Nurse education today
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Nurse education today · Nov 2008
"The Child's World": a creative and visual trigger to stimulate student enquiry in a problem based learning module.
Despite the abundance of literature on problem based learning (PBL) [Murray, I., Savin-Baden, M., 2000. Staff development in problem-based learning. Teaching in Higher Education 5 (1), 107-126; Johnson, A. ⋯ Nurse Education Today 19 (7), 586-589]. One challenge in developing "triggers" is that the process is primarily controlled by lecturers. We suggest that a possible way forward would be to also engage students in the development of "triggers".
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This paper describes the development and evaluation of a critical care e-learning scenario for student nurses. At present, there are insufficient opportunities in the United Kingdom (UK) for student nurses to experience clinical placements where their skills in care of the critically-ill can be developed. There is therefore a need for new learning materials that help learners recognise the signs of clinical deterioration and rehearse the management of critically-ill patients. ⋯ Nursing students had a strongly positive attitude to the scenario with median scores in excess of 20 compared to maxima of 25 for scales measuring ease-of-use, interactivity, realism and confidence. None of the demographic data collected had a significant effect on these attitudes. The positive attitude of student nurses to this scenario strongly supports its use to help learners to (1) acquire knowledge and awareness when real life placements in these settings are not available and (2) extend their knowledge after coming across similar situations in practice.
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Nurse education today · Nov 2008
Nurses' knowledge and practice about urinary incontinence in nursing home care.
An important barrier in the implementation of effective incontinence treatments is the level of knowledge of the nurses concerning assessment and treatment of urinary incontinence. Therefore, it is important to assess current nurses' knowledge and practice in urinary incontinence care so that nurses can receive adequate training and education. ⋯ Nurses and nurse assistants need more education and training in urinary incontinence care. Special focus should lie on documentation. The results give information towards adequate education and training for nurses as well as nurse assistants.
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Nurse education today · Nov 2008
An investigation of nurse educator's perceptions and experiences of undertaking clinical practice.
Educational policy (DOH, 1999. Making a difference: strengthening the nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to health and healthcare. Department of Health, London; UKCC, 1999. ⋯ The effect of undertaking clinical practice, particularly on the quality of teaching is argued to be valuable armoury in the battle to secure sufficient resources to support engagement in clinical practice. Financial and organisational commitment; valuing of clinical practice and research evidence are crucial to realising clinical practice for nurse educators. Alternative interpretations of what may constitute the clinical role such as joint research projects and supporting and supervising students are offered, which need to be assessed against clear, specific and realistic aims for the clinical role of the nurse educator.