{"title":"Nursing students' evaluation of patient safety culture in three central European countries: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Daniela Bartoníčková, Dominika Kohanová, Katarína Žiaková, Agnieszka Młynarska, Ewelina Kolarczyk, Alison Steven","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2023-0084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate and compare the perceptions of nursing students regarding patient safety culture (PSC) during the COVID-19 pandemic in three Central European countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from 624 nursing students between April and September 2021 using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The evaluation of the PSC dimensions did not reach the expected level of 75 %. Significant associations were found between the perception of the dimensions of the individual PSC and age, student status, study year, and clinical placement. The overall patient safety grade, the number of events reported, and the number of events reported by nursing students were significantly predicted by several dimensions of the PSC (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The evaluation of patient safety culture by nursing students offers a unique perspective. Students come with 'fresh eyes' and provide different perspectives that can provide healthcare leaders with a practical opportunity to identify blind spots, review and improve safety protocols, and foster a more inclusive culture that prioritizes patient safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141437532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carter Bloch, Hanne Selberg, Anne-Lene R Markussen, Simon Fuglsang, Anna-Kathrine Bendtsen, Lise Degn
{"title":"Simulation design - peer-to-peer training as preparation for full-scale scenarios.","authors":"Carter Bloch, Hanne Selberg, Anne-Lene R Markussen, Simon Fuglsang, Anna-Kathrine Bendtsen, Lise Degn","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2022-0120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2022-0120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Design of simulation training can have important implications for learning outcomes. This paper describes a pilot simulation training program for baccalaureate nursing students that includes intensive preparations, peer-to-peer skills training (P2P), prior to full-scale scenario training.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A quality improvement analysis of a large scale experimental, mixed methods study. The project describes the design, analysis, and potential effects of a simulation education program containing P2P for third year nursing students (163 in treatment; 148 in control, n=311).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The intervention group was found to be significantly more confident in both technical and non-technical nursing skills. Results suggest that the addition of P2P training may have a direct positive impact and increase the impact on full-scale simulations and debriefing.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Enhanced focus on preparation activities prior to full-scale scenarios, including the use of P2P training methods are advocated.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141421207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of clinical decision-making among undergraduate nursing students: the effect of unfolding case-based learning.","authors":"Wei Liu","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0115","DOIUrl":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This prospective cohort study evaluated the effect of unfolding case-based learning on undergraduate nursing students' self-perceived clinical decision-making ability.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Students' self-reported responses to Jenkins's Clinical Decision Making in Nursing Scale were compared between the unfolding case-based learning cohort (n=140) and the comparison cohort (n=126) at a school of nursing in the United States.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results revealed similar students' responses between the two study cohorts. However, unfolding case-based learning significantly increased students' perceived proficiency in \"search for information and unbiased assimilation of new information\".</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings from the present study highlight possibilities presented by unfolding case-based learning in undergraduate nursing education. The study supports that unfolding case studies can be introduced early on, and then nurtured throughout the undergraduate program to influence the development of nursing students' clinical decision-making skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141307017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandra Filice, Sharon Broughton, Lisa Giallonardo, Sawith Abeygunawardena, Rebecca Pereira
{"title":"Formal nursing focused academic practice partnerships for advancing nursing research and scholarship: a scoping review protocol.","authors":"Sandra Filice, Sharon Broughton, Lisa Giallonardo, Sawith Abeygunawardena, Rebecca Pereira","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0058","DOIUrl":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This scoping review protocol will be used to map the evidence regarding structure and organization of formal nursing undergraduate focused academic practice partnerships in Canada and globally.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This scoping review will adhere to guidance provided by Chapter 11 of the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis: Scoping Reviews guidelines and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Scoping Review extension checklist.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Evidence will be eligible for inclusion if published in English, within the last 10 years, and available in full text. Databases will be searched for published literature and unpublished grey literature.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This protocol provides guidance on conducting a scoping review on formal nursing undergraduate focused academic practice partnerships. The review will enhance understanding of the structure and organization of formal nursing undergraduate focused academic practice partnerships, informing the design and work of future partnerships. This protocol is registered in the Open Science Framework https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JCTRM.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marilyn H Oermann, Yolanda M VanRiel, Debra E Stieve, Carol A Vermeesch, Patrick C Crane, Amanda Kratovil, Manisa Baker, Donna S Guerra, Joseph Chamness, Bushra Ahmad Saeed, Vonda Rogers, Joy M Flicker, C Marie Patterson
{"title":"Developing competency of nursing students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation using Resuscitation Quality Improvement technology.","authors":"Marilyn H Oermann, Yolanda M VanRiel, Debra E Stieve, Carol A Vermeesch, Patrick C Crane, Amanda Kratovil, Manisa Baker, Donna S Guerra, Joseph Chamness, Bushra Ahmad Saeed, Vonda Rogers, Joy M Flicker, C Marie Patterson","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2023-0122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study examined the outcomes of training nursing students in CPR skills using the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nursing students (n=2,193) in 12 schools across the United States participated in this study. Students performed compressions and bag-masked ventilation on adult and infant manikins using the RQI simulation station without and then with feedback on their performance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>With real-time, objective feedback from the RQI simulation station, students' performance of CPR skills improved, and they retained their skills over time.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The RQI program and methodology of feedback is effective for training nursing students to be competent in CPR skills, essential for safe patient care. Nursing and other healthcare professions programs should consider adopting the RQI program for students to develop competency in CPR.