scholarly journals Undergraduate nursing students’ self-reported professional behaviour at the University of Namibia

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nestor Tomas ◽  
Alpheus K. Ndjamba ◽  
Takaedza Munangatire
2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 432-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Clark-Burg

An Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN) submission (ACORN 2002–2008) recently stated that the specialities that suffered significantly from the transition of hospital-based nursing training to university training were the perioperative specialty, critical care and emergency. The main reason for this was that perioperative nursing was not included in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Less than a handful of universities in Australia offer the subject as a compulsory unit. The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) is one of these universities. This paper will provide an insight into the perioperative nursing care unit embedded within the Bachelor of Nursing (BN) undergraduate curriculum.


2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 731-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Silva de Jesus ◽  
Edite Lago da Silva Sena ◽  
Luana Machado Andrade

OBJECTIVE: to describe the perception of lecturers and undergraduate nursing students regarding the dialogic experience in the informal spaces and its relationship with training in health.METHOD: experiential descriptions were collected in the context of a public university in the non-metropolitan region of the state of Bahia, Brazil, using open interviews. These descriptions were analyzed according to the principles of the phenomenology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty.RESULTS: it was revealed that the informal spaces contribute significantly to the construction of knowledge and professional training strengthening teaching and promoting the re-signification of the subjects' experience.CONCLUSION: it is evidenced that the dialogic experience has relevancy for rethinking the teaching-learning process in the university, such that the informal spaces should be included and valued as producers of meanings for the personal and academic life of lecturers and students, with the ability to re-signify existence.


2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s109-s110
Author(s):  
H. Yin ◽  
L. Wang ◽  
H. Lu ◽  
X. Yu ◽  
P. Arbon ◽  
...  

ObjectiveTo identify attitudes and understanding of Chinese undergraduate nursing students towards disaster, therefore providing information for the development of a disaster nursing curriculum in the Chinese context.MethodsA total 214 undergraduate nursing students (Year 1 to 4) in one medical university in China were surveyed in 2010.ResultsThe majority of undergraduate nursing students (94.9%) were concerned about disaster, 46.7% of them thought they were very knowledgeable about disaster, while 39.3% of them stated they were moderately knowledgeable about disaster. The most popular way for the students to get information about disaster was television (88.3%), followed by internet (67.8%) and newspaper (45.8%). Only 33.6% of them said they gained information from the university. Earthquake (93.7% of students) and flood (36.1% of students) were mentioned by the students as examples of disasters that have occurred in China. The majority of students said the Wenchuan earthquake (2008) was the disaster that had the greatest impression on them. Five aspects were identified from their description of disaster, which included the cause, category, characteristic, impact and type of disaster. 36.4% of students were certain that disaster would happen again in China. A further 50.9% felt disaster was likely. Flood and earthquake were considered the most likely future disasters. 71% of nursing students strongly agreed that being prepared for disaster was important. The main reasons were better preparedness could decrease the damage to property and the incidence of death and injury. However, the level of understanding of the effects of disaster and the exposure of students to education about disaster health response was limited.ConclusionKnowledge and skills for disaster preparedness of nursing students should be strengthened in the medical university.


2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Majda Pahor ◽  
Barbara Domajnko ◽  
Elisabeth Lindahl

Introduction: Nursing education in Europe is undergoing the development toward greater comparability under the Bologna process. Based on our mutual experiences from teaching in Slovenia and Sweden, the students' perspectives on knowledge and nursing practice became an issue. The aim was to explore Slovenian and Swedish undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of knowledge needed for future practice. Methods: A qualitative study design was applied. A questionnaire with open ended questions was used to collect opinions of 174 nursing students from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and 109 nursing students from the University of Umea, Sweden. Textual data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Four subcategories were identified, related to the content of knowledge: knowledge about 'bodies and diseases', about 'people and communication'; and to its purpose: 'to do nursing' and 'to be a nurse'. The main theme, 'integration', indicated the students' awareness of the complexity of their future work and the need for a wide integrated knowledge. Discussion and conclusion: There were more similarities than differences between the Slovenian and Swedish students included in the study. The students were aware of the complex responsibilities and expressed the need for integrating various competences. Interprofessional education should become a constitutive part of nursing education programmes.


