Nursing profession and nurses' contribution to nursing education as seen through students' eyes: A qualitative study

Exploring nursing students' reality shock and professional behavioral development in clinical practice: a hermeneutic phenomenological study

Background

The reality shock experienced by nursing students in clinical practice has attracted considerable attention. However, existing studies largely focus on quantitative analysis and overlook the depth of individual experiences.

Objective

This study adopts a qualitative research method and utilizes hermeneutic phenomenology to examine in depth the reality of the shock faced by nursing students during clinical practice, to demonstrate its impact on the development of professional behavior and to provide empirical evidence to improve nursing education.

Methods

A qualitative research method was adopted involving 30 nursing students completing a 32-week clinical internship at a tertiary hospital in Jinhua City. The subjects participated in focus group interviews conducted in three groups to collect information about their learning experiences during the internship. Wiklund's hermeneutic-phenomenological approach was used to analyze and interpret the data.

Findings

From the learning experiences of nursing students in clinical practice, three main themes of "promoting professional nursing behavior" were summarized: (1) Guidance from clinical instructors: The influence of preceptors' words and actions on students' professional behaviors; (2) Inspiration from clinical nurses: Observing experienced nurses enhances students' professional identity; (3) Learning from real-life cases: Clinical cases help students understand the core values of nursing.

Conclusion

Nursing students face emotional challenges and cognitive changes during clinical practice. Clinical instructors should instill positive energy in these students through professional behavior. They should encourage students to observe, analyze, and reflect on the exemplary words and actions of clinical nurses and to obtain authentic feedback through patient interactions to refine their professional behavior. This study can serve as a valuable reference for clinical teachers in supervising nursing students entering clinical practice for the first time and helping them develop their professional nursing behavior.

Professionalism in pre-licensure nursing education: Core values, didactic coursework and clinical training

AIM

To discuss professionalism for pre-licensure nursing students and identify recommendations for inclusion in core values, didactic coursework and clinical training.

BACKGROUND

Professionalism is part of the nursing identity that encompasses integrity and honesty. This concept has been difficult to translate into formal education in nursing programs and clinical practice.

DESIGN

A discursive paper.

DATA SOURCES

A search of national literature without date restrictions in PubMed, CINAHL, Google Scholar and frameworks for nursing education. We explored principles of professionalism in nursing education and practice.

DISCUSSION

Evidence-based literature supports the integration of core values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, honesty and social justice into didactic curricula, and clinical training. Principles of professionalism can be incorporated intentionally in nursing education to maintain patient safety and trust.

CONCLUSION

The principles of professionalism, related to core values of the nursing profession, are abundantly described in the literature. However, these principles represent core values that have not been formally conceptualized. With the changing landscape of healthcare, there is a need for deliberate, measurable integration of professionalism into pre-licensure education.

PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION

There was no patient or public involvement in the design or drafting of this discursive paper.

Violence management proficiency scale in application areas for nursing students: A Turkish validity and reliability study

AIM

The aim of this study is to perform the validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the Management of Workplace Violence Competence Scale (MWVCS) for Nursing Students.

METHOD

The methodological and cross-sectional study design was used in the method of the study. The research was carried out with 300 nursing students in Turkey. Data were collected using the personal information form and MWVCS.

RESULTS

Explanatory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed the four-factor structure of the scale. Cronbach's α, item-total correlation, test-retest analysis, and equivalent form analysis showed high reliability. The MWVCS consists of 28 items on a five-point Likert-type scale. Four factors explained 88.729 of the total variance explained. The content validity index of the scale is 0.99. Cronbach's α of the scale was 0.880 and test-retest correlations were found as 0.76.

CONCLUSION

The Turkish version of the MWVCS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing students' workplace violence.

Positive consequences of the hidden curriculum in undergraduate nursing education: An integrative review

Background:

Hidden Curriculum (HC) plays an essential role in nursing education and professionalism. However, its positive consequences have been overlooked. Thus, this study aimed to explore and discuss the positive consequences of HC in nursing undergraduate education.

Materials and Methods:

A comprehensive literature search was conducted to investigate articles published between January 2010 and December 2020. Furthermore, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was used to select articles, and Consolidated criteria for Reporting Qualitative research (COREQ) and Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) tools were employed to appraise qualitative and quantitative studies, respectively. The applied search strategy resulted in a final list of 16 articles out of a total of 132 articles. Next, the data were integrated and categorized using the Whittemore and Knafl methodology.

Results:

Three categories were identified: Individual Consequences; involving increased self-confidence, self-esteem, assertiveness, adaptation, autonomy, and lifelong learning. Social Consequences; involving enhanced socialization, cultural consciousness, and social interactions. Professional Consequences; involving professional socialization, professional identity, professional ethics, link theory and practice, and professional dignity.

Conclusions:

Altogether, we concluded that the emergence of HC and its positive and remarkable consequences in nursing knowledge helps the personal, social, and professional development in nursing.

