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Contreras-Ramos LM, Laguado Jaimes E, Jaimes Carvajal NE, Pico Ferreira M, Villamizar-Osorio ML. Socioemotional Skills in the Teaching-Learning Process Mediated by Medium- and High-Fidelity Clinical Simulation in Nursing Students: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Res Protoc 2024; 13:e56436. [PMID: 39158944 PMCID: PMC11369524 DOI: 10.2196/56436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In nursing education, contact with real scenarios implies the design of favorable experiences to develop prioritization, reasoning, critical thinking, and management skills that support future practice. In the context of the teaching-learning process, simulation emerges as a support strategy, but its use and management require the knowledge and appropriation of teachers. Clinical simulation during education promotes growth in technical skills and aptitudes such as critical thinking, emotional management, organization, delegation, and teamwork. The culmination positively impacts the student, reflecting on their confidence, security, and adaptability to unexpected or unknown situations and risks. OBJECTIVE The aim of this scoping review is to determine the socioemotional skills described during the teaching-learning process mediated by medium- and high-fidelity clinical simulation in nursing students. METHODS The main concepts and limits of the research area will be determined according to the 5 phases of a scoping review proposed by Arksey and O'Malley. Research articles and postgraduate theses published between 2010 and 2023 in English and Spanish will be considered. Dissertation-type documents, book chapters, editorials, abstracts, and articles focused on clinical simulation among nursing professionals will be excluded. The articles will be retrieved from databases available at the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, along with CINAHL, Scielo, and PubMed. The search strategy will be based on the Population-Concept-Context framework. Article selection will be carried out by 2 independent evaluators who will review titles and abstracts in stage 1 and the full text in stage 2. A database of retrieved articles will be built with the variables of interest. A qualitative thematic analysis will be conducted by 5 independent reviewers to provide an overview of the literature, focusing on identifying similarities and contrasts between studies and contributions related to the aspects of social skills described in nursing students. RESULTS The investigation has not yet started. The findings aim to focus on variables within the academic environment that, when correlated with the clinical simulation experience, may determine student learning. The working hypothesis is that students who experience greater satisfaction or possess better communication skills also demonstrate superior performance during high-fidelity simulation activities. The most relevant results will be contrasted considering the stated objective and knowledge gaps. Key aspects will also be compared with other reviews addressing related topics such as communication, self-efficacy, and self-confidence. Skills described by other authors that were not considered in the initial literature review will also be mentioned. CONCLUSIONS Educational institutions are responsible for including learning experiences in controlled environments such as medium- and high-fidelity simulation to ensure the acquisition of technical capabilities and additional socioemotional skills. Recognizing and managing emotions is necessary to provide adequate care for users of health care services and for the increased effectiveness of professionals. TRIAL REGISTRATION Open Science Framework p4ays; https://osf.io/p4ays. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/56436.
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Shaban M, Mohammed HH, Gomaa Mohamed Amer F, Shaban MM, Abdel-Aziz HR, Ibrahim AM. Exploring the nurse-patient relationship in caring for the health priorities of older adults: qualitative study. BMC Nurs 2024; 23:480. [PMID: 39010101 PMCID: PMC11247866 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-02099-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Person-centered care (PCC) is critical in addressing the diverse health priorities of older adults. Nurses play a pivotal role in implementing PCC, yet the nuances of the nurse-patient relationship in outpatient settings remain underexplored. This study aimed to gain insights into nurses' experiences, challenges, and strategies in caring for older adults through the lens of PCC. METHODS A qualitative descriptive design was employed, involving semi-structured interviews with 12 registered nurses from outpatient clinics serving older adults. Thematic analysis was conducted following the principles of trustworthiness and credibility. RESULTS Five main themes emerged: (1)Understanding and Implementing Person-Centered Care (PCC) (2) Experiences in Older Adult Care, highlighting the significance of trust-building, adapting care approaches, interdisciplinary collaboration, and emotional rewards; (3) Challenges in Care Delivery, including resource constraints, navigating family dynamics, keeping up with medical advances, and emotional strain; (4) Impact on Care Quality, encompassing consistency in care, patient satisfaction, professional development, and ethical considerations; and (5) Coping Strategies, such as peer support, work-life balance, reflective practice, and resilience building. CONCLUSIONS The study underscores the complexities and rewards of the nurse-patient relationship in caring for older adults in outpatient settings. Nurses face formidable challenges but employ various coping strategies to maintain high-quality, person-centered care. Findings have implications for nursing practice, education, policy, and future research, emphasizing the need for supportive environments, continuous professional development, and recognition of the critical role nurses play in addressing the health priorities of the aging population.
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- Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia
- Gerontological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- College of Nursing, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia
- Family and Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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Thompson W, Minor L, Gerlach J. Undergraduate nursing student perceptions of the unexpected death of a classmate: A qualitative study. DEATH STUDIES 2024:1-8. [PMID: 38848159 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2361743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Experiencing the unexpected death of a classmate is distressing and overwhelming for college-aged students, particularly those in a nursing major who spend a tremendous amount of time together within the classroom and high-stress clinical settings. Previous studies have identified ways to help nursing students understand their grief reactions in response to patient-critical illness or death. However, data related to how the sudden death of a classmate impacts traditional nursing students has been minimally studied. This exploratory qualitative study examined nursing student grief reactions, as well as the university's response to the death of a student in a rural Southeastern institution. Results yielded five themes, including (1) a greater appreciation of life, (2) the realization of the fragility of life, (3) fear of the unknown, (4) strong sense of community and (5) meeting immediate and long-term student grief needs. Recommendations for nurse educators and university administration are discussed.
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- Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia, USA
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Chan PSF, Fang Y, Xie YJ, Wong MCS, Nilsen P, Leung SF, Cheung K, Wang Z, Yeoh EK. Applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to investigate factors of implementing alcohol screening and brief intervention among primary care physicians and nurses in Hong Kong, China: an exploratory sequential mixed-method study. Implement Sci Commun 2024; 5:52. [PMID: 38711156 PMCID: PMC11071187 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-024-00590-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) is an evidence-based intervention recommended by the World Health Organization. This study applied the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to understand facilitators and barriers of SBI implementation in primary care settings in Hong Kong, China. METHODS This was a sequential mixed-method study. In-depth interviews of 21 physicians and 20 nurses working in the primary care settings from the public and private sectors were first conducted to identify CFIR constructs that were relevant to SBI implementation in the Chinese context and potential factors not covered by the CFIR. A questionnaire was then developed based on the qualitative findings to investigate factors associated with SBI implementation among 282 physicians and 295 nurses. RESULTS The in-depth interviews identified 22 CFIR constructs that were facilitators or barriers of SBI implementation in Hong Kong. In addition, the stigmatization of alcohol dependence was a barrier and the belief that it was important for people to control the amount of alcohol intake in any situation was mentioned as a facilitator to implement SBI. In the survey, 22% of the participants implemented SBI in the past year. Factors associated with the SBI implementation echoed most of the qualitative findings. Among physicians and nurses in both sectors, they were more likely to implement SBI when perceiving stronger evidence supporting SBI, better knowledge and self-efficacy to implement SBI, more available resources, and clearer planning for SBI implementation in the clinics but less likely to do so when perceiving SBI implementation to be complicated and of higher cost, and drinking approved by the Chinese culture. Participants were more likely to implement SBI when perceiving SBI fit better with the existing practice and better leadership engagement in the public sector, but not in the private sector. Perceiving a stronger need and greater importance to implement SBI were associated with higher likelihood of SBI implementation among physicians, but not among nurses. Perceiving better organizational culture supporting SBI was positively associated with SBI implementation among nurses, but not among physicians. CONCLUSIONS There was a significant gap between SBI evidence and its implementation. Some strategies to improve SBI implementation may be different between physicians and nurses and between those in the public and private sectors. The CFIR is a useful framework for understanding facilitators and barriers of SBI implementation in primary care settings.
