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Ophthalmic care education and training in nursing: A scoping review
Sharbini S, Hashim SBH, Abdul-Mumin KH and McKenna L
Ophthalmic care is a fundamental component of patient care, encompassing a range of interventions such as basic eye hygiene and medication administration, through to advanced skills in assessment and diagnostics.
Addressing nursing student clinical placement poverty concerns: A discussion paper
Davis K, Stipcevich M, Cant R, Ryan C and Bogossian F
Research indicates that more than two-thirds of Australian nursing students experience placement poverty and increased stress and anxiety because of the financial cost of completing clinical placements.
A qualitative exploration of nursing master's research supervision in a private higher education institution
Ali BHI, Victor G, Mahlatsi KS and Pienaar AJ
Completing a Master's thesis is crucial for earning a master's degree and showcasing students' academic and professional skills. However, the process is often challenging owing to its solitary nature and the complexity of its supervisory relationships.
Bachelor nursing competencies to care for children in hospital and home settings: A Delphi study
de Goumoëns V, Lefrançois LE, Forestier A, Grandjean C, Balice-Bourgois C, Quillet-Cotting J, Thévoz AL and Ramelet AS
Caring for children from birth to adulthood requires extensive knowledge and skills specific to that population. In Switzerland, bachelor's nursing degree programs focus primarily on generalist competencies and may be insufficient for registered nurses to provide appropriate and safe care to sick children and their families.
The mediating effect of advanced health assessment on the relationship between self-directed learning and clinical thinking among master of nursing specialist postgraduate students: A structural equation model
Wang L, Zhang Y, Zhang C and Zhang B
Clinical thinking is an important competency among master of nursing specialist (MNS) postgraduate students. Previous studies have demonstrated that self-directed learning (SDL) positively affects clinical thinking among MNS postgraduates. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the relationship between SDL and clinical thinking.
A programme theory for a transition programme for novice nurses in emergency departments: A realist review
Mashao K, Botma Y, Filmalter C and Heyns T
To develop a programme theory for a transition programme for novice nurses working in emergency departments.
Competency in trauma-informed care: Empowering advanced practice registered nursing students to adopt a trauma-informed approach during routine health assessment
Holod AF, Tornwall J, Teall AM and Overcash J
Nurses need competency in trauma-informed care (TIC) to create supportive environments that encourage patient engagement and treatment adherence. Increased demand for TIC in nursing practice requires improved approaches to competency evaluation.
Innovating clinical nursing education using virtual technology to combat the effects of COVID-19: A qualitative study
Busolo D, Forbes N, Taylor P, Gordon R, Hickey J, Keough A and Duffney A
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing effects halted in-person clinical placements in nursing programs at all Canadian universities. To mitigate educational disruption, clinical practicums were pivoted to online delivery, despite knowledge gaps on the perspectives of nursing students and community liaisons on using virtual technology to facilitate clinical placements.
Fear and attitudes toward death in nursing students: A longitudinal study
Maestro-González A, Zuazua-Rico D, Villalgordo-García S, Mosteiro-Díaz MP and Sánchez-Zaballos M
Nurses are the most involved healthcare professionals in end-of-life care. Although scientific evidence has demonstrated the effectiveness of specific education in this aspect, the optimal timing of its delivery has not been identified.
Nursing student reflections on a research internship: A reflective discussion following the Gibbs' reflective cycle
Ocampo FA, McIntyre BG, Massey D and Saunders R
Evidence-based practice underscores the importance of utilising research-based skills in the delivery of care. However, entry-to-practice nursing curriculums in Australia currently do not provide students with practical research opportunities. Acknowledging this gap, an Australian university initiated a two-month summer research internship that aim to expose undergraduate nursing students to clinical research under the mentorship of a nursing academic.