Analysis of anxiety levels and attitudes of nursing students toward the nursing profession during the COVID-19 pandemic

PURPOSE

This study was conducted to analyze the anxiety levels and attitudes of nursing students for the nursing profession during the COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS

Data collection forms were sent online to nursing students of three different state or foundation universities in Turkey. In all, 456 individuals who answered the data collection forms were included in the study.

FINDINGS

Study results revealed that the total average score for the "Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession" was 162 ± 15.6. The Professional characteristics subdimension score average was 80.64 ± 7.02. Furthermore, the state of choosing nursing profession subdimension score average was 50.05 ± 9.23, whereas the Attitude for the general status of nursing profession subdimension score average was 34.38 ± 2.97. Due to the pandemic, anxiety levels for the nursing profession were 4.86 ± 2.76 (between 0 and 10). It was determined that nursing students who studied in cities where the virus was very common had a more positive attitude toward the profession. Anxiety levels of nursing students studying in cities where the virus impact was moderate and in cities where the virus presence was quite common were higher (p > 0.05). PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: It was found that nursing students had a positive and high-level attitude toward the nursing profession. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that attitudes toward the nursing profession decreased significantly as anxiety increased.

Moral intelligence, clinical placement experience and professional behaviors among Iranian undergraduate nursing students in a baccalaureate nursing program: A descriptive correlational study

AIMS

This study was intended to examine the relationship of both moral intelligence (MI) and Clinical Placement Experience (CPE) with the level of nursing students' professional behaviors (PB).

BACKGROUND

The foundation of belief, belonging and ethical values develop PB as a meaningful attribute during the period students and caring for patients.

DESIGN

A descriptive correlational study was conducted.

METHODS

Descriptive data were derived from the Belongingness Scale-Clinical Placement Experience (BES-CPE), the Moral Intelligence Questionnaire (MIQ) and the Nursing Students Professional Behaviors Scale (NSPBS) including 200 students (response rate 94.5%).

RESULTS

We found a statistically strong positive correlation between NSPB, MI and CPE. The regression model accounted for 57.8% of the variance in NSPB; CPE and MI were significant explanatory variables of NSPB. Moreover, the non-employed dormitory students had a significant statistical difference in the scores of all three variables. Female students had significantly higher CPE and MI (p˂0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

According to our findings, preventive and mediation endeavors for nursing students can explicitly target their behavioral skills to reduce perceived rejection and improve morality. As a result, an optimal plan to improve the quality of professional training courses for students should be designed based on the comprehension of clinical belonging and moral intelligence.

The knowledge about patient safety among undergraduate nurse students in Cyprus and Greece: a comparative study

BACKGROUND

The Patient safety movement contributed to the reduction of preventable adverse events associated with health care. Although patient safety issues have received the attention of educators in the health care studies, there is evidence that in nursing education and the associated curricula it is not well-incorporated. This may not allow students to acquire scientific knowledge and develop strong competencies to assure patient safety throughout their professional life. The aım of the study was the exploration of the undergraduate nursing student perspectives regarding knowledge received during their training about patient safety-related issues.

METHODS

A descriptive comparative study was conducted with three and four-year undergraduate nursing students from the Cyprus Republic (n = 243) and Greece (n = 367). All students were surveyed using the Health Professional Education Patient Safety Survey (H-PEPSS) to describe students' knowledge in the classroom and clinical setting.

RESULTS

Students' Knowledge about patient safety was expressed significantly higher (p < 0.001) in the classroom (mean = 4.0) than the clinical setting (3.7) (1-5 scale). The knowledge in the dimension "clinical aspects" received the highest score and "working in teams" received the lowest. Also, differences were recorded between countries wıth Cypriot students reporting hıgher level of knowledge than the Greek students in most of the dimensions. CONCLUSıON: The findings revealed the gap between theory and practice and the need for collaboration between the two settings. Also, students reported relatively higher knowledge with regards to the technical aspects of patient safety. Still, they were less knowledgable about the sociocultural aspects of the patient, such as working in teams.

The hidden curriculum: Undergraduate nursing students' perspectives of socialization and professionalism

BACKGROUND AND AIM

Nursing students form a professional identity from their core values, role models, and past experiences, and these factors contribute to the development of their professional identity. The hidden curriculum, a set of ethics and values learned within a clinical setting, may be part of developing a professional identity. Nursing students will develop a professional identity throughout school; however, their identity might be challenged as they attempt to balance their core values with behaviors learned through the hidden curriculum. The purpose of this project was to educate students on the hidden curriculum in the development of their professional identity.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A sample of 112 senior nursing students was recruited from a northeastern university in the United States for this study. Pre-post survey design was used, and an educational session was administered prior to the post-survey. Descriptive statistics and a valid percentage were used to describe the data within the surveys.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATION

Study was approved by the author's University Institutional Review Board.

FINDINGS

A significant finding was for advocacy as students would speak up if witnessing inappropriate behavior toward patients or families with a mean score increase from 2.50 (pre-survey) to 1.45 (post-survey). Also, over 95% (n = 106) found the educational session beneficial as they learned they had the ability to advocate and speak up for their patients.

CONCLUSION

Students were able to use their core values and advocate for their patients and families which allows for safer patient care.