scholarly journals Exploring the knowledge of student nurses about children who are overweight/obese

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Tuan-I Tsai ◽  
Lauretta Luck ◽  
Diana Jefferies ◽  
Lesley Wilkes
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Childhood Overweight ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Negative Health Outcomes ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Frequency Counts

Objective: The prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity has increased in many countries worldwide. Children who are overweight/obese are at a higher risk of negative health outcomes. It is important to educate nursing students in their undergraduate studies to understand weight issues and therefore to help children manage overweight/obesity during childhood. The aim of this study was to compare the knowledge of childhood overweight/obesity between two cohorts (2-year program and 4-year program) of undergraduate nursing students at a University in South Taiwan.Methods: Quantitative data were collected with a translated self administered questionnaire. Survey results were analysed using descriptive statistics, including frequency counts and percentages. A T-test was used to compare the responses between the two groups of students.Results: The findings of the survey demonstrated that nursing students in Taiwan have a good general knowledge about this issue. However, the results showed that the majority of students lacked knowledge about the measurement of children’s BMI. Further, only a small percentage of students could recognize health risks that could be caused by childhood overweight/obesity.Conclusions: As the rates of childhood overweight/obesity continues to rise, it is essential that students receive the appropriate training to enable them to provide all their paediatric patients and their families with guidance and support about this health issue.

scholarly journals Investigating needle stick injuries: Incidence, knowledge and perception among South Jordanian nursing students

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Hani A. Nawafleh ◽  
Shalabia El Abozead ◽  
Muwafaq M. Al Momani ◽  
Heyam Aaraj
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Needle Sticks ◽  
The University

Needle stick injury (NSI) is one of the major causes of blood borne infections in the present day healthcare system. Among healthcare professionals, nursing students will most likely be exposed to this dilemma. Interventions like institutionalizing educational programs to produce awareness and knowledge among nurses can depict positive outcomes in changing perceptions toward safety measures. This study aimed to investigate the incidence, perspectives, views, perceptions, and knowledge of NSIs among nursing students studying at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. The sample population consisted of all undergraduate nursing students from second to fourth academic levels at the university who consented to participate in this study. The mode of data collection utilized a self-structured questionnaire apportioned into four parts. The first portion of the questionnaire presented the socio-demographic details of the respondents. The second part of the questionnaire demonstrated questions about needle stick incidences at the clinical units of the participants; frequency of occurrences (i.e., number, nature, and rationale); place of occurrence; and, whether the event was reported to higher authorities. The third part of the questionnaire entailed queries associated with the knowledge of the students with respect to needle stick injury. The last part focused on the student's knowledge and perception on the risks associated to needle sticks injuries and the relative precautions to prevent such. The results showed that most of the students had positive perception of NSIs; while two thirds of the student nurses experienced NSI with increasing number of injured nurses occurring among second year students. This is due to the lack of knowledge regarding universal precaution guidelines and acupuncture safety device. Nursing students are at risks of getting infection. Proper steps are needed to promote awareness of NSI as well as the dangers and prevention from such events.

scholarly journals Experiences of undergraduate nursing students during clinical practice at health facilities in Western Cape, South Africa

Curationis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fundiswa P. Fadana ◽  
Hilda F. Vember
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

Background: This study explored the experiences of undergraduate nursing students during clinical practice at healthcare facilities in the Boland Overberg area in Western Cape, South Africa. Few studies have been done on experiences of nursing students during clinical practice. However, there are still inadequacies, which lead to the deterioration of clinical practice quality.Objectives: To explore and describe the experiences of undergraduate student nurses during clinical practice in healthcare facilities in Boland Overberg, in Western Cape, South Africa.Method: A qualitative, exploratory descriptive design was applied. Data collection was done using focus-group interviews to ascertain the undergraduate student nurses’ experiences during clinical practice in healthcare facilities in the Boland Overberg area in Western Cape Region. Thirty-eight undergraduate nursing students from Boland Campus were selected, using purposive sampling. The sample size was based on data saturation. Colaizzi’s method of coding and thematic content analysis was used to interpret the data. Ethical principles were adhered to.Results: After data analysis, the following themes emerged: clinical learning environment, challenges and inability to reach objectives.Conclusion: During clinical practice in healthcare facilities, students were confronted with dilemmas which must be addressed with proper planning to decrease the challenges in clinical education of future nurses. The findings can be used in planning of nursing education, could provide help to develop effective clinical teaching strategies in nursing education and to support these undergraduate nursing students.

scholarly journals An Action Inquiry to Develop a Marking Guide for Poster Presentations by Undergraduate Nursing Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna McMullan
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Poster Presentation ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Action Inquiry ◽  
Desirable Outcome ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Poster Presentations

The aim of this paper is to explore the process of an action inquiry approach to produce a mark guide for a poster presentation assessment undertaken by undergraduate student nurses. Historically students have failed to engage with the task of poster presentation as they were of the opinion that the marks awarded by tutors failed to reflect the effort or skills acquired in completing the task. To solve this problem firstly the effort and skills required whilst completing the task must be captured. Secondly these must be accurately translated into a robust mark guide. The overall outcome will hopefully be a change in students’ attitude to engaging with poster presentation as an assessment method as they see a robust and accurate mark guide that accurately reflects the task carried out. In order for this change to occur and produce a desirable outcome it is imperative that the students have ownership of the project and are fully involved at every stage and this is why an action research methodology was employed.