2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marislei Sanches Panobianco ◽  
Aline Daiane Faim de Lima ◽  
Iácara Santos Barbosa Oliveira ◽  
Thais de Oliveira Gozzo

The objectives of this descriptive and quantitative study were to identify and assess the level of knowledge of undergraduate nursing students concerning factors related to the sexually transmitted disease, Human Papillomavirus (HPV). A questionnaire was administered to 58 undergraduate nursing students at the University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, College of Nursing. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics through the Epi Info software. Results revealed that 46.6% of the participants are sexually active; 96.3% reported safe sex with the use of condoms, though 29.6% of them do not use one regularly. Regarding the forms of transmission, 69% reported knowing them, while only 20.7% reported knowledge of HPV's signs and symptoms. Additionally, 54.3% of the adolescents reported not knowing what HPV can cause. Greater investment in health education directed to young individuals is required to promote health and prevent diseases, particularly those caused by the Human Papillomavirus.


Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Jiménez-Rodríguez ◽  
Oscar Arrogante

Simulated video consultations, a teaching tool based on high-fidelity simulations, were implemented in response to the necessary adaptation of high-fidelity clinical simulation sessions to the online or virtual modality during the university closure due to the COVID-19 confinement. The purpose of our study was to explore the undergraduate nursing students’ satisfaction and perceptions about simulated video consultations using the high-fidelity simulation methodology. A mixed-method was utilized with 93 undergraduate nursing students using a validated satisfaction questionnaire (quantitative data), which included an observations section (qualitative data). Of the total sample, 97.8% of the students expressed a high overall satisfaction with simulated video consultations, highlighting their practical utility and positive learning outcomes. From the students’ comments, two main themes and their related categories emerged: advantages (satisfaction and enjoyment, learning, and calmness during simulated scenarios), and disadvantages (technical issues and technical skills development). Simulated video consultations may be considered as one more high-fidelity simulation teaching option. Nursing students should be trained in this modality of healthcare to face the challenge brought on by its increased use in healthcare services, beyond the specific adaptation of clinical simulation sessions due to the closure of universities during this pandemic.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinicius Do Carmo Borges Silva ◽  
Dathynara Da Silva Alves ◽  
Brenda Rainara Pereira Da Silva ◽  
Júlia Maria De Jesus Sousa ◽  
Luisa Chrisdayla Macêdo Santos ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Carrion Degrande Moreira ◽  
Antonia Regina Ferreira Furegato

Research about students’ understanding of depression and nursing care to depressed patients. Method: sample consisted of 14 students in 3rd year of undergraduate studies in nursing (six from the Bachelor’s Program and eight from the Teaching Diploma Program), six of whom with symptoms suggesting depression. Delbecq’s nominal group technique was used as qualitative and quantitative methodological framework. The basic question researched was “How do undergraduate nursing students can help in delivering care to someone with depression?”. The project was approved by the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing Ethics Committee. Descriptive data analysis was carried out. Results: among students with symptoms suggesting depression, higher concern regarding the insertion of family in care and education of family members was observed. Among students without symptoms of depression, a more theoretical view of nursing care planning was observed, focusing competences of individual and collective protection. It was concluded that students perceive and understand the essential characteristics of this care.


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malany Moodley ◽  
Fatima Ismail ◽  
Armand Kriel

Background:Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) present as pain or discomfort in the musculoskeletal system that individuals experience from work-related activities. Substantial research evidence exists on qualified nurses with WRMSDs, but there is a distinct lack of research regarding nursing students and their work environment in South Africa.Aim: The primary aim of this study was to establish a baseline prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) amongst undergraduate nursing students. The secondary aim was to identify the role of certain occupational and biopsychosocial factors in the development of MSDs.Setting: The University of Johannesburg, Health Sciences Faculty, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.Method: A cross-sectional quantitative study conducted through a questionnaire (from 24 June to 29 July 2019) was initiated amongst the undergraduate nursing students at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. All 250 undergraduate nursing students were given the opportunity to participate by completing the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire-Extended (NMQ-E). A total of 125 questionnaires were collected and used in the study. Data analysis consisted of frequencies, descriptives and custom tables. The Chi-square test for association was used to test the associations between variables.Results: The study found an 83% prevalence of MSDs. Musculoskeletal disorders occurred most commonly in the lower back (81.1%), neck (65.9%) and shoulder (63.6%) regions. Factors that showed associations with overall MSDs were female gender (p = 0.002), height (p = 0.009) and studying at home (p = 0.040). Stress and tablet or smartphone use had significant associations with certain body regions.Conclusion: The findings indicate a high prevalence of MSDs in undergraduate nursing students in this sample, substantially higher than in other similar studies in which lower back disorders were most prevalent.


