Prospective Nursing Students Research Articles

A call to reform undergraduate nursing clinical placements

A call to reform undergraduate nursing clinical placements

Use of Motivational Strategies in Teaching-Learning Process Among Nurse Educators in Nursing Programmes in Selected States of the South-East, Nigeria

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that determined the use of motivational strategies in teaching-learning process among Nurse Educators in nursing programmes in selected states of the Southeast, Nigeria. Population for the study was 112 nurse educators in Schools and Departments of nursing in the Southeast Nigeria. Investigators’-developed questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated for contents and tested for internal consistency through a pilot test and data generated were analyzed using Crombach’s Alpha which yielded reliability index of 0.813. Ethical approval from the Research and Ethics Committee of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Anambra State. Data generation was through one-on-one administration of the instrument to the participants. Statistical hypotheses were tested using one-way ANOVA at Confidence Interval of 95%. Study revealed that 97.2% of the Nurse Educators apply motivational strategies inteaching-learning process out of which 96.1% indicated “developing lessons that engage students in learning”. Majority of them (94.2%) indicated “establishing an environment that is safe from physical and emotional harm”. Study showed that “supporting learning and future goals” were indicated by the Nurse Educators (x=3.59, SD=0.52) as a key approach to the application of motivational strategies. Study also revealed that there was no significant difference in the use of motivational strategies between male and female Nurse Educators (t_(105,.025)=.366, p>.05). Further still, there is no significant difference in the use of motivational strategies when analyzed according to teaching experience (F=1.034, p>.05). The researchers recommend full participation of the Nurse Educators at the point of selection of prospective nursing students to ensure that the best brains with readiness to learn are admitted into nursing programme.

How inclusive are we, really?

Research has revealed that nurses and nursing students with disabilities experience discrimination. There are relatively few nurses with obvious physical disabilities working in clinical settings. Misconceptions abound regarding what a nurse with a disability can do. The focus tends to be on disability rather than ability. Similarly, prospective nursing students with disabilities are viewed with apprehension and caution. The overriding concern regarding nurses and nursing students with disabilities is that they will jeopardize patient safety. Nurse educators worry that students will not be able to complete the required skills and often confuse essential functions of nursing work with the academic standards required to graduate successfully. This article proposes that based on the research, we are not truly inclusive of nurses or nursing students with disabilities.

Exploring the Influence of Safety Perception and Safety Control on Clinical Performance Ability and Self Confidence in Patient Safety in Korean Nursing Students

Background/Objectives: This study aims to explore the effect of increased awareness of safety perception and safety control in providing self confidence in patient safety and clinical trials for Korean nursing students.Method/Statistical Analysis: The data were gathered using several questionnaires that were surveyed by 309 students located in C,I,J cities who gaved their permission to participate in this study. To identify the correlations among clinical performance ability, self confidence in patient safety, safety perception and safety control, SPSS 20.0 correlation program was used. We applied descriptive statistics, which include t-test, analysis of variance(ANOVA_Scheffe), Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis, and multiple-regression analysis.Findings: There was a statistically significant positive correlation among safety perception, safety control, self confidence in patient safety and clinical performance ability. The regression model explained approximately 54.0% of self confidence in patient safety. Meanwhile, safety perception(p<.001), safety control(p<.001), experience of incident(p<.001), academic record(Less 3.0)(p=.008), clinical performance ability(p=.008), and major satisfaction(Satisfaction)(p=.045) were determined to influence factors on self confidence in patient safety. The multiple-regression analysis model explained approximately 53.0% of clinical performance ability. Furthermore,safety control(p<.001), major satisfaction(Moderate)(p<.001), safety perception(p=.012), self confidence in patient safety (p=.012), and academic record(3.0-3.5)(p=.019) were determined to be influencing factors on clinical performance ability.Improvements/Applications: The results are anticipated to be utilized as a reference basis for devising strategy for self confidence in patient safety and clinical performance ability for prospective nursing students.

School Counselors' Perceptions of Necessary Attributes of Middle and High School Students Interested in a Career in Nursing.

The focus of this study was to examine which attributes school counselors perceive as necessary for middle and high school students interested in a career in nursing. School counselors play a pivotal role in secondary students' career development but were found to have limited knowledge about the need for increased academic rigor in nursing. A national sample of 204 school counselors responded to a web-based survey that examined perceptions of necessary attributes of prospective nursing students. This is the first national study to identify school counselors' perceived attributes of prospective nursing students. Results included trustworthiness and caring; academic attributes ranked lower. School counselors in this study perceived nursing as a caring profession but not necessarily an academic one. Early intervention in middle school may alter preconceived images of nursing as exclusively female and caring but also as a profession that requires much academic preparation.