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- Paul Shing-Fong Chan
- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Ghaffarian A, Cheraghi A, Ferdosi M. Development of accreditation modules based on hospital types in Iran: Protocol for a mixed methods study. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2024; 13:122. [PMID: 38784282 PMCID: PMC11114478 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_225_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Among different tools, accreditation is widely used worldwide to improve the quality and safety of hospital services. In Iran, as in many other countries, the same accreditation standards apply to all hospitals, regardless of their size and type of activity. This has given rise to many problems for hospitals. MATERIALS AND METHODS We will conduct this study in three phases: In the first phase, relevant individuals are interviewed to identify challenges caused to hospitals by applying the same standards for all types of hospitals and clarify issues that could be removed or changed in small hospitals. In the second phase, a scoping review is conducted on the literature about accreditation models worldwide. The first and second phases are conducted simultaneously, and a new accreditation model for Iran hospitals is derived by combining their results. In the final phase, using the Delphi technique, the obtained model and accreditation modules are verified during Delphi rounds. DISCUSSION A more appropriate accreditation model that matches the characteristics of the target hospitals could be the output of this study. It is expected that the model could improve the process of evaluating the quality of hospital services through the accreditation tool.
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- Ali Ghaffarian
- Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Hospital Supervision and Accreditation, Vice-Chancellery for Clinical Affairs, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Health Management and Economics Research Center, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Matshaka L, Downing C, Ntshingila N. Facilitating Holistic Nursing Through the Development of Mindfulness: A Model for Student Nurses. J Holist Nurs 2024:8980101241245824. [PMID: 38632961 DOI: 10.1177/08980101241245824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Holistic nursing should be a goal for all nurses. Patients that receive holistic nursing feel acknowledged, valued, and appreciated. Caring for patients holistically requires student nurses to possess and display attributes of mindfulness and Ubuntu. Student nurses therefore need to be supported and taught how to provide caring holistically to patients while being aware, being present, and conscious in the caring moment. The purpose of this article was to describe the model developed as a frame of reference to facilitate holistic nursing through developing mindfulness and Ubuntu. A theory generative, exploratory, and contextual research design was followed. A diagrammatic structure was constructed after the concept analysis was conducted. The model consisted of three phases with an outcome of a student nurse who is caring holistically and mindfully. The model provides a framework of reference to facilitate holistic nursing through the development of mindfulness. This study adds a model of mindfulness and a lens of looking at mindfulness through an African philosophy of Ubuntu.
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Zhang J, Tian Y. Final-year nursing students' perceptions of humanistic education in nursing: a cross-sectional descriptive study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024; 24:392. [PMID: 38594668 PMCID: PMC11005204 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05377-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Humanistic education is an important part of nursing education. Final-year nursing students' perceptions of nursing humanistic education are under-investigated. This study aimed to examined final-year nursing students' perceptions of nursing humanistic education in both school and hospital. METHODS This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from May to June 2022 among 107 final-year nursing students with a self-designed questionnaire. RESULTS Final-year nursing students recognized the importance of humanistic education, scoring above 4.0 on a 1-5 scale, while their initiative to enhance humanistic qualities was relatively low. Students' satisfaction with the number of humanities courses offered was only 3.7 ± 0.862. Moreover, 62.6% of students believed there was a need to enhance humanistic environmental development including corridor culture. The "monotonous teaching format" (63.6%) and "teaching methods" (64.5%) have emerged as focal points that students identified as needing attention and improvement. CONCLUSIONS In the future, nursing humanistic education can be enhanced by increasing the proportion of humanities, improving teaching methods, stimulating students' learning motivation, and strengthening the construction of humanistic environment.
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- Jun Zhang
- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 310005, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 310005, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Cowling WR. Mystery and Miracle in Nursing: A Preliminary Unitary Appreciative Inquiry. ANS Adv Nurs Sci 2024; 47:218-230. [PMID: 38713141 DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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This study of mystery and miracles in nursing offers a unique perspective in examning and understanding these phenomena grounded in a unitary science framework and guided by unitary appreciative inquiry. It examined 6 years of postings from an online course that gave nurses globally the opportunity to describe and elaborate upon experiences of mystery and miracles in their professional and personal lives. The analysis and synopsis processes used revealed the diversity and uniqueness of mystery and miracle phenomena and acceptance by nurses of their reality without need for scientific explanation despite the tendency to dismiss them by colleagues.
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- William Richard Cowling
- Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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O’Malley R, Lydon S, Faherty A, O’Connor P. Identifying Factors that Support the Delivery of Exceptional Care in General Practice and Development of the IDEAL Framework: A Qualitative Study. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2023; 33:1232-1248. [PMID: 37694934 PMCID: PMC10626987 DOI: 10.1177/10497323231197387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The positive deviance approach seeks to identify and learn from those that perform exceptionally well. Positive deviance as an approach to quality improvement is gaining traction in general practice. This study aimed to explore and compare stakeholders' perceptions of the factors that support the delivery of exceptional care in general practice and to refine a previously developed theoretical framework of factors associated with positively deviant care in general practice: the Identifying and Disseminating the Exceptional to Achieve Learning (IDEAL) framework. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 purposively sampled patients, general practitioners, practice nurses, and practice managers in Irish general practice. Subsequently, a directed content analysis approach was employed to deductively analyse interview data using the IDEAL framework, and newly emerging factors were inductively analysed and abstracted into the framework. Several distinct strategies (e.g. patient activation and team collaboration), structures (e.g. facilities and staffing), and contextual factors (e.g. communication and rapport, and culture) were found to support the delivery of exceptional care, and differences in perceptions, values, and expectations emerged between patients and practice staff. Interview data largely supported the pre-determined factors posited by the IDEAL framework, and new factors were abstracted into the framework (e.g. facilities and infrastructure). Stakeholder engagement regarding the factors supporting exceptional care in general practice supported and extended the IDEAL framework, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of how exceptional care is delivered in general practice. The refined framework will support researchers, policymakers, and teams looking to support, measure, and achieve exceptionally good patient care in general practice.