Caring for Individuals Displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma: The Lived Experience of Student Nurses

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte D. Barry, ◽  
Cynthia Ann Blum, ◽  
Marguerite J. Purnell,
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

The purpose of this phenomenological study is to explore the experience of caring for individuals and families left homeless and then displaced in the aftermath of destructive hurricanes. The nursing situations, which are reflective stories from the practice of seven undergraduate nursing students, were interpreted to uncover the meaning of caring for others who have experienced disastrous situations. The interpreted findings are three thematic threads that cut across all the texts: building connections to others, appreciating the wholeness of persons, and learning the meaning of caring in nursing. The wholeness of this inquiry is presented using a metaphor to describe the fullness of lives lived, despite being left homeless and displaced by disastrous hurricanes.

Student Nurses’ Experiences and Reflections on Pain Management in the Clinical Setting: An Exploratory Analysis of Students’ Choice of Assignment Topic

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-284
Author(s):  
Eloise C. J. Carr ◽  
Marc Hall ◽  
Cydnee Seneviratne
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Nursing Curricula ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Background Pain, particularly chronic pain, represents a global health burden. The provision of undergraduate pain education for health professionals remains suboptimal, and yet pain features as an important competency for successful licensure in Canada. Purpose To explore what clinical events undergraduate nursing students identify as critical to their learning. If pain featured, then to describe the nature of the pain incident. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional design with a thematic analysis of year 3 undergraduate student nurses’ assignments was used. For the assignments identified as related to pain, a more detailed inductive content analysis was used to provide a condensed but broad description of the data. Results A total of 215 students participated. The most reported topics were pain (14.8%), patient assessment (10.2%), patient-/family-centered care (10.2%), and effective communication (9.8%). For those who described a pain encounter in their clinical experience, advocacy, managing the gap, and a lack of knowledge were the main focus. Conclusions This study provided valuable insights to the ways in which student nurses wrote about their experiences and management of pain in the clinical setting. Strengthening learning in the nursing curricula around advocacy and conflict management might provide new ways to improve pain education.

scholarly journals Student nurses' experience of interaction with culturally diverse psychiatric patients

Curationis ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Zwane ◽  
M Poggenpoel
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

A study of Baccalaureate nursing students was conducted to explore and describe undergraduate nursing students’ experience of interaction with culturally diverse psychiatric patients. Thirty-seven nursing students participated in this research project. Sixteen of the students came from a predominantly black university and the other twentyone students came from a predominantly white university. Both universities are situated in the same city and allocate their nursing students to the same psychiatric hospital for practical experience. The student nurses reported having experienced both positive and negative aspects of interacting with culturally diverse psychiatric patients. Positive aspects included inter alia, optimism, racial unity, equality of facilities, enrichment and challenge, whereas negative experience included inter alia, discrimination, superiority complex, cultural ignorance, ineffectiveness of patient care, hostility and general unhappiness. The undergraduate program should therefore begin to include cultural content in the curriculum so as to enable future nurse practitioners to utilize a culture-sensitive approach in rendering care to their patients.

scholarly journals Do student nurses experience Imposter Phenomenon? An international comparison of Final Year Undergraduate Nursing Students readiness for registration

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 2784-2793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Christensen ◽  
Aimee Aubeeluck ◽  
Diana Fergusson ◽  
Judy Craft ◽  
Jessica Knight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
International Comparison ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Imposter Phenomenon

Self-Care for Caring Practice: Student Nurses’ Perspectives

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Chow, ◽  
Ruth Grant Kalischuk,
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Health Goals ◽  
Health Promoting

This study took place in Western Canada; it examined undergraduate nursing students’ self-care behaviors. The researchers developed a 27-item questionnaire asking students about sleep, exercise, diet, fluid intake, weight, checkups, relaxation, complementary therapy use, alcohol intake, health goals, and smoking habits. Of 330 degree, diploma, and post-diploma nursing students, 211 students responded to the questionnaire. The majority of students reported that they engaged in health-promoting selfcare behaviors. However, it seems that busy schedules often prevented students from having enough sleep, fluid, exercise, and self-care activities. The majority of the students reported that they used complementary therapies.

Factors Contributing to Unprofessional Behaviour among Nursing Students at the University of Namibia

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Opotamutale Ashipala ◽  
Selma Iyaalo Shaluwawa
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Workplace Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Unprofessional Behaviour ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Codes Of Practice ◽  
The University

Globally, there is a universal expectation that nurses should have a duty to serve others with commitment and dedication. Therefore, it is expected from all professional nurses including nursing students that they behave professionally and ethically in accordance with the ethical codes of practice and conduct. Unprofessional behaviour among student nurses has the potential to negatively affect staff and workplace relationships, and most importantly, compromise patient safety and care. The factors contributing to unprofessional behaviour among nursing students in Namibia have not been extensively researched. This requires institutions of higher learning to establish which factors are likely to promote unprofessional behaviour among student nurses, which could then be used to deal with unprofessional behaviour among these students. The objectives of this study were to explore and understand the factors contributing to unprofessional behaviour among nursing students at the University of Namibia. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study was conducted. The accessible population in this study consisted of 17 undergraduate nursing students. Purposive sampling was used and the requisite data collected from the 17 participants using individual semi-structured interviews. The data were analysed by means of qualitative content analysis. Three themes were subsequently identified, namely, unprofessional behaviour in nursing, factors contributing to unprofessional behaviour, and moulding unprofessional behaviour. These findings call for well-articulated plans on the part of the faculty management team to deal with unprofessional behaviour among nursing students. It is recommended that further research be conducted to identify specific curriculum components that may be incorporated to strengthen the teaching of nursing ethics to students.

Simulation-Based Training for Undergraduate Nursing Students: Identifying Gaps in Research

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth L. Blickensderfer ◽  
Jessica K. Cruit ◽  
Dustin Weiler ◽  
Mei Y. Lau
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Simulation Based
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