INFORMACIÓN DE LA ESCUELA DE ENFERMERÍA DE PRELICENCIATURA PREVIO ACCESIBLE: UN CALIDAD PROYECTO DE MEJORIA UTILIZANDO CONOCIMIENTOS AL MARCO DE ACCIÓN

In response to the projected nursing shortage, Florida law makers made modifications to the law in 2009 that changed the Board of Nursing’s approval and monitoring process for nursing education programs. As a result, the number of approved nursing programs in Florida increased from 171 to 350 (105%) which resulted in the proliferation of poor nursing programs with low graduation and NCLEX pass rates. Prospective students are challenged to distinguish reputable nursing programs from problematic institutions. The purpose of this project was to create a centralized web-based platform and evaluate the ability of the platform to increase knowledge in prospective nursing students, regarding credible nursing programs. The project was implemented using the Knowledge to Action Frame Work. To test the effectiveness and knowledge gain, twenty seven prospective nursing students agreed to examine all components of the website. Based on the analysis, post questionnaire scores were overall higher than pre-questionnaire scores which showed an increase in knowledge. In the future, the project could expand to include free online classes such as, medical terminology, medical error, and staying healthy through nursing school. Key words: , , , , , .

Challenging nurse student selection policy: Using a lifeworld approach to explore the link between care experience and student values.

AimThis study uses a lifeworld perspective to explore beginning students’ values about nursing. Internationally, increasing care demand, a focus on targets and evidence of dehumanized care cultures have resulted in scrutiny of practitioner values. In England, selection policy dictates that prospective nursing students demonstrate person‐centred values and care work experience. However, there is limited recent evidence exploring values at programme commencement or the effect of care experience on values.DesignMixed method study.MethodsA total of 161 undergraduate nursing students were recruited in 2013 from one English university. Thematic content analysis and frequency distribution to reveal descriptive statistics were used.ResultsStatistical analysis indicated that most of the values identified in student responses were not significantly affected by paid care experience. Five themes were identified: How I want care to be; Making a difference; The value of learning; Perceived characteristics of a nurse; and Respecting our humanity. Students readily drew on their experience of living to identify person‐centred values about nursing.

High demand for nursing places after A-level results.

University hotlines were inundated with calls from prospective nursing students after school leavers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their A-level results.

Mind the training gap

The FRANCIs report highlighted that although most of the cases of poor care at Mid staffordshire Nhs Foundation Trust involved frail, older people, help was not sought from specialists in older people’s medicine. In March, a house of Lords committee said the government was ‘woefully’ unprepared to deal with an ageing population. Now we have health secretary Jeremy hunt’s panacea: plans to make prospective nursing students work as healthcare assistants for up to a year. This picture suggests that caring for frail, older people is basic and requires no expertise. It loses sight of the fact that, increasingly, this population is the core business of today’s Nhs in secondary care and in the community. It declares that they are an unwelcome burden who must be kept away from expensive kit in shiny, acute hospitals described by head of Nhs england sir David Nicholson as ‘very bad places’ for frail, older people. It suggests that rather than fixing the system we should be content merely to keep older people out of hospitals. Nhs trusts and health boards across the UK are examining their governance procedures in the light of the Francis report, but few seem to be considering how they care for old and frail patients in any systematic way. An opportunity is being missed. Those of us who have a passion for medicine of old age need to ensure that policymakers are aware that caring for older people is not basic. It will not be fixed with empathy and attention to dignity, although that would help. Older people’s health needs are complicated and they require a well-trained workforce.

Readers panel - Getting the basics right first

Should prospective nursing students have to work as HCAs before starting nurse training?

The Student Nurse HandbookThe Student Nurse Handbook

This new handbook gives an insight into what a nurse is, nurse training and what to expect from a nursing degree. It begins with the basics: why choose a particular field of nursing and how do students’ perceptions of nursing change with experience? These are particularly relevant for prospective nursing students. What sets this book apart from similar titles is its emphasis on presenting the voices and opinions of today’s students. Each section begins with quotes from students from adult, child, mental health and learning disability strands. This helps to give students an insight into all aspects of nursing. Comments in the section on support systems while on placement reveal how such help varies between different trusts and universities. The layout is comprehensive and concise, with a wealth of up-to-date information. This handbook covers all the main aspects of a nursing degree, from the initial decision to be a nurse, through to learning styles and placements, and the transition to becoming a registered nurse.