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- Roisin O’Malley
- Discipline of General Practice, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of General Practice, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of General Practice, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Conway P, Tomaino JM, Quade S. Implementing Healing Touch Pilot in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit: Reductions in Pain and Anxiety. J Holist Nurs 2023:8980101231204434. [PMID: 37792581 DOI: 10.1177/08980101231204434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Energy-based therapies (EBT) are increasingly being used as comfort measures for hospitalized patients. This article describes the background and process of implementing an EBT healing touch (HT) pilot program in an inpatient rehabilitation unit. The pilot built on knowledge gained in a preliminary EBT pilot in two hospital units to improve rehabilitation patient outcomes and gather additional information to support a fully funded, sustainable rehabilitation EBT program. Thirty-five percent of the rehabilitation patients received HT, most commonly for pain and anxiety, by experienced HT practitioners over the 9-month pilot period. Both HT practitioners' and patients' ratings showed that patients' level of pain and anxiety decreased by approximately two points after the HT experience. Documented patient comments confirmed their positive experience, including comments describing a reduction in anxiety and increased sense of calm.
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- Pat Conway
- Essentia Community Hospitals and Clinics, Essentia Health Duluth, MN, USA
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- Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Essentia Health Miller-Dwan Rehabilitation, Essentia Health Duluth, MN, USA
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Wei H, Horsley L, Cao Y, Haddad LM, Hall KC, Robinson R, Powers M, Anderson DG. The associations among nurse work engagement, job satisfaction, quality of care, and intent to leave: A national survey in the United States. Int J Nurs Sci 2023; 10:476-484. [PMID: 38020845 PMCID: PMC10667320 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2023.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Objectives Employee work engagement, job satisfaction, quality of care, and intent to leave are critical indicators for healthcare organizational performance. This study aimed to analyze the current state of nurses' work engagement and its factors to examine the associations among nurses' work engagement, job satisfaction, quality of care, and intent to leave in the United States (US). Methods This is a quantitative descriptive cross-section design. Data were collected online from the US registered nurses from March to September 2022. Measures comprised the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, the demographics, and questions regarding job satisfaction, perceived quality of care, and intent to leave. Results Nine hundred nurses participated in the online survey. Among the participants, 79.2% reported holding a specialty certification, 59.4% scored high/very high on job satisfaction, 82.2% expressed high/very high on the perceived quality of nursing care, and 28.4% conveyed likely/very likely to leave in the following year. Nurses' work engagement was positively associated with nurses' job satisfaction and their perceived quality of care but negatively associated with intent to leave. More certified nurses reported high or very high job satisfaction than non-certified nurses. As for demographics, the linear regression analysis showed that nurses who were older, identified as White, and held doctorate degrees reported higher levels of work engagement in comparison to their counterparts. Conclusions This study shows that nurses' work engagement is associated with their job satisfaction, perceived quality of care, and intent to leave. Nurses' work engagement in this study is lower than in other studies, especially before the COVID-19 pandemic, which may indicate a possible association with the COVID-19 impact. Because nurses' work engagement is significantly associated with job satisfaction, nurse leaders need to find ways to promote nurses' job satisfaction and retention.
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- Holly Wei
- East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Texas A&M University School of Nursing, College Station, TX, USA
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- East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, Johnson City, TN, USA
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Dewar J, Cook C, Smythe E, Spence D. A Heideggerian analysis of good care in an acute hospital setting: Insights from healthcare workers, patients and families. Nurs Inq 2023; 30:e12561. [PMID: 37199001 DOI: 10.1111/nin.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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This study articulates the relational constituents of good care beyond techno-rational competence. Neoliberal healthcare means that notions of care are readily commodified and reduced to quantifiable assessments and checklists. This novel research investigated accounts of good care provided by nursing, medical, allied and auxiliary staff. The Heideggerian phenomenological study was undertaken in acute medical-surgical wards, investigating the contextual, communicative nature of care. The study involved interviews with 17 participants: 3 previous patients, 3 family members and 11 staff. Data were analysed iteratively, dwelling with stories and writing and rewriting to surface the phenomenality of good care. The data set highlighted the following essential constituents: authentic care: caring encompassing solicitude (fürsorge); impromptu care: caring beyond role category; sustained care: caring beyond specialist parameters; attuned care: caring encompassing family and culture; and insightful care: caring beyond assessment and diagnosis. The findings are clinically significant because they indicate the importance of nurse leaders and educators harnessing the potential capacity of all healthcare workers to participate in good care. Healthcare workers reported that participating in or witnessing good care was uplifting and added meaning to their work, contributing to a sense of shared humanity.
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- Jan Dewar
- School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology North Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology North Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology North Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology North Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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张 丽, 刘 义, 杨 中, 张 芳. [Human Caring at Different Stages After Disasters]. SICHUAN DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE BAN = JOURNAL OF SICHUAN UNIVERSITY. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDITION 2023; 54:736-740. [PMID: 37545066 PMCID: PMC10442621 DOI: 10.12182/20230760103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Disasters, including natural disasters and man-made ones, occur rather frequently in recent years. Disasters bring destruction to the resources and expectations of local residents and cause varying degrees of physical and mental damage to the victims, some of whom suffered persistent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Human caring is the essence and core of nursing. Giving consideration to the needs and wishes of patients, the nursing staff respect the personal values of patients, give patients sincere attention and care, satisfy the reasonable needs of patients, protect the dignity of patients, stimulate patients' positive inner drive, alleviate their physical and mental pain, and facilitate the smooth recovery of patients. However, very few studies have been done to look into the human caring at various stages after a disaster hit and there is little relevant guidance available. Herein, we examined the characteristics and needs of victims of disasters in the post-disaster response stage and recovery stage and elaborated on specific and feasible measures for the implementation of human caring after disasters, including prehospital emergency care, which includes on-the-site emergency care and transportation of patients, in-hospital treatment, which includes an environment of human caring and human caring for patients and their families, especially for the special-needs populations, and post-hospital recovery stage, which includes post-hospital continuing and community-based human caring. We intend to provide guidance and reference for the practice of human caring when major disasters occur.
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- 丽华 张
- 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院 (武汉 430022)Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院 (武汉 430022)Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院 (武汉 430022)Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院 (武汉 430022)Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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Taheri-Ezbarami Z, Ghanbari A, Panahi L, Pouy S. Frontline nurses experiences about human caring during pandemic of COVID-19: A directed content analysis study. Nurs Open 2023. [PMID: 37051631 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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AIM This study aims to investigate experiences of frontline nurses about human caring during COVID-19 pandemic based on the Ten Caritas Processes® of Watson's Human Caring Theory. DESIGN A directed content analysis was performed. METHODS A total of 15 frontline nurses were recruited by purposive sampling from Razi hospital (north of Iran), in 2020 and semi-structured interviews were conducted. RESULTS Extracted categories based on Ten Caritas Processes® included feeling satisfied in providing care to patients, effective presence with patients, moving towards self-actualization (moving towards transcendence), care with trust and compassion, experience positive and negative emotions, creativity in providing care, self-directing learning experience in the field of care, unfavourable environment for providing care, feeling acceptance and worth, uncertainty (facing the unknown). This study showed that communication skills, self-sensitivity, patient dignity, teaching-learning and problem-solving skills, holistic attention to the patient, and the provision of a healing environment are necessary for patient care.