Developing an instrument to measure nurses' attitudes towards nursing students during clinical practice: A quantitative study
Kaplan A, Kaplan Ö, Özdemir C, Emir B and Baykan N
Since nursing students' interactions with nurses in the clinical practice process play an important role in nursing education and practice, it is a necessity to evaluate nurses' attitudes towards students.
The use of concept maps in nursing/midwifery exam papers and their examination on their feasibility and reliability as assessment tools
Chatzi AV and McNamara C
Concept maps demonstrate relationships between concepts visually, allowing connections to develop the learner's cognition. Despite studies that demonstrate the value of this method, it has still not been adopted in mainstream nursing education as an assessment tool.
Integrated measure for training transfer in nursing practice: Development and validation study
Hakvoort L, Dikken J, Dinh Xuan LT, van der Schaaf M and Schuurmans M
The persistent knowledge-practice gap in nursing, where competencies gained through continuing professional development fail to integrate into practice, remains a significant challenge. Effective transfer of acquired knowledge and skills to the workplace is essential for bridging this gap. However, there is a lack of comprehensive, validated instruments to assess factors influencing training transfer in nursing practice.
International nursing students' culture shock and academic engagement: The moderating role of resilience
Asal MGR, Atta MHR, El-Ashry AM, Hendy A, Kheder MEA, Mohamed AZ and El-Sayed AAI
The nursing profession has experienced a growing influx of international nursing students pursuing nursing degrees in the current era. Predicting and controlling culture shock among this special group is a critical issue as it shapes their academic engagement. Building resilience capabilities among this set of students is a pivotal necessity to buffer the effect of culture shock on their academic engagement.
Unveiling the keys to success: Insights from a phenomenological study on recent nursing graduates
Caponnetto V, Voltarel E, Masotta V, Lancia L, Petrucci C and Dante A
The phenomenon of academic success of undergraduate nursing students is a global issue in higher education institutions due to the direct effects on the availability of future nurses and care, thus impacting public health. Available quantitative research has highlighted factors influencing academic success, although most of these factors are not effectively manageable with intervention strategies.
The effect of nursing students' attitudes towards scientific research and related factors on individual innovativeness profiles
Akdeniz Kudubes A and Saray Kılıç H
Evaluating the attitudes of nursing students towards scientific research is pivotal for enhancing the quality of care and reinforcing evidence-based nursing practices. Therefore, nursing students to embody a disposition towards openness to cultivate innovative thinking to effectively discern and address the evolving needs within nursing care services.
Resilience of nursing students: A concept analysis study
Park S and Choi MY
This study aimed to identify attributes of resilience among nursing students.
The experience of sessional teaching staff in pre-registration nurse education programs: A systematic review
Ricks TA, Brouwer HJ, Lam L and Jacob E
To uncover current international evidence of the working experience of sessional teaching staff in pre-registration nurse education programs.
Development and evaluation of a nursing educational program: A quasi-experimental study
Saito M and Mikuni K
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are transmitted through the hands of healthcare workers who touch the environments of patients with MDROs. Patients identified as being infected with MDROs are subjected to contact precautions and isolated in a single room. Nurses need to have the correct knowledge of infection prevention and be interested in the psychological conditions of isolated patients with MDROs.
Learning outcomes and cost-utility analysis of hybrid patient and mannequin-based simulation
Perpiñá-Galvañ J, Satorra-Rodríguez S, Gutiérrez-García AI, García-Aracil N, José-Alcaide L, Montoro-Pérez N and Juliá-Sanchís R
There is no clear evidence on the relationship between nursing student learning outcomes and the type of simulator used or its cost-effectiveness.
Effectiveness of simulation-based case studies on knowledge acquisition and clinical judgment in undergraduate nursing students
Becnel KT
The development of clinical judgment and nursing knowledge are essential in nursing. However, new graduate nurses do not possess the knowledge and clinical judgment needed to provide safe nursing care. Therefore, nurse educators must find ways to promote the development of clinical judgment and knowledge in nursing students.