Nurse education today
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Nurse education today · Jan 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effects of training with simulation on knowledge, skill and anxiety levels of the nursing students in terms of cardiac auscultation: A randomized controlled study.
The use of simulation methods in nursing education is important in terms of decreasing anxiety of students in a safe and realistic environment due to the improvement of knowledge and skills of students in terms of cardiac auscultation and their attitudes to prepare for clinical applications. ⋯ The results showed that the use of high-fidelity simulator in nursing education was more effective than traditional method in terms of improving the students' knowledge, skill levels for cardiac auscultation and reducing their anxiety.
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Nurse education today · Jan 2020
Psychometric evaluation of undergraduate student nurses' learning perceived needs in disaster nursing: Two cross-sectional studies.
Disaster nursing education is a necessity for nurses and students to improve their disaster relief competencies. Determining undergraduate student nurses' learning perceived needs for disaster nursing can help improve curricula construction. In China there is currently no valid instrument available for the evaluation of influencing factors. A disaster nursing course content system was developed using the Delphi method in 2011. However, this system was unformed and lacked psychometric evaluation. ⋯ The Learning Needs for Disaster Nursing questionnaire exhibited good psychometric properties, thereby proving itself a valuable instrument for evaluating learning perceived needs in undergraduate student nurses.
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Nurse education today · Jan 2020
Preceptors´ experiences of student supervision in the emergency medical services: A qualitative interview study.
Clinical placements play a central part in the education of future emergency medical services (EMS) staff and their development of clinical skills and competence. A key aspect of students' integration of theory and praxis and development into an independent clinician is a supportive mentorship with the preceptor. However, students report barriers for learning within the EMS, while the preceptors' experiences of their role have received scant attention in research. ⋯ Preceptors need to develop a didactic flexibility through preceptor courses adapted to the complex premises found in the EMS. Ambulance services and universities should recognize the importance of preceptors´ colleagues, student continuity, university support and cooperation for improving quality and clarity in supervision during clinical placements.
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Nurse education today · Jan 2020
Nursing students' attitudes towards obese people, knowledge of obesity risk, and self-disclosure of own health behaviours: An exploratory survey.
The rates of people being overweight and obese are recognised as global public health concerns. Negative attitudes towards obese and overweight people are prevalent among health care professionals. Nurses and nursing students have a significant role in health promotion of people who are obese or overweight and can assist people in achieving healthy lifestyles. However, evidence suggests that nurses and nursing students fail to engage in healthy lifestyles themselves and display negative attitudes towards obese and overweight people. Such negative behaviours put nurses and nursing students in a precarious position when advising overweight and obese people to adopt healthy lifestyles. ⋯ Educational providers of nursing courses should embrace the need for nursing students to interrogate and enhance their own healthy lifestyle behaviours as an integral component of the pre-registration education course. This may strengthen the credibility and suitability of nursing students as future nurses in health promoting activities of patients who are overweight and obese.