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- Zahra Taheri-Ezbarami
- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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Khaletabad NA, Radfar M, Khademi M, Khalkhali H. Caring Behaviors Inventory-24: translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric testing for using in nurses and patients. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:82. [PMID: 36964581 PMCID: PMC10037886 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01248-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To measure caring behaviors, it is necessary to have an instrument adapted based on the contextual culture. This study aimed to translate Caring Behaviors Inventory-24 (CBI-24) into Persian and determine its psychometric properties. METHODS This is a methodological study conducted to translate and then psychometrically test The CBI-24. The forward-backward translation was conducted using the World Health Organization (WHO) model and Wild et al. (2005) approach. The face, content, and construct validity of the inventory were assessed using cognitive interviews (10 nurses and 10 patients), expert panel deliberations (10 experts), and the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (300 nurses and 300 patients), respectively. The reliability was determined using the internal consistency (300 nurses and 300 patients) and test-retest method (30 nurses and 30 patients). RESULTS After translating the CBI-24 and combining its items, the forward translation was initially conducted and the final backward translation was then sent to the developer for confirmation. The final version of the inventory was prepared after the completion of cognitive interviews. The content validity index of all items was reported to be more than 0.8 and good. The Cohen's kappa coefficient of all items was also shown to be higher than 0.74 and excellent. The factor loading of all items except item 19 was above 0.3. Item 19 was removed since it caused the alpha value of the respectfulness dimension to be 0.32. The Cronbach's alpha and the correlation coefficient of the whole inventory were calculated to be 0.95 and 0.88, respectively. CONCLUSION The Persian version of CBI-24 can be a suitable tool for measuring caring behaviors among patients and nurses.
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- Neda Azimi Khaletabad
- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Patient Safety Research Center, Clinical Rsearch Institue, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Pardis Nazlou. 11 Km of Nazlou Road, Urmia, Iran.
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Giménez-Espert MDC, Maldonado S, Prado-Gascó V. Influence of Emotional Skills on Attitudes towards Communication: Nursing Students vs. Nurses. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4798. [PMID: 36981707 PMCID: PMC10048995 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20064798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Communication in nursing is essential to the quality of care and patients' satisfaction, and personal variables such as empathy and emotional intelligence (EI) can improve it; however, no studies have to date analyzed these competencies and their relations among nursing students compared with nurses. The aims of this study are, therefore, to analyze the differences between nursing students and nurses in the means for empathy, EI and attitudes towards communication in order to assess the impact of empathy and EI on nurses' and nursing students' attitudes towards communication, and their influence on the behavioral dimension of attitude. A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on a convenience sample of 961 nursing students and 460 nurses from the Valencian Community, Spain. T-test and hierarchical regression models (HRM) were used. The data was collected in the selected universities in the 2018/2019 academic year. The results showed high levels in all the variables analyzed (i.e., empathy, EI, and attitudes towards communication) in both samples. The HRM results suggested that empathy was a better predictor than EI of the attitudes towards patient communication among both the nursing students and nurses. In the behavioral dimension of the attitude, the cognitive and affective dimensions had greater weight than the emotional component (i.e., empathy and EI). Developing empathy and the cognitive dimension of the attitude in nursing students and nurses could, therefore, help improve EI and attitudes towards communication. These findings are important for developing intervention programs adjusted to real needs.
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- María del Carmen Giménez-Espert
- Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Chiropody, University of Valencia, Avd/ Menéndez Pelayo, s/n, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Nursing Department of the School of Health Sciences, Human Services and Nursing, Lehman College, CUNY, 250 Bedford Park West, New York, NY 10468, USA
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- Social Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Gillespie K, Boyd LD, Perry KR, Vineyard J. Faculty caring behavior and effect on dental hygiene students' worry or anxiety. J Dent Educ 2023; 87:148-157. [PMID: 36181676 DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES Studies in health professional students have shown the students' perception of instructor caring behaviors had a positive impact on student behaviors and their anxiety. Health professional students are under high emotional and academic demands during entry-level programs which can lead to higher anxiety. The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship between worry or anxiety and dental hygiene students' perceptions of faculty caring behaviors. METHODS Cross-sectional survey research was conducted with a convenience sample of dental hygiene students (n = 355) in the United States using a web-based survey. The validated instruments Nursing Students' Perceptions of Instructor Caring (NSPIC) and Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) were used for data collection. The NSPIC contains five subscales including instilling confidence through caring (CTC), supportive learning climate, appreciation of life's meanings, control versus flexibility (F), and respectful sharing (RS). Data analysis included descriptive, correlation, and multiple linear regression. RESULTS The completion rate was 66% (n = 235). Findings showed the NSPIC subscale, CTC had a statistically significantly higher median score than other NSPIC sub-scales (p < 0001). The NSPIC subscale RS had the second-highest median score. The results of the PSWQ showed that 48% of participants were in the chronic worrier category. Regression analysis showed CTC was a significant predictor of worry (p < 0.001) and a one-unit increase in CTC resulted in a 0.21 decrease in the PSWQ score. CONCLUSION Our findings suggested instilling CTC behaviors was the most significant faculty caring behavior and was associated with lower levels of student worry. The results from this study may aid in identifying and developing effective caring behaviors for faculty to support students during stressful dental and allied dental curricula.
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- Kelly Gillespie
- Dental Hygiene Program, West Georgia Technical College, Carrollton, GA, USA
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- Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University, Boston, MA, USA
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Martin Walker C, Anderson JN, Clark R, Reed L. The Use of Nursing Theory to Support Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Education in Nursing Curricula. J Nurs Educ 2023; 62:69-74. [PMID: 36779895 DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20221213-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inclusive sexual and reproductive health care (SRH) content is limited in nursing curricula, resulting in nurses who lack education to provide complex SRH services to marginalized patients, especially sexual and gender minorities (SGM). METHOD The 10 Caritas Processes, the framework of Watson's Theory of Caring, were evaluated for being integral components of SRH. This theory is used to advocate for SGM-inclusive SRH content in nursing curricula. RESULTS The interpretation of Caritas Processes 2, 4, and 7 provide theoretical support for SGM-inclusive SRH content. Specific strategies to modify and improve nursing curricula are described. CONCLUSION There is a need to incorporate inclusive SRH education into nursing curricula to normalize evidence-based SRH for diverse, marginalized patient populations. By emphasizing the caring intentions necessary for nursing professionals, Watson's Theory of Caring is an appropriate framework to guide the development of SGM-relevant SRH content in nursing education. [J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(2):69-74.].
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Instructors’ caring behaviors, burnout, satisfaction, and academic performance of nursing students in online education and the pandemic era. FRONTIERS OF NURSING 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/fon-2022-0054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Objective: This study aimed to determine the predictive ability of instructors’ online caring behaviors, online learning burnout, and satisfaction with online learning on nursing students’ academic performance.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study employing the administration of online self-report measures among 606 undergraduate students in one large nursing school in the Philippines. Statistical analysis involved the use of descriptive statistics, Pearson’s r, and linear regression.
