MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Nurse Education Today' source. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:55:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650421&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711003339%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650421 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5650421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650422&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711003303%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes User involvement in nurse education, and healthcare education more widely, has gained momentum in the UK since the 1990s, with pockets of international activity in countries such as Australia and Canada. Largely driven by successive policy directives and lobbying by user organizations, user involvement is underpinned by the notion that the best people to help prepare future practitioners are those who have first-hand experience of health problems. At one level this seems so obvious but as someone who has been attempting to deliver effective, ethical inclusion practices within a number of institutions over several years, it is my experience that, despite almost two decades of activity, many obstacles to real participation remain. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650422 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5650422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650434&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711003133%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper presents an evaluative discussion of the literature, and findings from a concept analysis which explores user involvement in the context of health and social care higher education in the United Kingdom. User involvement is increasingly a requirement in higher education and the purpose of the concept analysis was to clarify and elucidate the meaning and nature of the concept. Walker and Avant's (2005) eight step framework for concept analysis was used to provide understanding of the underlying attributes and a model for critique and meaningful evaluation and research. A structured search and discussion of contemporary literature was undertaken. A model case is identified along with antecedents, critical attributes and consequences. The complexities of involvement are del... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650434 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5650434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650426&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002899%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) frequently falls short of the highest standards. This is noted in several publications, including national standards, despite nursing students being taught the importance of listening to and understanding patients. Teaching staff at the University of Glasgow primarily responsible for teaching third year undergraduate nursing students undertook a radical rethink of the planning, delivery and assessment of lectures on IBD. The subject had previously been delivered in a modified lecture format. Although the topic could be included in the end-of-year exams, there was little evidence to show whether this traditional teaching method had any effect on students' clinical practice. In a novel approach to learning and assessment, st... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650426 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5650426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470392&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711003005%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470392 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:13:54 +0100 5470392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650428&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002760%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: The paper will conclude by showing how this methodology can be equally applied in a learning context, relevant for mental health nurse education. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650428 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5650428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650425&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002528%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, has a sustained history of working in partnership with service users in their role as patient volunteers. The patient volunteers make a pivotal contribution towards the delivery of clinical skills as “real” patients. They work within a scenario context, overseen and facilitated by academic staff. Evaluations have identified that the patient volunteers find this experience rewarding, worthwhile and a way of contributing to the education of student nurses. Whilst this is already a successful element of the student's learning, staff were cognisant of the need to develop this aspect further. A case study approach was adopted to review the experience of the patient volunteers in their provision of feedback t... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650425 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390287&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002462%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390287 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5390287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650432&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002516%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: There is limited evidence that explores how to effectively include people with learning disabilities in nurse education in the UK. The majority of reported work relates to mental health nursing and social work training (). This paper specifically reports on the processes and activities undertaken by the authors with people with learning disabilities in the development of a new BSc learning disability nursing programme, a specific branch of nursing in the UK. In doing so, findings and discussion from two separate projects involving students and people with learning disabilities will be integrated into the paper. EPICURE (Engagement, Processing, Interpretation, Critique, Usefulness, Relevance and Ethics () is adopted as a qualitative framework throughout the paper to evaluate the re... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650432 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650431&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171100253X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss issues related to the requirement by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Scottish Government that service users and carers are partners and stakeholders in social work education. This requirement is one of several that are used by the SSSC in the approval of Scottish Universities to deliver social work courses.This paper explains the developmental process of involving service users and carers as partners in the planning of social work courses at the Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen. This is illustrated with reference to a group made up of young people (‘The Voice of Reason’) and also in relation to a group made up of adult service users (the Service User Panel). This short paper suggests there are bene... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650431 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650429&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002504%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This article describes the development and ongoing evaluation of a method of service user facilitated case study in health and social care education in a UK University. An action research approach (Norton 2009) has been used in which the aim of the work is to improve personal practice with the aim of enhancing the student experience. The paper is written from the perspective of the service user with support from an academic colleague. The paper describes how a narrative monologue, over time is developed into an interactive case study. In draws upon literature from service user involvement, case study and pedagogic action research. The research group are health and social care students both under and post-graduates. Analysis is via a session evaluation form. Thematic analysis draws out key ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650429 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650427&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002140%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Assessment tools were designed to provide health and social care students with multi-sourced, interprofessional feedback in practice. This includes feedback from service users.Third year medical students at the University of Leeds were given accesses to 4 assessment tools whilst in practice. Completed assessments were then sent to the university where service users and carers worked with university tutors to give further feedback and comment on the overall development of students.Three service users then took part in a focus group and one provided written feedback. Four key themes were identified from the focus groupWe found that the project provided both challenges and rewards for all involved. The service user educators involved were able to bring a different and valuable perspe... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650427 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212022&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001936%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212022 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:50:28 +0100 5212022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470395&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002036%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Interestingly, there are very few guidelines in the literature to assist novice nurse PhD examiners. In this paper, we aim to provide information to nurses, researchers or early career academics who have little experience in assessing a university thesis. The article provides background information about recent changes in the university sector; overviews some research on experienced examiners views; presents factors that differentiate between high and low quality PhD theses; and outlines some pointers that may be useful when marking at the doctoral level. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470395 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5470395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650433&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001985%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper presents qualitative findings emergent from a participatory action research (PAR) study focused on developing service user and carer involvement in a university setting. The involvement of these experts by experience in practitioner education for health and social care, and nursing in particular, is now an international phenomenon. Adhering to the philosophy and practices of PAR, the project and the writing of this paper have been collectively produced. Data has been organised using simple thematic analysis into three broad themes accounting for different ways in which participating service users and carers obtain a sense of value from their involvement. We have titled these themes: a more positive sense of self; social and relational benefits; altruism in activism. Dra... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650433 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470394&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711002024%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Illich began his polemic, first published in 1975, with a powerful opening statement ‘The medical establishment has become a major threat to health’ (1990, p.11), and over the next 254 pages he delivered a blistering critique about the limits of Westernised medicine. Described in his obituary as an ‘archaeologist of ideas’ () his stance against the hubris of industrialism, capitalism and bureaucracy spanned not only medicine, but also education (Deschooling Society, ) and the environment (Tools for Conviviality, ). How Illich was able to take a metaphorical scalpel to these secular sacred cows may only be understood with reference to some biographical details. Born in 1926 in Vienna to a Jewish mother and Christian father, and expelled from his birthplace by the National Socialist ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470394 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5470394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470405&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001791%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The capability to learn and innovate has been recognized as a key-factor for nursing teams to deliver high quality performance. Researchers suggest there is a relation between team-learning activities and changes in nursing teams throughout the implementation of novelties. A review of the literature was conducted in regard to the relation between team learning and implementation of innovations in nursing teams and to explore factors that contribute or hinder team learning. The search was limited to studies that were published in English or Dutch between 1998 and 2010. Eight studies were included in the review. The results of this review revealed that research on team learning and innovation in nursing is limited. The included studies showed moderate methodological quality and low ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470405 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5470405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650424&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001432%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: For the past decade nurse education has incorporated service user and carer perspectives into their programme and research agendas. Moving from rhetoric to the reality of embedding adult service user and carer knowledge into nurse education this paper discusses how this good practice was extended to young people under the age of 18. Globally, the mental health of young people is coming under the spotlight and based on this two “World Café” events focusing on young people and their mental well being were organised. Targeting a multi-agency audience the aim was to develop a partnership consortium, bringing together local organisations involved in promoting the mental well being of young people. This paper reports on the first World Café, led by two local young people's groups,... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650424 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022905&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001560%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022905 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:08:24 +0100 5022905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650430&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171100147X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This report reviews the background to service user involvement in healthcare professional education then provides a reflective account of a novel initiative whereby a spinal-injured patient was involved in creating a digital story around some of his in-hospital experiences and then engaged in online discussions with post-registration nursing (degree) and practice educator (masters) students. These discussions provided a richer experience for the students enabling them to reflect more deeply on how nursing care is delivered and perceived by service users. The report concludes that digital stories can be used with repeated groups to inspire discussion and reflection. Augmenting such digital stories with online discussions with the service user whose story is told helps practitioners develop ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650430 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650423&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001468%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: With the publication of the new NMC standards for pre-registration nursing education, undergraduate curricula are being written in universities across England. There are many drivers for the curricula but one that has until recently received scant attention is the service user's and carer's voice. This paper discusses the findings of a qualitative study that asked 52 service users and carers about the qualities they sought in nurses and their views on nurse education. Eight focus groups were conducted with a broad range of service users and carers from primary and secondary care, and voluntary organisations. Data were analysed using the framework approach facilitated by a qualitative analysis software programme. The sample was diverse, but there were similarities in the qualities ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650423 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5650423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470393&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001390%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This article calls for an end to superficial measurements and for Educationalists to make evaluation a meaningful and integral part of their educational output. It also raises the importance of involving participants in the process of evaluation and making them aware of its potential worth and provides some practical suggestions for Nurse Educators. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470393 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5470393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390289&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001353%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes One Dimensional Man may seem irrelevant to nurse education. It is only when we understand his critique of modern culture that we may begin not only to readjust our thinking about the links between health and society but also to consider alternatives to the current social structures that so impinge on population health. The critique also extends to education in that UK higher education is increasingly ‘one dimensional’, operating in an ‘education=investment’ frame of reference for students, whereby the only function it performs is instrumentally/vocationally orientated. Nurse education, based already on the need to provide a workforce for the NHS, remains one dimensional, with any chance to engage in intellectual craftsmanship () given it by entry into the academy being lost. There ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390289 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5390289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390299&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001195%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: It is known that some student nurses who experience anxiety during clinical experiences leave nursing education programs. If nurse educators can better understand the anxiety of student nurses during clinical experience, they will be able to develop educational interventions to minimize students' anxiety. Decreasing anxiety has a two-fold effect. First, when anxiety is decreased, learning may be increased. Second, decreasing anxiety may help alleviate the nursing shortage because more students complete their nursing education. This qualitative phenomenological study examines student nurses' perception of anxiety in the clinical setting. Situated cognition learning theory is the theoretical framework. The main method of data collection is unstructured face-to-face interviews with 7... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390299 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5390299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4887235&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001134%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4887235 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:43:09 +0100 4887235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390311&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711001031%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: Competence-based education is evident, but this does not mean that issues related to competence definition have been resolved. Larger and more international cooperation is required to reach common agreement and validity in competence-based education and assessment. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390311 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5390311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390298&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000967%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This article discusses nursing students' views of clinical support provided by lecturers on a Diploma/Degree programme. Qualitative and quantitative data was obtained from an online questionnaire which indicated that students thought the most important part of the lecturers' role was to provide academic support for assignments. The students also appreciated lecturers visiting them in clinical placement to facilitate the student–mentor relationship and to provide personal support.It is argued, that with the enhancement of other supportive mechanisms for students and mentors and the current economic climate, lecturers should work in partnership with mentors and practice education facilitators to avoid duplication of effort. The students in this evaluation suggested that academic support fo... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390298 Mon, 16 May 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5390298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212023&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171100092X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Internationally, simulation is recognised as an innovative pedagogic approach that has gained much popularity and hence provides the focus for this special edition. Simulated practice learning has been used as an adjunct to clinical skills gained in practice settings for a number of years. Life size manikins were first used to support learning in 1911, becoming more popular in the 1950s (). Today, simulation encompasses a range of delivery methods and modes including low-fidelity basic simulators such as a simulated wound site, high-fidelity interactive manikins with life-like qualities, role play, case studies and virtual online environments (). (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212023 Wed, 11 May 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5212023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022907&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000864%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes It is almost fifty years since the publication of the Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn's first novel (hereafter One Day). Although it may be overstating the case to give this Nobel Prize laureate ‘neglected writer’ status, Solzhenitsyn is currently not popular in the West and certainly not within his own homeland, even since his death at the age of 89 in August 2008. Nevertheless, Solzhenitsyn's literary, moral and political stature during the second half of the twentieth century is not in doubt. Terms from two of Solzhenitsyn's titles have entered popular usage: the ‘one day in the life of…’ interview feature of weekend newspaper supplements and, more importantly, the term ‘GULAG’, acronym for ‘Central Camp Investigation’, from his magisterial three-volume ‘experi... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022907 Wed, 04 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5022907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4727647&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000785%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4727647 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:51:51 +0100 4727647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4887236&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171100075X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Gary discusses C Wright Mills' ‘On Intellectual Craftsmanship’ (the appendix to ‘The Sociological Imagination’ ()) and reminds us of the relevance of this piece to today's context, despite it being written so long ago. Mills' work is, Rolfe suggests, “shockingly radical”, a position that is hard to disagree with. The main point appears to be that the focus of social science (and by implication much of nursing ‘science’) ought to be on writing as scholarship without too much effort necessarily expended on, and attention paid to, empirical research. Scholarship is writing and so the nurse academic, as scholar, writes as a result of critical reflection upon and immersion in their social world, which (Mills also suggests) is not bounded by false divisions between one's work and... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4887236 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4887236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212032&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000669%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Delayed assessment and mismanagement of patient deterioration is a substantial problem for which educational preparation can have an impact. This paper describes the development of the FIRST2ACT simulation model based on well-established theory and contemporary empirical evidence. The model combines evidence-based elements of assessment, simulation, self-review and expert feedback, and has been tested in undergraduate nurses, student midwives and post-registration nurses. Participant evaluations indicated a high degree of satisfaction and substantial self-rated increases in knowledge, confidence and competence. This evidence-based model should be considered for both undergraduate and post-registration education programs. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212032 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5212032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212031&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000657%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper describes the perceptions of midwifery educational leaders concerning the potential for simulation to provide a realistic experience in midwifery education. A qualitative design was employed using focus groups which were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Eleven focus groups were conducted with 46 key midwifery academics across Australia. Three main themes emerged relating to realism and simulation in midwifery practice: ‘we already use a lot of simulation’, ‘level of realism of manikins’, and ‘some things cannot be simulated’.Simulation is currently widely used in midwifery education, but this is limited due to realism of available models and equipment. Despite this, within a woman-centred, holistic approach to... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212031 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5212031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470413&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000499%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The study aims to explore nursing students' perceptions of the relative value of various aspects of the ethical component of the undergraduate topic, ‘Ethics and Law applied to Nursing’ (topic NURS2104). To enable time for reflection on ethics in nursing, sampling occurred 1year after successful completion of the above-mentioned topic and after successful completion of all but the final clinical experience components of the Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree.A significant proportion of respondents perceived ethics education as relevant to professional practices. It is also noteworthy that the ethical decision-making strategies that had been incorporated into the topic (NURS2104) became transformed by the clinical experience of each particular student. While results of this study ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470413 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5470413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583743&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000347%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583743 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:50:33 +0100 4583743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470415&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000517%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This book adds to the growing literature on clinical judgement and decision-making in health care. It aims to make current theory on clinical judgement and decision-making accessible to health care practitioners and applicable to practice. While it has been written by authors within the United Kingdom, it is relevant across all health care systems. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470415 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5470415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470412&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000487%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: Supervision on a student ward was found to give nursing students a feeling of acknowledgment and more opportunities to develop independence, continuity, cooperation and confidence. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470412 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390323&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000463%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: Teaching staff engaged in the development of blended learning courses need to pay particular attention to the ways in which they develop and integrate online and face-to-face materials. More attention needs to be paid to allowing opportunity for students to come together to create a ‘community of inquiry’. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390323 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470411&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000451%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The traditional presentation of the Reproductive Physiology component in an Anatomy and Physiology course to nursing undergraduates focuses on the broad aspects of hormonal regulation of reproduction and gonadal anatomy, with the role of the higher centres of the brain omitted. An introductory discussion is proposed which could precede the lectures on the reproductive organs. The discussion gives an overview of the biological significance of human pleasure, the involvement of the neurotransmitter dopamine, and the role of pleasure in the survival of the individual and even species. Pleasure stimuli (positive and negative) and the biological significance of naturally-induced pleasurable experiences are briefly discussed in the context of reproduction and the preservation of genetic... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470411 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470404&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171100044X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: It is apparent that there are positive gains for nurses who undertake postgraduate nursing study at master's level related to professional and personal qualities which may provide direct benefit to patients. The supportive evidence extracted from the literature was scant, however. Future research needs to focus on developing measurable and observable criteria against which the educational and skill based outcomes for master's level performance can be evaluated including constraints that may adversely affect a nurse's ability to apply knowledge and skills acquired. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470404 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470410&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000414%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The study aimed to explore the impact of screening pre-registration nursing students for an SpLD at entry to an education programme, and the provision of specialist support for those identified as ‘at risk’. Progression was monitored using a multiple method approach.242 (98%) students completed and returned the Adult Dyslexia Check List (ADCL). 69 scored 7 or above (28.5% of responses) and 36 (52%) went on for further assessment. 48% of students who scored 7+ did not go on to contact Disability Services at all.11% of the cohort was formally identified as having a SpLD at the end of the year compared to 3.9% of students with a declared disability entering pre-registration nurse education in 2007.54% of the students who scored 7+ successfully progressed into year two, compared w... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470410 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470403&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000475%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: Within new areas of advanced nursing practice, learning needs can be addressed by: identifying relevant clinical activities and associated learning needs; creating a strategy and resources using preferred forms of delivery; implementing the strategy; and evaluating its effect. This will enable development of education that addresses the real needs of practising nurses, grounded in their daily clinical practice. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470403 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470409&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171100030X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper considers the challenges of bioscience teaching and learning in pre-registration nurse education. Effective learning requires active student participation which is problematic when teaching large groups of students. New technologies, such as the Audience Response System (ARS), have been introduced to increase student participation and support them in the understanding of complex bioscience concepts.Within one university department, an evaluation was undertaken to identify the perceptions of pre-registration nurse students on the use of ARS in the teaching and learning of bioscience. Our findings concur with others that ARS increases student participation and aids in identifying misconceptions and in correcting them. Students found ARS very useful and wanted ARS to be us... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470409 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470407&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000268%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: Educational input to nursing students may foster their interest and confidence in working with families in clinical settings. Further studies are needed to examine the factors impeding actual application of family nursing assessment. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470407 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470402&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000402%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of an on-line, medication calculation education and testing programme. The outcome measures were medication calculation proficiency and self efficacy. This quasi-experimental study involved the administration of questionnaires before and after nurses completed annual medication calculation testing. The study was conducted in two hospitals in south-east Queensland, Australia, which provide a variety of clinical services including obstetrics, paediatrics, ambulatory, mental health, acute and critical care and community services. Participants were Registered Nurses (RNs) and Enrolled Nurses with a medication endorsement (EN(Med)) working as clinicians (n=107). Data pertaining to success rate, number of test attempts, self-efficacy, medi... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470402 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470399&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000281%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study, using focus group interviews, involved Access to HE learners who successfully progressed to a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)/Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nursing at one UK University.The study findings indicated that Access to HE learners are able to develop a range of coping strategies in relation to academic demands and caring responsibilities, which are drawn upon in their DipHE/BSc programme. The findings have relevance for all Schools of Nursing as we face new and difficult challenges not least the global shortage of qualified nurses and the pressures placed on educators to retain student nurses. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470399 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470398&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000232%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: With the worldwide strategic shift of health care delivery from secondary to primary care settings, more newly qualified nurses are working in primary care, making exposure to the variety of roles available to nurses essential for future workforce development. The aim of this small research project was to explore whether English universities' programmes are providing clinical practice placement experiences which reflect the breadth and complexity of nursing roles available in primary care. A survey of academic staff highlighted that universities designed curricula based on local placement and mentor availability and while a variety of primary care teams are being used, district nursing teams continue to be used the most, particularly for substantive placements. The need for specif... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470398 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470397&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000219%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The aim of this quantitative study was to determine the attitudes of Australian nursing students towards caring for people with HIV/AIDS. This research study was conducted among second year undergraduate nursing students at a university in South Australia, during August 2007. The survey tool consisted of six demographic questions and the AIDS Attitude Scale. This questionnaire was completed by 396 students, giving a response rate of 94.7%. The vast majority (95.7%) of students participating in this study demonstrated very positive attitudes towards caring for people with HIV/AIDS and only 4.3% demonstrated negative attitudes. No statistically significant differences were found in attitude score based on participants' age, gender, previous HIV/AIDS education, previous nursing exper... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470397 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390322&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000256%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This article will explore relevant publications relating to practices involving the use of reflective models in UK nurse education. This will then be critically analysed in terms of my personal experiences as a nurse educator. SchÖn's seminal work (1987) on reflection never intended for the process of reflection to become so structured that it actually restricted thinking. Sadly however, it is my personal belief that this is the case within some aspects of nurse education, primarily due to the introduction and overuse of structured models of reflection. A large part of written assessment in nurse education utilises reflective writing, this may not be helpful in terms of learning and exploration of practice experiences. Indeed these models are now being seen by both students and some nurse... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390322 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212027&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000384%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Simulation features strongly within the undergraduate nursing curriculum for many Universities. It provides a variety of opportunities for students as they develop their clinical nursing skills. The nursing literature highlights the potential of this approach and the positive opportunities afforded to students in terms of developing competence and confidence. However, much of this literature focuses upon the more operational concerns of simulation. This paper reflects upon the evolution of simulation in nurse education. It considers the theoretical positioning and understanding of simulation as a teaching and learning approach for undergraduate nursing skills development. The work of Vygotsky (1978) and Lave and Wenger (1991) are highlighted in order to begin to explore the theore... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212027 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5212027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470408&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000293%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study aims at identifying the nursing students' perceptions about the effectiveness of utilized teaching and learning strategies of clinical education, in improving students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes. A descriptive cross sectional study design was utilized using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data were collected from 74 students, using a questionnaire that was developed for the purpose of the study and analyzed using descriptive and non-parametric statistics.The findings revealed that demonstration was the most effective strategy for improving students' skills; reflection, for improving attitudes; and problem based learning and concept map for improving their knowledge. Students' responses to open-ended questions confirmed the effectiveness of these strategies i... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470408 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470406&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000244%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Following a service evaluation methodology, this paper reports on registered nurses' (RNs) and healthcare assistants' (HCAs) perceptions about education and training requirements in order to work with people with complex neurological disabilities. A service evaluation was undertaken to meet the study aim using a non-probability, convenience method of sampling 368 nurses (n=110 RNs, n=258 HCAs) employed between October and November 2008 at one specialist hospital in south-west London in the UK. The main results show that respondents were clear about the need to develop an education and training programme for RNs and HCAs working in this speciality area (91% of RNs and 94% of HCAs). A variety of topics were identified to be included within a work-based education and training program... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470406 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470401&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171100027X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The National Health Service in the United Kingdom is committed to a process of reform centred on quality care and innovative practice. Central to this process is the need for research capacity building within the workforce. The aim of this study was to develop an infrastructure for research capacity building within one National Health Service Foundation Trust. Using an Action Research methodology, sixteen individuals were purposefully selected from a population of nurses and midwives to participate in the study. This nonprobability sampling method enabled the researchers to select participants on the basis of who would be most informative about existing research capacity building structures and processes within the Trust. Data were collected in the form of semi-structured individu... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470401 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470400&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000220%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: The results mirror other work and concerns from abroad, particularly in Nursing in identifying areas at risk in the education workforce. The potential for incentives to encourage practitioners into a career in education will do much to entice the best from practice to plan for succession, and, drive quality for patient benefit. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470400 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583744&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000311%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes On this occasion I write as Guest Editor, having been privileged with the role of Editor-in-Chief of this journal for eight years and holding Associate Editor and other editori3al board roles for a number of years before that. This is also an opportunity to give thanks for the brilliant support given to me by the Editorial Board, both my publishers over that period Melanie Burton and more recently Sarah Davies, and to my close working colleagues on the editorial team, Jill Tyldsley and Sian Maslin-Prothero. Thanks, it's been a pleasure and I'm confident that the journal is in good hands with the new team of Billy Lauder and Sian. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583744 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4583744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470396&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000207%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: In Australia, nurse education was transferred from hospital based nursing schools to the higher education sector. This transfer resulted in a change for students, from hospital employee to an unpaid, supernumerary role during professional placements. The majority of undergraduate nursing students now combine part time employment with their studies, working mainly within health settings or service sectors such as hospitality and retail. The aims of this study were to identify if newly qualified registered nurses engaged in paid employment during their final year of undergraduate studies, the types of employment they chose, reasons for that choice, skills acquired and their views on any link between employment choice and transition to practice. Focus group interviews involving sixty... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470396 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5470396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212030&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171100013X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper presents developmental work involving students from the University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland (n=9), University of Surrey, England (n=8) and University of Ljubljana and University of Maribor, Slovenia (n=5) participating in the Erasmus Intensive Programme. The Erasmus programme offers a two week ‘Summer School’ in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Slovenia. Using a participatory approach, facilitators from both the UCD and Surrey engaged with students from all of the universities to develop scenarios for simulated learning experiences, in the care of older people, for utilisation on an e learning facility and within the simulated clinical learning environment. Students developed key transferable skills in learning, such as information literac... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212030 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5212030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390332&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000189%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study set out to explore the pre-registration students nurse's experience of personal tutoring at one School of Nursing and Midwifery in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the UK. Focus groups and a semi-structured questionnaire were used to collect data from pre-registration nursing participants. Data analysed revealed both positive and negative experiences; most rated their advice and support good with many positive aspects to their personal tutoring expressed however many felt the need for more contact time, more support academically and whilst on clinical placements, and more structured support with their personal development planning.This paper also describes how the study was conducted, the importance that students place on the role, and the need for further research and ar... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390332 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390327&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002686%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: A clinical placement evaluation form for undergraduate nursing students was developed to address the need for evaluating success in clinical teaching support and provide a feedback loop to the University, clinical educators and clinical venues. A 21-item, with five domains, (orientation, clinical educator/teacher, ward staff and environment, clinical hurdles, and university) Clinical Evaluation Form (CEF) was developed. The form was live tested with 178 year 1 and 2 undergraduate nursing students. The CEF scale was reliable (alpha=0.90) and has good face and content validity approved by an expert panel. Further research is recommended to validate the CEF for use multi-professionally and across all year levels. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390327 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583759&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002534%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Qualitative methodology has increased in application and acceptability in all research disciplines. In nursing, it is appropriate that a plethora of qualitative methods can be found as nurses pose real-world questions to clinical, cultural and ethical issues of patient care (), yet the methods nurses readily use in pursuit of answers remains under intense scrutiny. One of the problems with qualitative methodology for nursing research is its place in the hierarchy of evidence (HOE); another is its comparison to the positivist constructs of what constitutes good research and the measurement of qualitative research against this. In order to position and strengthen its evidence base, nursing may well seek to distance itself from a qualitative perspective and utilise methods at the top... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583759 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4583759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390320&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000128%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: The Delphi process facilitated exchange of ideas amongst panel ‘experts’ about the content and evaluation of clinical practice portfolios, with most debate relating to judgement of competence and rewarding originality and creativity. These issues illustrate the tensions between educational values and professional constraints. The Delphi process proved to be an effective method for achieving consensus on quality criteria for clinical practice portfolios and enabled the development of validated guidelines. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390320 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390331&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000165%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The aim of this study was to increase undergraduate nursing students' knowledge of finding and evaluating information from selected bibliographic databases and Internet sites. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. The 2004 autumn cohort (n=480) was divided into two approximately equal groups at the beginning of their studies. One group was subjected to a greater number of assignments requiring them to find and evaluate bibliographic and Internet-based information. The assignments were spread throughout the curriculum. Questionnaires were used to collect data. The low response rate makes generalizing the findings difficult. Only small differences were demonstrated between the knowledge of the revised assignment group and that of the other students. Both groups had a poor underst... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390331 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390328&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002741%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of an educational workshop on knowledge of and attitude toward therapeutic use of music and aesthetic experiences with music among first-line nurses.Design: A one-group pre-test/post-test design was used.Methods: Forty-six first-line nurses, aged 21–56years, were recruited from seven different hospitals. Questionnaires were used to assess the nurses' knowledge of and attitude toward therapeutic use of music and aesthetic experience with music before and after the workshop, and 3months after the workshop. The workshop comprised three sessions; the nurses participated in 8h of instruction the first week and 4h, the second week covering analytical music appreciation, music staves comprehension, theory and practice of music th... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390328 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390321&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000190%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study provides evidence that cooperative learning is an effective method for improving and increasing communication skills of nursing students especially in interactive skills and follow up the problems sub-scale, thereby it is recommended to increase nursing students' participation in arguments by applying active teaching methods which can provide the opportunity for increased communication skills. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390321 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390317&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000086%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Emotional intelligence (EI) has been highlighted as an important theoretical and practical construct. It has the potential to enable individuals to cope better and experience less stress thus contributing to a healthy and stable workforce.The study aimed to explore the EI of nursing students (n=130, 52.0%) and its relationship to perceived stress, coping strategies, subjective well-being, perceived nursing competency and academic performance. Students were on the adult pathway of a nursing diploma or degree programme in one Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the United Kingdom (UK). A prospective correlational survey design was adopted. Three methods of data collection were used: i) A self-report questionnaire; ii) an audit of students' academic performance; and iii) mapping of... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390317 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390297&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002716%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: In order to fight effectively against tuberculosis, positive attitudes toward tuberculosis must be developed among health care teams, and awareness of tuberculosis via theoretical and practical education, starting from the initial semesters of the professional education, must be increased. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390297 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212035&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000177%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that simulation is highly valued by students, irrespective of the level of fidelity. This raises questions about the value of investing in expensive simulation modalities. The Satisfaction with Simulation Experience Scale was reliable and valid for this cohort. Further research in different contexts would be valuable in extending upon this work. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212035 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5212035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390329&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000153%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: New evidence based guidelines improved understanding of evidence and presentation requirements for clinical practice portfolios. Consistent interpretation of portfolio guidelines however requires structured preparation and ongoing support of students, assessors and lecturers if the pedagogic aims for clinical portfolio use are to become an integral part of providing evidence of meeting professional competence requirements. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390329 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390318&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000104%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The focus of this study is colleague supervision of Master's level dissertations. A qualitative study was undertaken and in-depth interviews with research supervisors (n=7) and students (n=7) who had experienced colleague supervision of masters' level dissertations in the previous four years were undertaken. Independent ‘outsider’ researchers were deployed to undertake the interviews. A thematic content analysis approach was utilised and an analogy of a ‘Marriage of Convenience’ was used to describe the various dimensions and significant chronological events of the student/supervisor relationship. Four data themes were identified and included: ‘Match making and betrothal’, ‘Soul mates or not’, ‘Married life’ and ‘Giving birth’. The study's findings give ris... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390318 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4466744&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000049%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4466744 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4466744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583745&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002212%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583745 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4583745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212026&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000141%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper is the first to address high fidelity human patient simulation (HFHPS) as a technique to prepare pre-registration nursing students for practice in child and adolescent psychiatric nursing (CAPN). By examining the published literature in a systematic review, no evidence was located that discussed the application of this innovative mannequin-based educational technique for this population. Indeed, mental health nursing preparation generally had minimal literature addressing the adoption of HFHPS. model of the “Diffusion of Innovation” was applied as a lens to explain this observation. His model fitted this observed pattern well and provided a range of explanatory paradigms. It was limited, however, in its predictive ability to suggest when and under what conditions HF... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212026 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5212026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390330&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000098%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Cultural competence is now widely recognised as an essential characteristic for undergraduate nursing students. Clinical experience in foreign countries has become increasingly popular as a strategy to enhance cultural awareness and competence. However, published research articulating the experience and outcomes of these initiatives is relatively rare, particularly from an Australian perspective. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative, exploratory research project. Individual semi-structure interviews were conducted with eight undergraduate nursing students before, during and at the conclusion of a four week clinical placement in Surin, Thailand. Data analysis identified the following major themes: first interview – anticipation; second interview – making a differen... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390330 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390326&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002649%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Educational preparation is the key to successful case management and better patient outcomes. Closer examination reveals that existing case management education programs often lack a theoretical underpinning. In order to address the issues, this paper describes the development process of using an expanded version of Donabedian's structure–process–outcome framework as a base and program itself.Four main stages were used in the development process. A systematic literature review and needs assessment provided relevant evidence for the program design. Then, a panel review was undertaken and pilot testing initiated with public health nurses. The expert panel review and the findings of the pilot test both supported the selection of the program content and the learning approaches ado... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390326 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390319&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691711000116%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: Significant benefits were found following our approach. The work of the students could be evaluated along the course, the workload of instructors was reduced and students received immediate feedback by the on-line judge, which promoted both independent learning and reflective thinking. The approach is applicable to any other nursing educational institution. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390319 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390293&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002704%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Leadership has been consistently implied in fostering clinical learning. However there is a lack of clarity about the form leadership should take. Limited quantitative research indicated a narrative approach to review literature from a broad perspective. A framework to guide the synthesis was developed to ensure a rigorous review process. Preliminary reading and review of papers using search terms nursing and leadership and clinical learning and learning culture narrowed the inclusion criteria to 245 papers published between 2000 and 2010. Given the diversity of the papers' focus, aim and context, a refined screening process justified the inclusion of twenty-six papers in the review. A critical appraisal of these peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative and commentary papers identi... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390293 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390310&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002728%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: There is a significant gap between the knowledge available about effective clinical practice and what is actually applied (Parkes et al., 2004, Seymour et al., 2003; Sherratt, 2005; McQueen et al., 2006). McMahon (1997) suggests that journal clubs are a particularly good method of exposing practitioners to current literature. Doubt has been cast on the transferability of thinking from classroom to practice () and the lack of attention as to how knowledge expertise is transferred to problem solving (). The journal club is proposed as a means to address the theory-to-practice gap using the basic components involved in the process of evidence based medicine/practice [EBM (P)]. The literature search covered the period 1992 to 2009. Studies focusing upon outcomes of actual journal club... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390310 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390316&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171000273X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes In this study, we compared the academic performance of first year nursing, paramedic and nursing/paramedic double degree students in a bioscience subject. Regression analyses were used to identify predictors of academic success. Data revealed a low success rate in bioscience for all three degree programs (63.2, 58.8, and 67.6% respectively) and a strong correlation between academic success in bioscience and non-bioscience subjects (r2=0.49). The best predictors of overall academic success were the University Admission Index score and mature entry into the course. Previous study of biology was associated with an increased bioscience and overall GPA but not with non-bioscience grades. Discriminant analysis was used to develop a model that could predict overall academic success with an accura... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390316 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212024&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002613%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes In today's fast paced, technologically sophisticated clinical environment new graduates are required to respond appropriately to a range of clinical situations using clinical skills to deliver safe and competent care to patients. The challenge for nurse education programs is to create and implement learning activities that enable learners to meet these clinical care requirements and develop their clinical skills. To do this, a range of teaching methods can be employed. One such method is the use of ‘gaming’ strategies. This paper discusses the educational application and use of gaming strategies in nursing education. It considers the theoretical underpinnings, the benefits and challenges to learning and proposes areas for consideration when using gaming strategies in nursing education ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212024 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5212024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390307&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002698%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: There may be deficits in the education provided to nursing students in this area. Teaching and learning preferences and strategies for improving some areas of teaching and learning have been identified and several areas for future research have been suggested. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390307 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390306&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002662%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes The objective of this study was to determine if a sample of Australian second year undergraduate nursing students, from the state of Victoria, could accurately calculate drug dosages and perform some basic mathematical calculations that would be required in the workplace.A descriptive survey collecting demographical data, attitudes towards drug calculation performance and basic mathematical and drug calculation questions was administered to the 52 undergraduate nurses who participated in the study.The average score was 56.1%. Interestingly 63.5% of the students denied any drug calculations issues. On average those who completed a minimum of year 12 mathematics, or who had entered the course directly from secondary education achieved scores over 50%. Of all the errors that occurred 36.0% we... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390306 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390292&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002650%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Nurse Practitioner education in Australia currently requires a post graduate qualification at masters level for endorsement by national registration bodies and entry into practice. This paper reviews the evidence and debate in America that saw the education of Nurse Practitioners advance to the doctoral level in 2004. Consideration will then be given to the similarities between the American and Australian context, in order to open the debate about whether it is timely for Australian universities to consider the need to advance Australia Nurse Practitioner education to the Doctor of Nursing Practice. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390292 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212036&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002637%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: In the United Kingdom (UK) simulation learning has been recognised in the form of a regulatory agreement that may replace hours from clinical practice. This integration has become an embedded feature of the pre-registration nursing programme at a University in the North of England, along with strategic investment in staff and simulation suites developed to underpin this curriculum change albeit in the absence of sparse empirical evidence, hence the rationale for the study which was designed to explore the relationship between simulation, theory and practice. The study features a thematic analysis of evaluation questionnaires from pre-registration student nurses (n=>500) collected over a 2year period which informed subsequent focus group interviews to explore the themes in more det... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212036 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5212036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022906&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002571%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes The past few decades have seen increasing emphasis on evidence-based health care and nursing practice. Doctorally prepared nurses have the potential to engage in research that can produce such evidence. However, it may take several years after gaining a doctorate to develop sufficiently sophisticated research skills to achieve this. According to doctoral education merely lays the foundations; it is in effect a basic research training (). It is now recognized that a period of post doctoral education is required to allow fledgling doctoral graduates to increase their repertoire of research skills (). (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022906 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5022906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390325&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002601%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Skill assessment is an enduring issue for nurses both in the nursing education and practice. Emphasis is placed upon assessment for the attainment of learning outcomes within courses of education, at the expense of skill maintenance and skill development within practice. The concept of “sustainable assessment” combines and encourages both ideas and the role of judgement in assessment is crucial to this. Within courses of nursing education, skill is invariably guided and eventually assessed by the aid of an expert in the field, a connoisseur who applies the judgement of the specialist and delivers the criticism of connoisseur in the form of feedback. This paper concludes that the utilisation of this feedback to develop the students' ability to help judge their own practice is c... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390325 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390313&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002595%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Learner participation and engagement has proven effective and essential across educational settings. Clickers, also known as classroom response systems (CRS), are widely used across disciplines, and their effectiveness has been demonstrated in higher education. However, few studies have been conducted on clicker use in nursing education. The purpose of this article is to examine the literature on how clickers can best be used to promote learner engagement among undergraduate nursing students and to better classroom education. This literature review addresses three key characteristics of clicker use in nursing, medical, pharmacy, and paramedic education found in fifteen empirical studies: interactivity and participation; satisfaction and learning outcomes; and formative assessment ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390313 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390291&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002625%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper addresses the imperative to address sustainability and climate change in nurse education. This will be done by outlining the socio-political and policy context and a discussion of a ‘triad’ of sustainability–climate change–health. However this is not about introducing new content. The form of education itself has to change and to address goals other than the transmission of skills and knowledge to prepare graduate nurses for a role in the NHS. Key concepts and propositions for a sustainability education within nursing will be outlined. This is offered in the spirit of stimulating argument and debate. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390291 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390315&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171000256X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: For several decades now the World Health Organization has indicated the need for a reorientation of the health services away from focusing solely on illness and disease to one that considers both disease prevention and health promotion. Successive publications that guide public health policy both nationally and internationally reiterate the need for health promotion and the principles of health for all to become integral to the fabric of health care delivery. The role of the nurse as health promoters is well recognized. However despite acknowledgement by professional nursing bodies and nurse educators that health promotion forms a central tenet of undergraduate nurse education curricula, there are varied approaches to teaching and learning and little formal evaluation of the conse... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390315 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390305&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002546%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The Leadership Orientation Program is designed to provide new nurse managers with the experience and support that assures them of a smooth transition from their current roles to being managers. The main objective of this study was to gain an understanding of the relationship that exists between a nursing preceptorship and a new nurse manager's competencies; it also attempted to establish a predictive model of leader competencies to improve the program.A descriptive cross-sectional research design and rigorous questionnaires were used in this study. Fifteen new nurse managers, 101 staff nurses, and 20 nurse administrators were recruited from those engaged in ongoing preceptorship.Over the course of the study statistically significant improvements in preceptorship were noted in both... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390305 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390288&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002583%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes I wanted to be a nurse teacher so badly. As a wistfully young clinician I loved working with students. I loved learning every aspect of my craft, art or practice—call it what you will. I loved the various aspects of scholarship that were unfolding for me as I discovered this wondrous iceberg called Nursing, where there forever seemed to be so much more below the surface than I could fathom. I loved the thinking, the discussions with colleagues and students, the questioning, the writing, the presenting and the “further studies.” (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390288 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4727650&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002674%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The aim of this short discussion paper is to engender debate about the downturn in intellectual standing of nursing courses in Australia, where entry standards to nursing courses, and pass marks are being lowered to cater to the needs of health services for pairs of hands. We give examples of indicators of declining standards and reference them to the state of nursing education in the United Kingdom. We hope for debate and argument, and critical discussion, that might lead to a reassessment of nursing education in both countries. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4727650 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4727650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390312&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002480%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper reviews the UK evidence in relation to support for disabled student nurses from admission to qualification. The review was undertaken with a view to informing the provision of more effective support for disabled student nurses both within university and clinical practice, focusing on students with learning difficulties, mental health problems and unseen disabilities such as diabetes as these are the most commonly reported categories of disability in the Nursing and Midwifery Admissions System (NMAS). Evidence is available that highlights barriers for disabled students and provides recommendations for support strategies; however, few papers actually discuss how effective these strategies are once in place. This review therefore recommends further research that considers ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390312 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390301&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002522%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: In clinical nursing courses, students are trained to identify the status of the target patients. The mastery of such ability and skills is very important since patients frequently need to be cared for immediately. In this pilot study, a repertory grid-oriented clinical mobile learning system is developed for a nursing training program. With the assistance of the mobile learning system, the nursing school students are able to learn in an authentic learning scenario, in which they can physically face the target patients, with the personal guidance and supplementary materials from the learning system to support them. To show the effectiveness of this innovative approach, an experiment has been conducted on the “respiratory system” unit of a nursing course. The experimental result... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390301 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5390301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4297538&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002261%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4297538 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:08:19 +0100 4297538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390300&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002510%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: A new framework for critiquing health-related research is presented in this article. More commonly used existing frameworks tend to have been formulated within the quantitative research paradigm. While frameworks for critiquing qualitative research exist, they are often complex and more suited to the needs of students engaged in advanced levels of study. The framework presented in this article addresses both quantitative and qualitative research within one list of questions. It is argued that this assists the ‘novice’ student of nursing and health-related research with learning about the two approaches to research by giving consideration to aspects of the research process that are common to both approaches and also that differ between quantitative and qualitative research. (So... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390300 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390296&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002479%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study utilizes two questionnaires to respectively survey the nurses' Internet self-efficacy and their attitudes toward web-based continuing learning. In particular, the Internet Self-efficacy Survey includes two scales: ‘Basic self-efficacy’ (the perceived confidence of using basic Internet functions, such as the confidence in using a web browser or searching for online information) and ‘Advanced self-efficacy’ (the perceived confidence of using advanced Internet functions, such as the confidence in online discussion or making online payments).Results and findings: Exploratory factor analyses indicated adequate reliability and validity of the two questionnaires. The regression analyses revealed that both nurses' basic and advanced Internet self-efficacy can positively explain ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390296 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390304&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002492%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: The innovative design of the course moved the focus from student-centered learning to learning by contributing to health care. Working in a real world context, the content of the students' efforts and the skills they developed not only met course requirements, but were also aligned with the needs of the wards. This contribution was valued by the students and the RNs which enhanced students' feelings of self-confidence. Further research lies in testing the model in other contexts. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390304 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390290&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002509%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The main objective of this study was to identify the best predictors for student achievements (Undergraduate Grade Point Average (UGPA)) in their first year in an undergraduate nursing programme.Data were acquired from the Tracking Project database which is held by the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland. The data (n=134) included information on student demographics, final year secondary school achievements (National Certificate of Educational Achievement Grade Point Average (NCEAGPA) & NCEA Credits), university admission ranking scores, and achievements in first year in the undergraduate nursing programme (UGPA). Linear regression models were used to identify the best predictors for first year students' UGPA in the nursing programme.The regression... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390290 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4466765&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002443%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes The publication of this book, which was conceived nearly 100years ago, has been greatly anticipated by Jungians the world over. It is considered to be the foundation work of Jung's psychology from which he developed his many subsequent theories. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4466765 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4466765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390324&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002467%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study offers guidelines for new nurse-training programs and continuing nursing education in clinical practice. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390324 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390294&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002418%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study investigates students’ opinions about the feasibility of using Virtual Patients (VPs) for assessing CR in nursing education. VPs were introduced as an assessment tool in three different nursing courses at two universities, comprising 77 students in total. Students' overall acceptance of this assessment tool, including its applicability to the practise of nursing and the potential of VP-based assessment as a learning experience, were investigated using questionnaires. Course directors used the Web-SP system to assess students' interactions with VPs and their answers regarding diagnoses, caring procedures and their justifications.Students' found the VP cases to be realistic and engaging, and indicate a high level of acceptance for this assessment method. In addition, the student... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390294 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390302&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002364%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Despite the fact that spiritual care is an essential part of nursing care according to many nursing definitions, it appears to be quite different in practice. A spirituality training for nurses may be necessary to give spiritual care the attention it deserves. In a trial a pre-tested “spirituality and nursing care” training was provided to nurses from four different nursing wards in a non-academic, urban hospital. Prior to the training and six weeks after the training, nurses and all patients were asked to fill up a questionnaire. In addition, the number of referrals from nurses to the chaplaincy was examined. Compared to before (n=44 patients), after the training (n=31), the patients from the intervention wards experienced more receptiveness and support when asking questions ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390302 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583758&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002455%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The IPASVI Rome Nursing Board–Centre of Excellence–began the project of building a free accessed database, Ilisi®, where the main Italian nursing and health-related journals could be consulted (including the few peer reviewed, at international level, Italian journals of nursing). Today, it includes the abstracts of more than 2700 articles from 2004 of about 25 Italian journals of nursing and/or related to nursing disciplines. The Ilisi® project has got with Thisi–Italian thesaurus of nursing science–a controlled vocabulary specifically built for nursing science, its tool of feasibility. This project was developed to foster nursing scholarship in Italy and to offer a free controlled database for all stakeholders (students, nurses, other health professionals, and scholars)... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583758 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583753&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002340%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Cognitive modeling of competencies is important to facilitate learning and evaluation. Clinical nursing leadership is considered a competency, as it is a “complex know–act” that students and nurses develop for the quality of care of patients and their families. Previous research on clinical leadership describes the attributes and characteristics of leaders and leadership, but, to our knowledge, a cognitive learning model (CLM) has yet to be developed. The purpose of our research was to develop a CLM of the clinical nursing leadership competency, from the beginning of a nursing program to expertise. An interpretative phenomenological study design was used 1) to document the experience of learning and practicing clinical leadership, and 2) to identify critical-learning turning... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583753 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390303&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002406%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study examines the mentorship experiences of psychiatric nurses. Personal accounts of 27 psychiatric nurses were analyzed using qualitative methodology. Results of the study shed light on the role of mentorship in facilitating the socialization of psychiatric nurses and revealed the main aspects involved in this process. Four themes experienced by mentees during the mentoring process are the key to its success. These are: becoming acquaintances, developing bond, feeling being included and obtaining affirmation. These themes were found to be progressive in terms of mentees' degree of connection with their mentors and their involvement in the nursing profession. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390303 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390309&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171000239X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: The study highlights the importance of a supportive clinical learning environment that places emphasis on effective two-way communication. A thorough understanding of students’ perceptions of their clinical learning environments is essential. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390309 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390295&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171000242X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Clinical learning experiences have always been considered a hallmark of nursing education. Introduced in 2004, the ten-week paid internship is a fourth year summer course offered to select students who have demonstrated strong academic and clinical performance. The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a study designed to explore student and staff perceptions about extrinsic factors that promote or impede learning during a nursing internship course. A descriptive exploratory design was used to conduct this research. Findings have been grouped into two main themes: extrinsic factors that promote interns' learning and extrinsic factors that impede interns' learning. The sub-themes under extrinsic factors that promote interns' learning are: staff making themselves availa... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390295 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390308&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002315%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This project investigated nursing students' perceptions of and performance in a de-contextualised diagnostic maths paper (i.e. questions only) and a contextualised diagnostic maths paper (i.e. visual pictures along with questions). Sampling was purposive, the criteria being that participants would be from the population of student nurses (n=700) in their second year, of a three-year Bachelor of Nursing course, undertaking a Unit ‘Medical–Surgical Nursing 1’ (MSN1) at one of four campuses across the University of Western Sydney (UWS), NSW, Australia. The numerical test scores for both papers were analysed with the assistance of SPSS software and a Professional Development Officer. The survey data were analysed manually and thematically by the researcher. There was a substanti... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390308 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4727664&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001450%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper explores positive practice change in nursing and health care practice following continuing professional development (CPD). It is derived from a commissioned evaluation study within the United Kingdom (UK). Evaluation data was gathered using semi structured discussions with CPD participants, a convenience sample of line managers and University module leaders. Findings suggest that professional peer attitudes and support, when harnessed effectively in the practice setting, strongly enhance positive change. Conversely a lack of engagement with practice peers, a lack of strategic support and not knowing how to access support hinder change. The study found that learning need was often explored through personal development planning and appraisal, however there was little syst... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4727664 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4727664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583751&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002339%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Under globalization, nurse migration has become an increasingly widespread phenomenon. One factor motivating it might be nurses' perception of the profession's image. The purpose of this study was to examine the connection between Israeli working nurses' and student nurses' perceptions of nursing's professional image and their intention to emigrate. One hundred thirty-two nurses and students participated in this cross-sectional study, the data collected by means of a structured questionnaire.Fifty-five percent of the sample were considering emigration or definitely intended to emigrate. Significantly more participants under the age of 35 were considering or had decided to emigrate than older participants. No statistically significant correlation was found between intention to migr... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583751 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5390314&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002431%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Tests of statistical significance are ubiquitous in the nursing and medical literature, and yet they are widely misunderstood and misinterpreted. This paper discusses this, with particular reference to null hypothesis significance testing and the associated p-value. It concludes that the assumptions behind these tests are too stringent for most undergraduate nursing students, and this, alongside the poor understanding of their meaning means that their teaching should have a limited place in the curriculum, which should instead concentrate upon exploratory analysis and understanding measures of effect. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5390314 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5390314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022912&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002200%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study uses concept mapping and participant interviews to explore how differing professional viewpoints and levels of knowledge held by social workers and mental health nurses affect perceptions of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) role during an interprofessional training programme. The results suggest that social workers entering the programme had a greater understanding of the role in comparison to mental health nurses; however, on completion of the programme, both professional groups demonstrated similar levels of learning. The study challenges assumptions that nurses may be inherently disadvantaged by their professional background in terms of learning about a role that is traditionally associated with social work practice. Study participants valued the concept mapping... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022912 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583750&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002327%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Considering the dearth of professional nurses in South Africa today, and the fact that postgraduate nursing education can contribute towards enhancing the competences of those in the profession, I shall examine some of the challenges faced by a group of previously enrolled postgraduate nursing students which resulted in their non-completion of a formal qualification.The focus of this investigation was a 2008 cohort of students that did not complete their non-clinical postgraduate diplomas at the institution where I work. Of the 29 students who did not complete their studies, I have selected a group of 8 students through a purposive non-random sample with the objective to ascertain some of the reasons for them not completing their diploma. My aim was to examine some of the reasons ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583750 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022915&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001942%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study reports that the use of mobile technology for skill acquisition is creative and innovative, placing learning firmly in the hands of the learner. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022915 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583760&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002376%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: Responsibility for leading and managing nursing education requires a framework to engage the support of the clinical and academic partners. Implementation of partnership frameworks is critical to ensuring responsiveness of nursing and midwifery education to students' learning and patient care. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583760 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583756&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002388%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: In conjunction with the introduction of the Bologna process in Sweden, specialist nursing education programmes were moved up to the second cycle of higher education with the opportunity to take a one-year master's degree, which also meant that students would undertake a degree project carrying 15 ECTS. The purpose of this study was to examine the introduction of postgraduate degree projects on the second-cycle level into Swedish specialist nursing programmes in accordance with the Bologna process. Five universities were involved and the study design took the form of action research. Problem formulation, planning, evaluation and follow-up with reflection led to new actions over a period of 2 1/2years. Through a review of local curriculum documents, the implementation of a postgradu... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583756 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022925&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002182%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Health professionals, particularly nurses, continue to struggle with the expanding role of genetics information in the care of their patients. This paper describes an evaluation study of the effectiveness of a hybrid basic genetics course for healthcare professionals combining web-based learning with traditional face-to-face instructional techniques. A multidisciplinary group from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) created “Basic Genetics Education for Healthcare Providers” (BGEHCP). This program combined 7 web-based self-education modules with monthly traditional face-to-face lectures by genetics experts. The course was pilot tested by 186 healthcare providers from various disciplines with 69% (n=129) of the class registrants enrolling in a pre–post evaluation trial. O... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022925 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022924&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002169%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: This article has generated a previously unknown material related to the experiences of the early undergraduate nurses at Edinburgh. For example, the respondents did not feel that the course was too difficult and it appears that the University was accepting nursing as an academic subject. The additional qualitative data provided by the respondents has offered potential for further study. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022924 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022911&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002194%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study offers an original analysis of how community nurse practice teachers learn to enact their role. A constructivist grounded theory approach was applied to a study of thirty community nurse practice teachers. Practice teachers were interviewed using a lightly structured interview approach following ethical approval. The study found that practice teachers considered relationships and nurturance to be of central importance. This led to emphasis being placed on providing experience for students and formative assessment. A number of key differences between the way novice and experienced practice teachers saw themselves functioning were discovered. These differences were theorised to explain the finding that novice practice teachers were much more likely to identify students as experien... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022911 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022910&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002170%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The purpose of this study was to research teachers' experiences of the English-Language-Taught Degree Programs in the health care sector of Finnish polytechnics. More specifically, the focus was on teachers' experiences of teaching methods and clinical practice. The data were collected from eighteen teachers in six polytechnics through focus group interviews. Content analysis was used to analyse the data.The results suggested that despite the positive interaction between students and teachers, choosing appropriate teaching methods provided a challenge for teachers, due to cultural diversity of students as well as to the use of a foreign language in tuition. Due to students' language-related difficulties, clinical practice was found to be the biggest challenge in the educational pr... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022910 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4297558&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710000791%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: Self-reported student attrition was prevalent in the sample studied. Students ranked faculty support as the top influence to graduate and work as a nurse after graduation. The finding that family/peers had negative influence on students' intent to graduate requires further exploration. Provision of strong, continuous support to faculty members by the school administration seems the best, but not the only counter attack against student attrition. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4297558 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4297558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4297541&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002303%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This is my first editorial since being appointed Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Education Today. I am honoured to be taking up this prestigious role especially as I first published in the journal at the beginning of my academic career (). I never envisaged that one day I would be in this position of being able to promote the scholarship of others in the same way. I would like to thank the Elsevier team for appointing me and for their enthusiasm and commitment to publishing high quality journals such as Nurse Education Today. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4297541 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4297541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022922&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171000208X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The goal of the present study was to determine how well selected essential knowledge elements and practice indicators from the Essential Nursing Competencies and Curricula Guidelines in Genetics and Genomics (Essentials) were being achieved. A cross-sectional survey design was used. Eligible participants were recruited from a convenience sample of attendees at a national nursing conference in October 2008. Of the 200 surveys distributed, 47 usable surveys (24%) were returned. The majority of respondents were current nursing faculty (45.7%). Only 36% of all respondents had read the Essentials document. Less than 30% of respondents had attended any recent genetic/genomic content continuing education. There were significant associations between having read the Essentials document and... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022922 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022920&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002042%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The growth of accelerated graduate entry nursing programs has challenged traditional approaches to teaching and learning. To date, limited research has been undertaken in the role of learning preferences, language proficiency and academic performance in accelerated programs. Sixty-two first year accelerated graduate entry nursing students, in a single cohort at a university in the western region of Sydney, Australia, were surveyed to assess their learning preference using the Visual, Aural, Read/write and Kinaesthetic (VARK) learning preference questionnaire, together with sociodemographic data, English language acculturation and perceived academic control. Six months following course commencement, the participant's grade point average (GPA) was studied as a measurement of academi... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022920 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583749&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002054%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: Access to adequate ICT and the necessary training opportunities influences new graduates' work satisfaction and their future employment decisions. The ability to effectively use information and communication technology was viewed as essential to the provision of quality patient care. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583749 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583747&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002108%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions were that the Australian nurse teacher competencies (1996) were reflective of the current generic roles of nurse teachers however some of the competencies needed reframing to meet the current needs of nurse teachers. However, changes needed to be made in areas such as reducing complex language, inclusion of technology, and cultural competencies. Nurse teachers were supportive of the research because they valued the teacher competencies for reflection on their practice and the development of portfolios, job descriptions and performance appraisals. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583747 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022923&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002157%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: Students are often silenced in clinical practice, but to overcome this they negotiate situations in an attempt to be heard. This paper provides new insight into the means by which nursing students can be supported to avoid the exit option, in favour of exercising voice. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022923 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583755&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002121%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The purpose of this study was to foster teamwork and critical thinking behaviors in baccalaureate nursing students using a collaborative testing environment. Collaborative testing affords the nurse educator a unique opportunity to actively influence the development of critical thinking skills directly influencing the nursing student's ability to solve complex patient problems. Using a quasi-experimental approach exam scores from students in prior semesters were compared to students in several semesters using collaborative testing in one undergraduate course taught by the same faculty. In the experimental group collaborative testing was used in the two unit examinations, while the final examination remained individual. For collaborative testing the students were grouped by random a... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583755 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212029&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002133%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper explores our experiences in implementing and using high-fidelity simulation (HFS) over the last three years, in the context of the results of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) health 2006 simulation survey, which explored the use of simulation across Canada in professional health education. Considerations for the practical implementation of simulation based on evaluations at the University of British Columbia School of Nursing are discussed. The rapid increase in the uptake of simulation-based education in Canada is due in large part to the belief that these techniques offer a safe environment for learners to improve competence. Students and teachers have identified positive learning experiences with high-fidelity simulation, particularly with respec... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212029 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5212029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212025&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002145%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Simulated learning in a clinical skills centre has become more popular within undergraduate nursing education and is increasingly used to teach and assess clinical skill acquisition. Current literature suggests that there is some validity in teaching psychomotor skills in a designated simulated clinical skills centre, whilst other sources still question its value in terms of experience. Such contradictions demand further exploration and appraisal of the current literature.The findings show that simulated learning in a clinical skills laboratory is reported to increase student confidence and prepares students for real clinical setting, however, this acquisition of skill is often achieved at different rates by different students. A standardised approach to simulated learning in nurs... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212025 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5212025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022921&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002066%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusions: Further research on this issue is needed to try to understand the forces acting on our nursing staff in order to ensure appropriate care for PLHIV. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022921 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4887256&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171000184X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: First clinical exposures are stressful situations for nursing students, especially, when practicing on the labour ward. The purpose of this study was to develop intrapartum nursing care web-based learning to facilitate students' acquisition of conceptual knowledge and performance skills. This web-based learning unit integrated the 5E-model and information technology with the lecture content. Eighty four nursing students were recruited in the study. The control group received traditional teaching, while the experimental group was supplemented with the web-based learning unit on intrapartum nursing care. The results showed that the students in the experimental group had significant higher scores in conceptual knowledge and performance skill. The students also had significant lower s... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4887256 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4887256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583757&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001826%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper reports the findings of a phenomenographic study which sought to identify the different ways in which patient digital stories influence students' professional learning. Patient digital stories are short multimedia presentations that combine personal narratives, images and music to create a unique and often emotional story of a patients' experience of health care. While these are increasingly used in professional education little is known about how and what students learn through engagement with patient digital stories. Drawing upon interviews with 20 students within a pre-registration nursing programme in the UK, the study identifies four qualitatively different ways in which students approach and make sense of patient digital stories with implications for learning and ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583757 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583754&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002078%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper presents the initial research results of mentorship in Flanders, Belgium. A validated questionnaire has been used as well as a semi-structured interview, to investigate perceived characteristics, advantages and drawbacks of mentorship, as well as practical aspects in mentoring education. The questionnaire has been validated for the Dutch language. The response rate of 62% has been rather high.The ability to give feedback, experience, availability of time and a positive attitude were the elements considered important for mentors. In spite of workload, lack of time and drawbacks such as adverse effects on the team work on the ward, transferring of enthusiasm onto students was still possible. Benefits for mentors were immaterial and included closer follow-up of new develop... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583754 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583748&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001991%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study used a qualitative explorative approach to gain rich in-depth data. Eleven culturally and linguistically diverse students, three clinical facilitators, and four academic staff participated in focus group interviews. Four major themes emerged: level of English language competence, feelings of isolation, limited opportunities for learning, and inadequate university support. The issues we identified led to a meaningful discussion of the political, financial, social and intercultural context that they are entrapped in. This paper provides educators, clinicians, policy makers and researchers with an insight where and how they commence to break the trap and highlights, the need for further research into the perspectives of Australian students’ who study and socialise with their inte... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583748 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4297540&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002236%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4297540 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4297540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4297539&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002224%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4297539 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4297539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022919&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002005%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The drift towards competency based nurse interventions has seen a growth in concern regarding the most appropriate methods of assessment of such competencies. Nurse educators and practitioners alike are struggling with the concept of measuring the performance of nursing skills; due to an uneasy relationship between competence, capability, intuition and expertise. Different currencies of value may be ascribed to the assessment of nursing practice, resulting in the use of subjective judgements together with the development of assessment criteria which have different weightings, depending on the values of the assessor.Within the performing arts, students' practice performance is also assessed, with seemingly many similarities between applying value to performance in dance or theatre ... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022919 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022917&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001978%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Aboriginal nursing students face numerous challenges in North American nursing educational programs, as reflected in the relatively high attrition rate of these students. In this paper, the authors argue that nurse educators need to create more culturally relevant curriculum and instructional approaches for Aboriginal students. Such approaches would help nursing educators to ensure that current aboriginal nursing programs—which are largely assimilative in nature—can be more successful and transformative in nature. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022917 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022916&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001954%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: This paper describes the conceptual design and testing of an Interactive Computerised Decision Support Framework (ICDSF) which was constructed to enable student nurses to “think like a nurse.” The ICDSF was based on a model of clinical reasoning. Teaching student nurses to reason clinically is important as poor clinical reasoning skills can lead to “failure-to rescue” of deteriorating patients. The framework of the ICDSF was based on nursing concepts to encourage deep learning and transferability of knowledge. The principles of active student participation, situated cognition to solve problems, authenticity, and cognitive rehearsal were used to develop the ICDSF. The ICDSF was designed in such a way that students moved through it in a step-wise fashion and were required to... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022916 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583752&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171000211X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Preceptorship/mentorship is designed to socialize students into the nursing profession, promote their confidence/competence and foster their critical thinking ability. In today's global context, opportunities exist for local, rural, national and international student placements which provide exciting and mutually rewarding preceptorship experiences. Despite the recognized value of those involved in preceptorship/mentorship, however, little progress has been made regarding the development of an infrastructure that effectively supports their ongoing education. This project, piloted from October 2008 to February 2009, leveraged our established research and teaching experience in preceptorship with technologies that allowed us to create an accessible and engaging e-learning space desi... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583752 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022909&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002091%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion: The preceptor role is associated with many factors, including perceived burden, which affects their willingness to work with students. The findings demonstrated that service learning is an effective teaching strategy in the CHN nursing students' learning by fostering the preceptors' benefits, rewards, support, and commitment to the role. (Source: Nurse Education Today) Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022909 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5212028&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001966%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Simulation is increasingly referred to in the nursing literature and its use in healthcare has developed dramatically over the past decade. Whilst the concept of simulation is not new, there is now a greater emphasis on its use in nurse education (Murray et al., 2008). The purpose of this article is to develop understanding and define the concept of simulated learning as a strategy used in the education of undergraduate nursing students. The analysis outlined in this paper was guided by a systematic process of studying a concept presented by Walker and Avant (2005). The analysis sought to identify how the concept of simulation is interpreted in the existing literature printed in English and retrieved from databases (Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, and Cochrane Library), internet search e... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5212028 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 5212028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022918&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS026069171000198X%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: The judicious selection of nursing school applicants is important, and universities are increasingly incorporating non-academic criteria into their admission processes. We undertook a retrospective, correlational study of the predictive utility of an admissions process for nursing students’ “in-program” success. The sample consisted of all 249 students admitted to a Canadian accelerated baccalaureate nursing program over a four-year study period. The students’ arithmetic mean grade for six nursing courses (both theoretical and clinical) and their final grade point average (GPA) at graduation were the outcome measures of student success. The predictor variables included the applicants’ demographic characteristics (e.g., age, gender, ethnic minority status, and previous ed... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022918 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022908&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710002017%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Globalization is a trend in higher education and is judged to be essential to quality; however, there is a lack of publications on the outcome of lecturers' exchange. The aim of this study was to describe lecturers' experiences of participating in an international exchange. Twenty-six lecturers who had taken part in an exchange were invited to participate through writing a narrative. Data was analyzed with a qualitative method, and five categories emerged: Preparation and timing, challenges in teaching, demanding but worthwhile, broadening perspective and expanding network. The overall result showed that participating lecturers judged their international exchange to be a positive experience that had resulted in personal as well as professional development. However, a successful ex... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022908 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4887255&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001838%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Abstract: Narrative pedagogy has the power to explore issues in a way that expository teaching cannot match. , for example, point out that fiction has much to offer in focusing creatively on issues, exploring subtleties and discussing related emotional dynamics. But they comment that in nurse education fiction is ‘a relatively untapped’ (though valuable) resource for teaching.‘Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Plagiarised Paper’ is a fictional account that responds to Moon and Fowler’s challenge. It explores a controversial issue – student plagiarism. The narrative sets the discussion in a fictional context – an interaction between fictional characters and a real character. It explores difficulties that novice writers have in avoiding plagiarism. It debates how teachers may... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4887255 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4887255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4583746&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001930%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes It is a widely acknowledged fact that the academic nursing workforce is aging and dwindling and in need of replenishment (). This concern has been the driving force behind a number of reviews and taskforces internationally, resulting in a number of reports and recommendations which seek to provide nationally coherent strategies related to nursing and academic nursing workforces (). Many of these strategies focus on encouraging nurses into research careers, largely because university and government priorities dictate this direction. It is our contention however, that an overemphasis on fitting nursing schools too slavishly into the ‘traditional’ forms and structures of academic research has proven, and will continue to prove, problematic for the replenishment of the nursing academic wor... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4583746 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4583746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022914&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001863%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: A descriptive study was conducted with 28 nursing students in Macao and 23 nursing students in Shanghai to explore students’ views on the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL). The PBL Evaluation Questionnaire was used. It used a 20-item self-report Likert scale with a 5-point response choice (1=ineffective and 5=very effective). The value of the content validity index tested by five experts was determined as one and the internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.90. The test–retest reliability with a two-week internal check was 0.89. Two open-ended questions were asked to determine students’ comments on the positive and negative features of PBL. The response rate was 100%. Overall, students considered PBL to be moderately effective with a mean of 3.58 (S.D.=0.52)... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022914 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5022913&cid=s_36838_27_f&fid=36838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nurseeducationtoday.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS0260691710001851%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Summary: Nurses and other health professionals are required to demonstrate broad levels of expertise and service to ensure quality patient-centred health care. Interprofessional practice aligned with interprofessional education (IPE) has been promoted as a vehicle to promote broad levels of expertise. However, challenges remain for universities and other higher education institutions to successfully provide IPE opportunities for students. This paper presents perceptions of academic staff towards IPE from one Australian multi-campus health faculty. Perceptions were collected using interviews and two workshops. Findings are themed under the categories of faculty barriers, industry challenges and future opportunities. The perceptions of one health faculty regarding the fundamental factors req... Nurse Education Today journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5022913 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 5022913