stereotypic views that influence professional caring and nursing care. An innovative educational pedagogy known as service learning creates an opportunity for students to reflect on self in the context of service to others; it is through this pedagogy that personal assumptions and beliefs are challenged as students become registered nurses.A qualitative descriptive study engaged undergraduate first and second year nursing students through interviews and reflections. The purposes of this study were to describe students’ perception of self and caring in service learning, any changes in the perceptions of self over time, and the connection of self to others. Results identified three major themes: understanding self, becoming a nurse and learning to care with increasing depth over the two years. Implications for nursing curriculum and further research are discussed.

scholarly journals Becoming Socialized into a New Professional Role: LPN to BN Student Nurses' Experiences with Legitimation

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherri Melrose ◽  
Jean Miller ◽  
Kathryn Gordon ◽  
Katherine J. Janzen
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Licensed Practical Nurses ◽  
Practical Nurses ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Socializing Agents

This paper presents findings from a qualitative descriptive study that explored the professional socialization experiences of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) who attended an online university to earn a Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BN), a prerequisite to writing the Canadian Registered Nurse (RN) qualifying exam. The project was framed from a constructivist worldview and Haas and Shaffir’s theory of legitimation. Participants were 27 nurses in a Post-LPN to BN program who came from across Canada to complete required practicums. Data was collected from digital recordings of four focus groups held in different cities. Transcripts were analyzed for themes and confirmed with participants through member checking. Two overarching themes were identified and are presented to explain how these unique adult learners sought to legitimize their emerging identity as Registered Nurses (RNs). First, Post-LPN to BN students need little, if any, further legitimation to affirm their identities as “nurse.” Second, practicum interactions with instructors and new clinical experiences are key socializing agents.

Prejudiced Attitudes of Nursing Students in Southern Spain Toward Migrant Patients

2020 ◽  
pp. 104365962097680
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Alemany-Arrebola ◽  
Fernando J. Plaza del Pino ◽  
María A. Sánchez-Ojeda
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
First Year ◽  
Migrant Population ◽  
Culturally Congruent ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto

Introduction The increase in the migrant population in Spain has transformed the cultural profile of public health care users. The purpose of this study is to recognize the subtle and blatant prejudices nursing students have toward migrant patients. Method An ex post facto descriptive study, using a transversal design ( N = 1,393). Results Males showed a higher degree of prejudice ( p < .05). Students in their first year have more subtle prejudices than those in their fourth year ( p < .005). Blatant prejudice increases from the first year to the fourth year of the degree program ( p < .05). Regarding context, there were differences found between subtle and blatant prejudice (both, p < .05), as students in areas with high migratory pressure showed more prejudiced attitudes toward migrant patients. Discussion Students display subtle prejudices, which is why education in culturally congruent health care must be integrated across all levels of nursing education, with the objective of diminishing prejudice against the migrant population.

A framework for understanding student nurses’ experience of chemistry as part of a health science course

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 597-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerrie Boddey ◽  
Kevin de Berg
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Health Science ◽  
First Year ◽  
Total Cohort

Twenty-seven first-year nursing students, divided across six focus groups formed on the basis of their past chemistry experience, were interviewed about their chemistry experience as a component of a Health Science unit. Information related to learning and academic performance was able to be established from student conversations resulting in three themes (and associated categories): Connectivity (curriculum, application, and social interaction); Reductivity (nature of chemistry, exposition, and control of learning); and Reflexivity (confidence, anxiety, and goal orientation). The framework proved useful in portraying relationships between themes for conversations related to tutorial sessions, prior knowledge, and chemistry in nursing. The focus groups were representative of the total cohort of students in terms of gender, age, working hours, academic performance, enjoyment level of chemistry, and the extent of the relevance of chemistry to nursing. Implications for chemistry educators, especially those supporting novices, are considered.

Undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of the current content and pedagogical approaches used in PIVC education. A qualitative, descriptive study

2020 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 104577
Author(s):  
Debbie Massey ◽  
Alison Craswell ◽  
Gillian Ray-Barruel ◽  
Amanda Ullman ◽  
Nicole Marsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Current Content ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

Becoming Aware of Compassionate Care Through a Patient's Story: Reflections From First-Year Nursing Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-328
Author(s):  
Stephanie Jeffers
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Nursing Role ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to understand how faculty members can use literature to teach first-year nursing students about compassionate care and the nursing role. A group of first-year nursing students wrote letters to the author of a book that details his experiences following a catastrophic motor vehicle accident. Thematic analysis of the letters revealed three major themes: Lessons about Compassion through Literature; Changing Personal, Professional, and Educational Perspectives; and Connecting to the Story on a Personal Level. The data was interpreted with the use of Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory (1997). The results of the study show that students' beliefs about the profession of nursing, the role of the nurse in providing compassionate care, and their own education, were transformed. Additionally, using literature was shown to be an effective teaching strategy.

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