Results: The mean scores in the instructors’ online caring behaviors scale, online learning burnout scale, online learning satisfaction scale, and self-reported academic performance were 3.88 ± 0.70, 4.00 ± 0.84, 2.51 ± 0.96, and 3.25 ± 0.79 respectively. Satisfaction (β = 0.216, P = 0.000), burnout (β = 0.-098, P = 0.019), and instructors’ caring behaviors (β = 0.096, P = 0.030) explained 11.7% of the variability in the students’ academic performance.
Conclusions: Instructors’ caring behavior and levels of burnout and satisfaction are linked to students’ academic success in the virtual learning environment. This study calls for nursing instructors to be mindful of signs of burnout, employ proactive measures that promote satisfactory learning, and foster more caring behaviors in this time of global health crisis.
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Purkey E, Bayoumi I, Davison CM, Watson A. Directed content analysis: A life course approach to understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic with implications for public health and social service policy. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0278240. [PMID: 36525421 PMCID: PMC9757550 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has had broad impacts on individuals, families and communities which will continue to require multidimensional responses from service providers, program developers, and policy makers. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to use Life Course theory to understand and imagine public health and policy responses to the multiple and varied impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on different groups. METHODS "The Cost of COVID-19" was a research study carried out in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington counties in South Eastern Ontario, Canada, between June and December 2020. Data included 210 micronarrative stories collected from community members, and 31 in-depth interviews with health and social service providers. Data were analyzed using directed content analysis to explore the fit between data and the constructs of Life Course theory. RESULTS Social pathways were significantly disrupted by changes to education and employment, as well as changes to roles which further altered anticipated pathways. Transitions were by and large missed, creating a sense of loss. While some respondents articulated positive turning points, most of the turning points reported were negative, including fundamental changes to relationships, family structure, education, and employment with lifelong implications. Participants' trajectories varied based on principles including when they occurred in their lifespan, the amount of agency they felt or did not feel over circumstances, where they lived (rural versus urban), what else was going on in their lives at the time the pandemic struck, how their lives were connected with others, as well as how the pandemic impacted the lives of those dear to them. An additional principle, that of Culture, was felt to be missing from the Life Course theory as currently outlined. CONCLUSIONS A Life Course analysis may improve our understanding of the multidimensional long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health countermeasures. This analysis could help us to anticipate services that will require development, training, and funding to support the recovery of those who have been particularly affected. Resources needed will include education, mental health and job creation supports, as well as programs that support the development of individual and community agency.
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- Eva Purkey
- Queen’s University Department of Family Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Queen’s University Public Health Sciences, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Queen’s University Department of Family Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Queen’s University Public Health Sciences, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Queen’s University Department of Family Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle, Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario, Canada
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Durgun Ozan Y, Çiçek Ö, Anuş Topdemir E. Experiences of nurses diagnosed with COVID-19 and recovered: A qualitative research. J Nurs Manag 2022; 30:4005-4014. [PMID: 36179722 PMCID: PMC9539309 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to explain the feelings and experiences of nurses who survived COVID-19 in their care and recovery processes, based on Watson's theory of human caring. BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic was an extraordinary time when nurses both took care of their patients and dealt with their illness by catching the disease themselves. In this process, nurses who contracted the disease experienced the fear of transmitting the disease to their relatives. METHOD A qualitative descriptive research design was used in this study. The sample consists of 15 nurses selected by the convenience sampling method and diagnosed with COVID-19 and recovered. The data were collected in face-to-face interviews using the individual in-depth interview method through a semi-structured interview form. A thematic analysis was performed on the data according to the 10 carative factors of Watson's theory of human caring. RESULTS It was determined that the spiritual and professional difficulties experienced by nurses who recovered from COVID-19 during the disease and symptom management process were the fear of death, infecting their family members and losing them, and the importance of life. CONCLUSION It is considered that care practices based on Watson's theory of human caring will be beneficial in the management of these processes. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Nurses diagnosed with COVID-19 should be supported by the nursing management during their illness so that their negative experiences will not be repeated. Watson's theory of human caring can help eliminate this sense of fear and loss.
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Machul M, Dziurka M, Gniadek A, Gotlib J, Gutysz-Wojnicka A, Kotowski M, Kozieł D, Krasucka K, Obuchowska A, Ozdoba P, Panczyk M, Pydyś A, Uchmanowicz I, Dobrowolska B. Caring Ability and Professional Values of Polish Nursing Students-A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11308. [PMID: 36141579 PMCID: PMC9517121 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Caring ability and professional values developed and shaped during nursing university studies are often recognised as fundamental components of education and professional nursing attitudes. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between caring ability and professional values among nursing students and their correlation with selected sociodemographic variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenience sample of 379 nursing students. During the research, the Polish versions of the Caring Ability Inventory and the Professional Values Scale were used. The overall result in the Professional Values Scale was 108.78 (SD = 16.17)-which is considered average, and in the Caring Ability Inventory 189.55 (SD = 18.77)-which is considered low. Age correlated negatively with the professional values of students in total and in the subscale "care"; in contrast, "gender", "place of residence" and "financial situation" did not show any correlation with the level of students' professional values and caring ability. The professional values and caring abilities of nursing students depended on the year and mode of study and the type of university. The results of the study revealed that the caring ability and professional values of nursing students undergo changes during their education.
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- Michał Machul
- Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-501 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Education and Health Sciences Research, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Education and Health Sciences Research, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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Akbari A, Nasiri A. A concept analysis of Watson's nursing Caritas process. Nurs Forum 2022; 57:1465-1471. [PMID: 35767362 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM The main objective of this analysis is to give an understanding of Watson's nursing Caritas as a concept. DESIGN Watson's nursing Caritas is an abstract concept, and difficult to define and operationalize because of its philosophical nature. Watson's nursing Caritas develops a clear relationship between care, caring factors, and the processes of human life. METHODS We used Walker and Avant's method. PubMed, Scopus, Ovid, EBSCO, Science Direct, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and ProQuest were searched. "Caritas process" and "Watson's caring theory" were searched. In the primary search, 883 articles were found, but eventually, 25 articles were included in the study. RESULTS We define Watson's nursing Caritas as the process based on caring consciousness, engaging in reliable human caring relationships for healing support, integrity, and development of humanity that alters the concept of caring into a higher ethical commitment inspired by responsibility for others, and different meanings, including kindness, compassion, joyfulness, and peacefulness and leads to the establishment of caring behavior in clinical Watson's nursing Caritas, thus leading to improving performance. CONCLUSION Clinical nursing Caritas enables nurses to develop an effective human being relationship between nurse-client-family, and ultimately achieve a common experience and perception of caring.
