scholarly journals Prática da automedicação entre estudantes de enfermagem de instituição de ensino superior/ Self-medication practice among nursing students at a higher education institution

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Bohomol ◽  
Camilla Moreira Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Medication Practice

Objetivo: conhecer a prevalência, os medicamentos utilizados e os principais motivos da automedicação entre os discentes de um curso de enfermagem em uma instituição de ensino superior. Método: estudo transversal descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa, com amostra de 126 estudantes matriculados no curso de graduação em enfermagem de instituição pública. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de um questionário estruturado disponibilizado por aplicativo e foram analisados por estatística descritiva. Resultados: os estudantes tinham entre 18 e 25 anos de idade (85,7%), a maioria do sexo feminino (92,9%) e moravam com familiares (86,5%). Observou-se um alto índice de automedicação (99,2%), e a classe medicamentosa prevalente foi a dos analgésicos (28,7%) utilizados para alívio rápido da dor (88,1%) e levados à utilização pelo próprio conhecimento (73,8%). Conclusão: a alta prevalência de automedicação coloca em risco a saúde dos estudantes e reforça a necessidade de implementação de políticas públicas para a conscientização sobre o uso racional de medicamentos.

Perceived Occurrence of Medication Administration Errors among Nursing Students at a Higher Education Institution in Western Cape, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef Abusaksaksa ◽  
Hilda Vember ◽  
RR Marie Modeste
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Medication Administration ◽  
P Value ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Medication Administration Errors ◽  
Significant Difference

The aim of the study was to determine awareness and perception of trends in the occurrence of medication administration errors (MAEs) among nursing students. A descriptive quantitative design was employed on two consecutive days and a self-administrative questionnaire was used to collect data. The validity and reliability of this instrument were tested and established by a pilot study. Responses were collected from 291 nursing students at a higher education institution (HEI) in Western Cape, South Africa. Non-probability proportional quota sampling was used and the data was analysed with IBM SPSS® software. The data was presented in graphs, percentages, means and standard deviation, while inferential statistics was applied. The findings of the study revealed that 85.2% of the respondents were aware of MAE occurrence. There was no significant difference between the respondents’ awareness of MAE occurrence and their year of the study. The significant (p-value < 0.05) subscale for the causes of MAE occurrence was the physician communication subscale (p-value < 0.001). Moreover, the respondents perceived the top item to be using abbreviations instead of writing out the prescription orders completely (p-value < 0.001, mean = 4.85). The respondents disagreed that the pharmacy related subscale and its items were causes of MAE occurrence. In conclusion, the nursing students who participated in the study were aware of MAE occurrence during their practice time. The causes of these errors as indicated by the respondents are mentioned in the article. Therefore, the healthcare institutions as well as HEIs must focus on treating these causes in order to reduce MAE occurrence and enhance patient safety.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Nursing Students’ Attitude Towards Research: A Survey in a Philippine Higher Education Institution

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Michael Flores Oducado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Higher Education Institution

Introduction: Research is one of the competencies expected of a beginning professional nurse. While research attitude has been widely explored among nursing students internationally, there is limited published research among nursing students in the Philippines. Objective: This study was conducted to find out the factors associated with attitude towards research among nursing students. Method: The design of this study cross-sectional with 79 undergraduate third-year nursing students in one higher education institution in the Philippines as participants. The Attitude Toward Research scale was the primary data collection tool. Differences in research attitude were tested using t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results: The results indicated that nursing students generally had positive attitude towards research. Graduates of public junior and senior high schools, those who had experience doing research in junior high school, and those who had presented in a research conference outside their school had significantly better research attitude. In addition, differences in research attitude were also noted based self-rated level of research knowledge, competence, and readiness. Conclusion: Type of high school, prior experience, knowledge, competence, and readiness in conducting research were significant factors influencing nursing students’ research attitude.  Nursing schools should continue to raise and cultivate the positive attitude of students towards scientific investigation.  

scholarly journals Experiences of Student Nurses on the Use of the Two-Week Block System at the Satellite Campus of a Higher Education Institution in Namibia

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Gelasius Panduleni Shatimwene ◽  
Daniel Opotamutale Ashipala ◽  
Esther Kamenye
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Teaching System ◽  
Block System ◽  
Satellite Campus

Clinical Training is intended to prepare nursing students for future nursing practice in both private and public facilities. As do many nursing training institutions globally, this Higher Education Institution (HEI) uses the two-week block system as a teaching system. However, despite the two-week block system, it would appear that, due to the increased number of nursing students, the aligning of practical exposure with theoretical instruction is becoming difficult in balancing theory and practice for both student and academics. Such alignment requires institutions of higher learning to establish which teaching systems are likely to promote the correlation between theory and practice. The experiences of students may be used to identify positive learning environment for students. This study aimed to explore and understand the personal experiences of student nurses studying at Higher Education Institution HEI in Namibia in relation to the use of the two-week block system. The objectives of the study included exploring and describing the experiences of student nurses regarding the two-week block system at the HEI with a view to ascertaining the negative impact, if any, of such a teaching system on their studies. A study employed a qualitative approach which comprised an explorative and descriptive research design, using purposive sampling. The research population in the study consisted of first to fourth year, undergraduate nursing students who were studying at a satellite campus of a HEI in Namibia. The requisite data was collected from four focus group discussions which were each conducted with six to seven participants. The transcribed interviews and narratives from the research notes were then organised into main themes and sub-themes. Three main themes and nine sub-themes were identified. The findings of the study indicated that two-week block system was associated with challenges as was evidenced by the following themes that had emerged from the study, namely, different experiences of the two-week block system, various effects of the two-week block system and recommendations to School of Nursing (SoN).The study recommended that the HEI extend the two-week block system to a one-month block system in order to give the students sufficient time in which to put the theory they have learnt into practice.

How (Not) to Lead Academia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Abambres
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Academic Leadership ◽  
Academic Department ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Role Assignment ◽  
Professional Career

This work reports several issues found by the author throughout his professional career, concerning academic leadership. Topics like (i) out-of-field teaching/researching, and (ii) time management in faculty hiring or new role assignment, are addressed. Besides, the author describes which fundamental decisions he´d take if he could manage a higher education institution or academic department. The topics covered are crucial for the success of any higher education institution, such as (a) hiring, (b) social engagement, (c) student assessment, (d) open mindedness, (e) prompt communication, (f) passion in work, and (g) freedom / trust.

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