Universities begin trials of personality tests aimed at improving student selection process.

Five universities are piloting personality tests in their admissions processes for prospective nursing students.

Prospective nursing students tested for emotional intelligence

Prospective nursing students tested for emotional intelligence

Prospective nursing students tested for emotional intelligence

Candidates for a nursing degree course are undergoing a series of emotional intelligence tests as part of a university’s selection process.

Guidance Counselors’ Ratings of Important Attributes for Registered Nurses and Prospective Nursing Students: A Comparison of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Career Counselors

Perceptions of counselors from Hispanic serving high schools regarding professional nursing as a career have received limited study. A cross-sectional descriptive study of a convenience sample of 55 guidance counselors from Hispanic serving institutions identified the number of requests/referrals to nursing programs and perceptions of prospective nursing student and registered nurse attributes. Hispanic counselors rated caring and professional leadership skills higher than did White non-Hispanic counselors. Recommendations for academic nursing and counselor partnerships are provided.

Numeracy competence requirements for admission to undergraduate degree programmes: a case study of a programme to prepare pre‐registration nursing student candidates for a numeracy entrance test

Some undergraduate programmes require evidence of baseline numeracy skills as a condition of entry. With a widened entry gate into higher education and a recognised ‘mathematics problem’ in society, students wishing to enrol onto degree programmes that require evidence of numeracy often find it difficult to provide such evidence. Numeracy skills of pre‐registration nursing students are an issue of particular concern. Some undergraduate nursing programmes require prospective students who are applying for places to undertake a numeracy entrance test as part of the selection process. Evidence from numeracy selection tests conducted at one university indicated that many applicants struggled to demonstrate competence in basic numerical concepts. On the basis of this evidence, the School of Nursing at Kingston University/St George’s University of London (KU/SGUL), in partnership with Merton College of Further Education, designed and delivered an innovative pre‐entrance test numeracy development programme for prospective nursing students. The programme, ‘Making Friends with Numbers’, was delivered to two groups. There is little evidence in the literature that this type of support is offered to students who fail to demonstrate the minimum numeracy requirement for entry. A case‐study evaluation study was undertaken to measure the effectiveness of the numeracy programme. Results showed that the programme had short‐ and medium‐term success in helping students to prepare for the numeracy entrance test and developed students’ confidence and self‐esteem in relation to their numerical ability. The findings will be of relevance to all professionally orientated programmes where numeracy is important.

A course for prospective nursing students.

A course for prospective nursing students.

CHANGES IN NURSING STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES AND WORK PREFERENCES AFTER A GERONTOLOGY CURRICULUM

Changes in nursing students’ perceptions of and preferences for working with the elderly population after completion of a bachelor's program in nursing science were examined. Students (N = 45) officially entered the nursing program in the first semester of their junior year. The curriculum involved a wide range of clinical experiences and geriatric information. In a pre‐/ post‐test design, the Perceptions of Aging and Elderly Inventory (PAEI) and the Elderly Patient Care Inventory (EPCI) were used to measure program impact. A paired t test of pre‐ and post‐test scores on the PAEI, revealed significant positive attitudinal changes, t (44) = 4.71, p < .01. Students also reported more favorable impressions toward patient care for the elderly, as measured by the EPCI, t (44) = 4.20, p < .01. Qualitative statements by the students provide a better understanding why some prospective nursing students choose to work with geriatric patients whereas others resist.

A method for evaluating the attitudes of prospective nursing students

A method for evaluating the attitudes of prospective nursing students

Nurses on Parade

0 UR on Parade program got our r cruitment effort off to a fine start. It drew 225 high school and junior high students, their mothers, and a number of nurses to an afterschool meeting. Less than a week later, we got a request for help in forming a new Future Nurses Club, and within a month we were asked to help put on a similar program in another town. We were not recruiting for any particular school or kind of program, and representatives from all the nursing schools in the area had an opportunity to reach students from all the nearby secondary schools. On the other hand, prospective nursing students were introduced to several types of nursing schools, had a glimpse of some of the opportunities open to graduate nurses, and got suggestions on how to plan their high school courses to prepare them for nursing school.