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- Ayob Akbari
- Medical Toxicology and Drug Abuse Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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İLERİ S, ÇAMVEREN H, KOCAMAN G. İşe Yeni Başlayan Genç Hemşirelerin Kıdemli Meslektaşları ile İlişkileri: Fenomenolojik Bir Çalışma. DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNIVERSITESI HEMŞIRELIK FAKÜLTESI ELEKTRONIK DERGISI 2022. [DOI: 10.46483/deuhfed.1061343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Giriş: İşe yeni başlayan genç hemşirelerin uyum süreçleri, arkadaşça olmayan davranışlara maruz aldıkları çalışma ortamlarından olumsuz etkilenmektedir. Bu nedenle, işe yeni başlayan genç hemşirelerin deneyimledikleri meslektaş ilişkilerinin bilinmesi uyum süreçlerinin iyileştirilmesi açısından önemlidir.
Amaç: İşe yeni başlayan genç hemşirelerin, çalışma yaşamlarının ilk altı ayında kıdemli meslektaş ilişkileri ile ilgili deneyimlerinin, düşüncelerinin ve duygularının özünü anlamaktır.
Yöntem: Araştırma, tanımlayıcı fenomenolojik nitel tasarımda, Nisan-Ağustos 2021 tarihleri arasında İzmir’deki bir üniversite hastanesinde amaçlı örneklem yöntemiyle seçilen 14 işe yeni başlayan genç hemşire ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Derinlemesine görüşmeler video konferans yöntemi ile yapılmıştır. Görüşme dökümleri Colaizzi’nin tekniğine göre analiz edilmiş ve çalışmanın ana temalarının oluşturulması aşamasında deneyimlerin özüne ulaşmak için “Watson İnsan Bakım Kuramı” kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: İşe yeni başlayan genç hemşirelerin, kıdemli meslektaşlarıyla olan ilişkileri üç ana tema ve iki alt temadan oluşmaktadır: ana temalar; “sevecen/olumlu yaklaşımlar”, “nezaketsiz davranış”, “yetersiz destek”; alt temalar;“destekleyici ve geliştirici yaklaşım”, “kabul görme ve önemsenme” olarak belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Çalışmanın sonuçları, işe yeni başlayan genç hemşirelerin, geçiş sürecinde özellikle rehber hemşire yaklaşımlarını sevecen ve geliştirici bulması ve olumlu deneyimler yaşamasının destekleyici ilişkinin varlığını; öte yandan yönetici ve kıdemli meslektaşlarının nezaketsiz davranışlarına maruz kalmasının ve yardım görmemesinin olumsuz ilişkilerin varlığını ortaya koymuştur. İşe yeni başlayan genç hemşirelerin, geçiş sürecinde olumsuz meslektaş ilişkilerine maruz kalmasının önlenmesi için kurumsal ve ulusal düzeyde Watson’ın İnsan Bakım Kuramı’na temelli stratejiler geliştirilebilir.
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- Serap İLERİ
- DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ HASTANESİ SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ
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- KÜTAHYA SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KÜTAHYA SAĞLIK YÜKSEKOKULU, HEMŞİRELİK PR
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Wei H, Aucoin J, Kuntapay GR, Justice A, Jones A, Zhang C, Santos HP, Hall LA. The prevalence of nurse burnout and its association with telomere length pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263603. [PMID: 35294438 PMCID: PMC8926201 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Burnout is a work-related stress syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Nurse burnout is related to nurses’ deteriorating mental health and poorer patient care quality and thus, is a significant concern in healthcare. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has swept the world and distressed the healthcare systems. Because of the body’s stress mechanism, it is vital to examine the current prevalence of nurse burnout and understand it at a biological level, using an epigenetic biomarker, telomere length. Purpose To determine the prevalence of burnout among nurses in the Peri-Operative and Labor & Delivery settings pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine the effects of burnout on absolute telomere length. Methods This is a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of nurses’ burnout and the relationships between nurses’ burnout and telomere length. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to stop the study during the mid of data collection. Even though the study was not designed to capture changes before and during the pandemic, we analyzed two groups’ data before and during the pandemic. The study took place in a US hospital. Nurses in the hospital’s Operating Room, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, and Labor & Delivery Unit participated in the study. Maslach Burnout Inventory survey and nurses’ demographics were administered online. Telomere length was measured via finger-prick blood. Results 146 nurses participated in the study, with 120 participants’ blood samples collected. The high-level burnout rate was 70.5%. Correlation analysis did not reveal a direct correlation between nurse burnout and telomere length. However, in a multiple regression analysis, the final model contained the burnout subscale of emotional exhaustion, years as an RN, and work unit’s nursing care quality. There was a low degree of departure from normality of the mean absolute telomere length in the pre-pandemic group and a substantial degree of departure in the during-pandemic group. Conclusions Nurse burnout is a prevalent phenomenon in healthcare, and this study indicates that nurses currently experience high levels of burnout. Nurses’ cellular biomarker, telomere length, is shorter in the group of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic than before. Appropriate measures should be implemented to decrease nurses’ burnout symptoms and improve nurses’ psychological and physical health. Nurses, especially those younger than 60, report higher burnout symptoms, particularly emotional exhaustion. This study indicates the need for intervention to promote nurses’ health during the pandemic and beyond. If not appropriately managed, nurse burnout may continue to be a significant issue facing the healthcare system.
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- Holly Wei
- University of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- University of North Carolina REX Healthcare, Raleigh, NC, United States of America
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- University of North Carolina REX Healthcare, Raleigh, NC, United States of America
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- Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA, United States of America
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- Biobehavioral Lab, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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- Biobehavioral Laboratory and Health Resilience & Omics Science (HEROS) Hub, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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- University of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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Wei H, Horns P, Sears SF, Huang K, Smith CM, Wei TL. A systematic meta-review of systematic reviews about interprofessional collaboration: facilitators, barriers, and outcomes. J Interprof Care 2022; 36:735-749. [DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1973975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Holly Wei
- PhD Program, School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Wei H. The development of an evidence-informed Convergent Care Theory: Working together to achieve optimal health outcomes. Int J Nurs Sci 2022; 9:11-25. [PMID: 35079601 PMCID: PMC8766786 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2021.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Healthcare is a complex and divergent system with uncertainty, unpredictability, and multi-layered stakeholders. The relationships among the stakeholders are multifaceted and dynamic, requiring continual interpersonal connections, networks, and co-evolution. It is pivotal to have an evidence-informed theory to explain the phenomenon, uniting the multifaceted stakeholders' efforts. PURPOSE To describe the development of an evidence-informed theory, the Convergent Care Theory, assembling healthcare stakeholders to work together and achieve optimal health outcomes. METHODS The Convergent Care Theory was developed using a theory synthesis approach based on empirical research and literature reviews published by the theory-proposing author. The empirical evidence was categorized into: patients and families, healthcare providers, healthcare organizations, and patients' and healthcare providers' self-care. RESULTS The Convergent Care Theory includes four concepts: all-inclusive organizational care , healthcare professional collaborative care, person-centered precision care, and patients ' and healthcare providers' self-care. Achieving convergent care is a process requiring all stakeholders to work together. Six major facilitators emerged from the research evidence: competence, compassion, accountability, trusting, sharing, and engaging. CONCLUSION This article introduced the development process of the evidence-informed Convergent Care Theory. Healthcare systems are complex, with multiple stakeholders' needs to meet. The Convergent Care Theory strives to unite healthcare stakeholders, bond resources, and join forces to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes. The underpinning of the theory is a caring culture, which is an underlying code for organizational and team behaviors and the foundation of optimal health outcomes.