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Notetaking among nursing students.","authors":"Lisa Cross, Amy Kendrick","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2024-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2024-0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The purpose of this review was to determine the current state of the literature for notetaking among nursing students and identify implications for future nursing education and research. Notetaking is frequently used by college students and is a proven learning strategy. There has been less research for notetaking among nursing students than students in other disciplines.</p><p><strong>Content: </strong>This narrative review was completed using the method described by Ferrari. Seven electronic databases were searched from 2018 to 2023 using the terms <i>notetaking, students,</i> and <i>nursing.</i></p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Seven of 65 articles were included in this review. Upon analysis, three categories of research findings were identified: learning style, notetaking skill, and notetaking and technology.</p><p><strong>Outlook: </strong>Nursing faculty should be aware of learning styles, notetaking strategies, and notetaking skill when designing assignments and course content for students. Future research should be done on this population to strengthen the findings of current literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wendy M Heemskerk, Anna M T van der Linden, Jet Bussemaker, Christian Wallner
{"title":"Value creation in a learning community: an interprofessional partnership between nursing home care, education and students.","authors":"Wendy M Heemskerk, Anna M T van der Linden, Jet Bussemaker, Christian Wallner","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2023-0068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the value created in a learning community - comprised of different professionals and nursing students - at a nursing home.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A case study approach was used. Data were collected between 2019 and 2021 through self-reports, observations and stories (interviews, diaries).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The template analysis revealed nine transcending themes, six associated with preexisting value-creation cycles (expected, immediate, potential, applied, realized and transformative value) and three other relevant themes: contextual, factors and value-creation initiators.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A nursing home learning community comprised of diverse professionals in partnership with nursing students shows a variety of value creation and seems to potentially leverage interprofessional and lifelong learning activities, on top of formal nursing education. It is recommended to integrate the value-creation cycles into the processes of learning communities to promote collective decision-making. Research on both the final level of students involved and having residents participate in the learning community would be worthwhile.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140862106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and validation of satisfaction with clinical practice questionnaire for mentors and students.","authors":"Snježana Čukljek, Mara Županić, Iva Takšić","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2022-0124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2022-0124","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To develop and validate a questionnaire on satisfaction with clinical practice for mentors (QSCP-M) and a questionnaire on satisfaction with clinical practice for students (QSCP-S).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Two versions of the questionnaires were constructed: a version for mentors and a version for students. Both surveys were conducted at two time points. The first survey was completed by 252 students and 86 mentors, and the second by 291 students and 94 mentors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Several exploratory factor analyses were performed on the results obtained, and two factors were identified for the QSCP-M and one factor for the QSCP-S. The coefficients of internal reliability for both questionnaires indicated stable and reliable measuring instruments.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Clinical practice satisfaction questionnaires for mentors and students showed good metric characteristics. The validation shows that both questionnaires are appropriate for examining general and specific satisfaction with clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez, Linda Nilsen Bakken, May-Elin T Horntvedt, Dag Hofoss, Leena Salminen
{"title":"Norwegian nurse educators' self-rating of competencies: a nationwide cross-sectional web-survey.","authors":"Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez, Linda Nilsen Bakken, May-Elin T Horntvedt, Dag Hofoss, Leena Salminen","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0040","DOIUrl":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nurse educators' competencies play a crucial role in the educational quality of nurses.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to investigate how Norwegian nurse educators self-rated their competence domains, and how these competencies were associated background variables.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was designed as a cross-sectional web-survey, and n=154 participated and filled out the Evaluation of Requirements of Nurse Teachers (ERNT) instrument. Educators' mean working experience was 12.9 years (SD 9.2); 86.3 % were permanently employed and 76.8 % had formal supervision training.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The nurse educators rated their competence as good on all competence domains and single competence items, and ERNT total mean score was 4.62 (SD 0.28), with relationship with the students rated highest and personality factors rated lowest. The ERNT total mean score was significantly related to academic degree.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Educational leaders in nursing education are recommended to establish a mentoring and supporting team for their educators.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140337075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kathryn J Vanderzwan, Susan Kilroy, Leah Burt, Jennifer O'Rourke
{"title":"Don't interrupt me! development of a handoff education bundle to simulate the real world.","authors":"Kathryn J Vanderzwan, Susan Kilroy, Leah Burt, Jennifer O'Rourke","doi":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0092","DOIUrl":"10.1515/ijnes-2023-0092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Ineffective nurse-to-nurse handoff communication is associated with information omissions, diagnostic errors, treatment errors, and delays. New nurses report a lack of confidence and ability in handoff communication, which may stem from inadequate training in prelicensure nursing programs. Our objective was to introduce prelicensure nursing students to a standardized, theory-based method for handoff, including behavioral strategies employed by nurses during interrupted handoff.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A handoff education bundle (HEB) was developed. Kern's six-step curriculum model was utilized to design, implement, and evaluate the handoff curriculum.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Student feedback highlighted the importance of integrating multiple, varying distractors during learning cycles and recognition of the impact of distractors on handoff.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Implementing a HEB at the prelicensure nursing level could promote competency in handoff communication for new graduate nurses.</p><p><strong>Implications for international audience: </strong>Handoff is an international patient safety priority, as inadequate communication has been linked to adverse patient events.</p>","PeriodicalId":35294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}