Leverage pre-requisite courses to teach bachelor of science in nursing students about social determinants of health

IF 2.8 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Journal of Professional Nursing Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.06.016

Lisa Muirhead, Rose Hayes, Melinda Higgins, Kristy Kiel Martyn, Kylie M. Smith, Linda McCauley

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Abstract

Background

Nurses have frequent opportunities to address social determinants of health (SDOH) in practice. However, many nurses graduate without completing coursework in SDOH, and there remain barriers to incorporating SDOH content into nursing curricula.

Purpose

We propose the revision of nursing pre-requisites to include substantive, introductory coursework on SDOH.

Method

We explored the history and professional context surrounding nursing's current pre-requisite course expectations. We also performed an assessment of the credit hour requirements and pre-requisite course titles for the nation's 100 top-ranked nursing programs.

Findings

Our assessment revealed that the allocation of credit hour requirements for most programs leaves little room for SDOH-focused credits once nursing coursework starts; also, based on title analyses, foundational coursework on SDOH may be missing from most programs' pre-requisite listings.

Discussion

Nursing pre-requisites should include SDOH content for reasons including the limited availability of credit hours for SDOH-focused electives and the importance of students developing a strong foundation in SDOH before their nursing coursework begins.

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利用先修课程向护理学学士学生传授有关健康的社会决定因素的知识

背景护士在实践中经常有机会解决健康的社会决定因素（SDOH）问题。然而，许多护士在毕业时并没有完成有关 SDOH 的课程，而且在将 SDOH 内容纳入护理课程方面仍然存在障碍。目的我们建议修订护理先修课程，以纳入有关 SDOH 的实质性入门课程。结果我们的评估显示，大多数课程的学时分配要求在护理课程开始后几乎没有为关注 SDOH 的学分留出空间；此外，根据标题分析，大多数课程的先修课程列表中可能缺少 SDOH 的基础课程。讨论护理学先修课程应包括SDOH内容，原因包括SDOH选修课的学时有限，以及学生在护理课程开始前打好SDOH基础的重要性。

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来源期刊

Journal of Professional Nursing 医学-护理

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

8.00%

发文量

153

审稿时长

52 days

期刊介绍： The Journal will accept articles that focus on baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education, educational research, policy related to education, and education and practice partnerships. Reports of original work, research, reviews, insightful descriptions, and policy papers focusing on baccalaureate and graduate nursing education will be published.