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- Holly Wei
- University of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, KY, USA
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Giménez-Espert MDC, Maldonado S, Pinazo D, Prado-Gascó V. Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish Version of the Instrument to Evaluate Nurses' Attitudes Toward Communication With the Patient for Nursing Students. Front Psychol 2021; 12:736809. [PMID: 34899479 PMCID: PMC8654807 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.736809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Communication is essential to the quality of care and patient satisfaction. It has been linked to positive patient outcomes, increased engagement, improved health outcomes, and safe practices. Given these benefits and the association between attitudes and behaviors, as behaviors can be predicted by studying attitudes, assessing attitudes of nursing students toward patient communication is critical for future nursing professionals. For this purpose, the main aim of this study was to adapt and validate an instrument to measure nurses' attitudes toward communication (ACO) for nursing students. The ACO with patients was analyzed. Then, differences in the dimensions of the instrument (ACO) for nursing students according to an academic course and the correlations were calculated. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a convenience sample of 1,417 nursing students from five universities in the Valencian Community (Spain) during the 2018/2019 academic year and 83.8% (1,187) were women. The reliability was analyzed by using Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability (CR). Analysis of construct validity was performed with exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The instrument adapted from nurses to nursing students was composed of 25 items grouped in three dimensions: affective, cognitive, and behavioral. The psychometric properties suggested that the instrument ACO for nursing students was reliable and valid. The ACO of nursing students was positive with high levels in cognitive and behavioral dimensions, while scores were worst in the affective component. The second-year nursing students showed more positive attitudes in the affective dimension, while in the cognitive and behavioral dimensions, the most positive attitudes were found in the first year. In the correlations, the behavioral and cognitive dimensions showed a significant, positive, and very high correlation. These findings should be considered in developing academic plans to improve the effectiveness of the communication education process of the students to increase the quality of patient care and well-being of nursing students.
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- Nursing Department of the School of Health Sciences, Human Services and Nursing, Lehman College, CUNY New York, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Developmental, Educational, Social and Methodological Psychology Department - Social Psychology, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Social Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Wei H, Dorn A, Hutto H, Webb Corbett R, Haberstroh A, Larson K. Impacts of Nursing Student Burnout on Psychological Well-Being and Academic Achievement. J Nurs Educ 2021; 60:369-376. [PMID: 34232812 DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20210616-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Burnout, depression, and suicide among health care professionals and learners have reached a rampant level. This systematic review aimed to synthesize literature findings of nursing student burnout and its impact on psychological well-being and academic performance. METHOD This systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines and included data-based studies on nursing student burnout published in peer-reviewed journals between January 2015 and January 2020. RESULTS This review included 17 articles. Four major themes were identified: 1) a negative relationship between burnout and student self-concept, 2) a negative association between burnout and student engagement, 3) risk factors contributing to student burnout, and 4) interventions to mitigate student burnout. Promoting positive self-concept, engagement, and resilience may alleviate student academic burnout. CONCLUSION Student burnout has negative influences on health and academics, and interventions to mitigate burnout should be considered early in nursing programs. Nurse educators can create an engaging learning environment to build resilience and reduce burnout. [J Nurs Educ. 2021;60(7):369-376.].
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Wei H, Henderson D, Peery A, Andrews A. Nursing Students' Perceptions of Faculty Caring as a Predictor of Students' Caring Behaviors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021. [DOI: 10.20467/humancaring-d-20-00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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This cross-sectional, descriptive survey study aimed to examine the relationships among nursing students' perceptions of faculty caring, students' caring behaviors, and their confidence, satisfaction, and empathy in an undergraduate nursing program. The instruments included the Caring Behaviors Inventory-16 Student Version, Nursing Students' Perceptions of Instructor Caring, and students' confidence, satisfaction, and empathy. There were significant pair-wise relationships among students' perceptions of faculty caring, students' caring behaviors, satisfaction, confidence, and empathy. Students' perceptions of faculty caring were a significant predictor for students' caring behaviors. These findings are significant in future designing and implementing interventions to enhance students' learning experiences.
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Teskereci G, Yangın H, Kulakaç Ö. Effects of a nursing care program based on the theory of human caring on women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer: a pilot study from Turkey. J Psychosoc Oncol 2021; 40:45-61. [PMID: 33687312 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2021.1878317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES This pilot study aimed to determine the effects of a nursing care program based on the Theory of Human Caring (THC) on chemotherapy symptoms, hope, and meaning in life in women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer. DESIGN/METHODS This pilot study was conducted in a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial on 52 women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer in Turkey. In the present study, the experimental group was given a nursing care program based on the THC alongside routine nursing care for five sessions, while the control group received solely routine nursing care. Data were collected using the Chemotherapy Symptom Assessment Scale, the Herth Hope Scale, and the Life Attitude Profile. FINDINGS There was a statistically significant decrease in the frequency, severity, and degree of discomfort of some chemotherapy symptoms in the experimental group. In addition, the mean scores of hope and meaning in life were significantly higher in the study group compared to the control group. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS This study revealed that a nursing care program based on the Theory of Human Caring might be of benefit for decreasing the frequency, intensity, and discomfort level of some chemotherapy symptoms, and also for improving the level of hope and meaning in life in women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer.
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- Gamze Teskereci
- Department of Maternity and Gynecological Nursing, Akdeniz University Kumluca Health Science Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Maternity and Gynecological Nursing, Akdeniz University Nursing Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Maternity and Gynecological Nursing, Ondokuz Mayis University Samsun School of Health, Samsun, Turkey
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INVESTIGATION OF ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS OF NURSES TOWARDS CARING NURSE-PATIENT INTERACTION IN TURKEY. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY 2021. [DOI: 10.33457/ijhsrp.777568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Wei H, Hardin SR, Watson J. A unitary caring science resilience-building model: Unifying the human caring theory and research-informed psychology and neuroscience evidence. Int J Nurs Sci 2021; 8:130-135. [PMID: 33575453 PMCID: PMC7859535 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Resilience is the psychological capability to recover from difficulties quickly. Healthcare professionals are especially vulnerable to job-related stress and burnout. Unitary Caring Science is the framework for Watson's Human Caring Theory, providing a philosophy of practice in healthcare. With the high rates of clinician burnout and psychological issues, it will be significant to unify the human caring theory with research-informed psychological and neuroscience evidence to develop clinicians' resilience-building strategies. The purpose of this article is to introduce a Unitary Caring Science Resilience Model and explain the science behind the core strategies based on Unitary Caring Science philosophy and the psychological and neuroscience research. This model includes six strategies: Embracing loving-kindness for self and others; Nurturing interpersonal and intersubjective connections/relations; Deepening a creative use of self and sense of belonging; Balancing self-learning, self-awareness, and an evolved self-consciousness; Valuing forgiveness and releasing negativity; Inspiring and maintaining faith-hope. The caring-theory guided resilience-building strategies are proven to alleviate the depletion of clinicians' energy and emotions. Healthcare practices are challenging but rewarding. Clinicians can be emotionally, psychologically, and physically exhausted if they always consider themselves 'giving' and 'doing' institutional tasks without a sense of purpose or fulfillment. The practice can be rewarding if it becomes more aligned with clinicians' value to serve humanity. Through the unitary caring science resilience strategies, clinicians can build resilience as an antidote to clinician burnout and depletion.