2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Julio César Batista Santana ◽  
Anna Carolina Leal ◽  
Priscilla Almeida Torres Lopes ◽  
Renata Gomes Guimarães ◽  
Tássila Silva Melo de Holanda ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTObjective: understanding the process of death and dying in hospitals in the perception of undergraduate nursing students. Methodology: this is about a qualitative study, from phenomenological approach, performed of seven nursing students at the University José Rosário Vellano. The research project has been approved by the Ethics Committee in Research of the University José Rosário Vellano (protocol number 76/2009). Results: through the interviews was enabled the construction of five categories: 1) Thinking about death, experiencing anxiety, 2) Professionalism in the view of academics and involvement with the cases, 3) The psychological impact at the time of loss and 4) The importance of family care of the patient; 5) Understanding the need to discuss death in academic education. Conclusion: the results showed that the students feel unprepared to deal with death, demonstrating a degree of anxiety, insecurity to talk about it, this is because the discussion of this issue is not frequent in the graduation, we believe that the creation of spaces for self-knowledge, awareness and reflection on the theme of death in the universities, would allow the training of professionals not only able to watch life for the rehabilitation or cure, but also prepared to deal with death. Descriptors: death; right to die; education; nursing. RESUMOObjetivo: compreender o processo da morte e do morrer nos hospitais na percepção de acadêmicos de enfermagem. Metodologia: estudo qualitativo, de abordagem fenomenológica, com sete graduandos de enfermagem da Universidade José Rosário Vellano. O Projeto de Pesquisa que foi aprovado pelo parecer n°. 76/2009 do Comitê de Ética da referida Universidade. Resultados: a análise das falas possibilitou a elaboração de cinco categorias: 1) Pensando na morte, vivenciando a angústia; 2) Profissionalismo na visão dos acadêmicos e o envolvimento com os casos; 3) O impacto psicológico no momento da perda; 4) A importância da assistência à família do paciente; 5) Compreendendo a necessidade de discutir a morte na formação acadêmica. Conclusão: os resultados evidenciaram que os acadêmicos se sentem despreparados para lidar com a morte, demonstrando uma certa angústia, insegurança ao falar sobre o assunto, isso se deve ao fato da discussão dessa temática não ser freqüente dentro da graduação, entendemos que a criação de espaços para autoconhecimento, sensibilização e reflexão sobre o tema morte nas universidades, possibilitaria a formação de profissionais não só capacitados para assistir a vida visando a reabilitação ou a cura, mas também preparados para lidar com a morte. Descritores: morte; direito a morrer; educação em enfermagem. RESUMENObjetivo: comprender el proceso de morir y la muerte en los hospitales de la percepción de estudiantes de enfermería. Metodología: estudio cualitativo, de enfoque fenomenológico. Participaron en el estudio, siete estudiantes de enfermería de la Universidad José Rosario Vellano después que lo proyecto de investigación fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética (número del registro 76/2009). Resultados: el análisis de las declaraciones permitieron la construcción de cinco categorías: 1) Pensar en la muerte, experimentan ansiedad, 2) La profesionalidad en el punto de vista de los académicos y la participación de los casos, 3) El impacto psicológico en el momento de la pérdida de y 4) La importancia de la atención de la familia del paciente, 5) Comprender la necesidad de hablar de la muerte en la educación académica. Conclusión: Los resultados mostraron que los estudiantes no se sienten preparados para enfrentar la muerte, lo que demuestra un grado de ansiedad, inseguridad para hablar de ello, esto no es porque la discusión de este tema es frecuente en la graduación, creemos que la creación de espacios de auto-conocimiento, conciencia y reflexión sobre el tema de la muerte en las universidades, que permitiría la formación de profesionales no sólo es capaz de ver la vida para la rehabilitación o cura, sino también preparados para lidiar con la muerte. Descriptores: muerte; derecho a morir; educación en enfermería.  


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