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- Holly Wei
- College of Nursing at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Watson Caring Science Institute, Distinguished Professor/Dean Emerita University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing, CO, USA
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Lundberg K, Jong M, Jong MC, Porskrog Kristiansen L. Patients' experiences of the caring encounter in health promotion practice: a qualitative study in Swedish primary health care. BMC FAMILY PRACTICE 2020; 21:232. [PMID: 33176696 PMCID: PMC7661190 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-020-01296-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported that organizational structures and cultures in primary health care are obstacles to district nurses doing successful work in health promotion practice (HPP). Because organizational structures are not easily changed, Jean Watson's Attending Nurse Caring Model (ANCM) was introduced and piloted at a primary health care center in Sweden, aiming to transform HPP so as to empower district nurses and increase their work satisfaction. AIM To investigate patients' experiences of the caring encounter in HPP after introduction of the ANCM in Swedish primary health care, the aim being to explore the essential components of the caring encounter between patients and district nurses. METHODS A descriptive and qualitative research design was used. Data collection was performed using individual face-to-face interviews with twelve patients at risk for developing CVD. Data analysis consisted of both deductive content analysis, using a categorization matrix based on the ANCM and, subsequently, inductive latent content analysis. RESULTS The findings were abstracted into three themes: 1.'Feeling the deepest essence of being cared for': to be respected and being put at the center of the encounter; 2. 'Feeling acceptance and worth': being treated with openness and permissive attitudes, 3. 'Being in a supportive atmosphere that promotes hope': to feel trust and being trusted in the encounter, and being empowered by hope. The unifying main theme of the caring encounter was abstracted as 'Experiencing human dignity'. CONCLUSION The present study revealed that the essence of the caring encounter between patients and district nurses in HPP is to be unconditionally accepted in an environment that inspires hope and encouragement. The ANCM seems to be a promising model to use for strengthening the caring encounter and supporting CVD patients in making healthy lifestyle choices. However, further studies of qualitative and quantitative designs are needed to investigate what the ANCM can contribute to HPP in Swedish primary health care.
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- Kristina Lundberg
- Department of Caring Sciences, University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Kungsbäcksvägen 47, SE-801 76, Gävle, Sweden.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, SE-851 70, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, SE-851 70, Sundsvall, Sweden
- National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Hansine Hansens veg 19, 9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Caring Sciences, University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Kungsbäcksvägen 47, SE-801 76, Gävle, Sweden
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Leng M, Wei L, Shi X, Cao G, Wei Y, Xu H, Zhang X, Zhang W, Xing S, Wei H. Mental distress and influencing factors in nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. Nurs Crit Care 2020; 26:94-101. [PMID: 33448567 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nurses are experiencing tremendous stress during the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially intensive care nurses. The pandemic of the disease is a tragedy, which may leave a catastrophic psychological imprint on nurses. Understanding nurses' mental distress can help when implementing interventions to mitigate psychological injuries to nurses. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To quantify the severity of nurses' post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and stress and explore the influencing factors of their psychological health when caring for patients with COVID-19. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey. METHODS The PTSD Checklist-Civilian and the Perceived Stress Scale were administered from 11 to 18 March 2020, to 90 nurses selected from another city to go and help an intensive care unit (ICU) in Wuhan, China. These nurses were selected because of their high levels of clinical performance and resilience status. RESULTS Nurses' average PTSD score was 24.62 ± 6.68, and five (5.6%) of the nurses reported a clinically significant level of PTSD symptoms (>38 points). Nurses' perceived stress averaged 19.33 ± 7, and 20 nurses (22.22%) scored positively >25 points. Nurses' stress and PTSD symptoms were positively correlated (P < .01). Major stress sources included working in an isolated environment, concerns about personal protective equipment shortage and usage, physical and emotional exhaustion, intensive workload, fear of being infected, and insufficient work experiences with COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that even relatively highly resilient nurses experienced some degree of mental distress, including PTSD symptoms and perceived stress. Our findings highlight the importance of helping nurses cultivate resilience and reduce stress. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Recommendations for practice include providing adequate training and orientation before assigning nurses to ICU to help, offering disaster-emergency-preparedness training to keep nurses prepared, providing caring and authentic nursing leadership, offering ongoing psychological support to frontline nurses.
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- Min Leng
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Graduate Nursing Program, The School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Graduate Nursing Program, The School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Advanced Nursing Practice & Education Department, College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Wen J, Yu G, Kong Y, Liu F, Wei H. An exploration of the breastfeeding behaviors of women after cesarean section: A qualitative study. Int J Nurs Sci 2020; 7:419-426. [PMID: 33195754 PMCID: PMC7644566 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2020.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Objectives To explore the factors affecting breastfeeding behaviors in women after cesarean section. Methods This is a qualitative study that used a phenomenological approach. This study used individual face-to-face interviews with 19 women who underwent a cesarean section in a Women and Children’s Hospital in China between July to September 2019. Information saturation was used to determine sample size. Data were analyzed using a thematic content analysis method. Themes were developed based on the theory of planned behavior. Results Thirteen (68.42%) had a planned cesarean section, and six (31.58%) cesarean sections were unplanned or emergent. Three major themes emerged: ambivalent attitude about breastfeeding, motivation to comply with the traditional cultural norms, and barriers and challenges. The motivating factors for breastfeeding after cesarean sections included perceived benefits of human milk, support from healthcare professionals, and responsibility for breastfeeding. The challenges for breastfeeding after cesarean sections included physical discomfort, knowledge and skills deficit of breastfeeding, lactation deficiency, and lack of knowledge and coping skills in managing their depressive mood after cesarean sections. There were a couple of neutral factors, such as the influences of family and peers. These factors could influence women either positively as facilitators or negatively as barriers. Conclusions The findings can offer valuable information for healthcare professionals to help women breastfeed after cesarean sections. To promote women’s breastfeeding behaviors after cesarean sections, it is necessary to change women’s attitudes, belief systems, and the external environments and help them become more confident.
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- Juan Wen
- School of Nursing of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- College of Nursing at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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Exploring Pictorial Health Education Tools for Long-Term Home Care: A Qualitative Perspective. Healthcare (Basel) 2020; 8:healthcare8030205. [PMID: 32659998 PMCID: PMC7551951 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8030205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Regarding long-term home care needs, nurses need to communicate effectively and reasonably when teaching home caregivers. Designers can assist medical staff and develop pictorial tools to enhance communication. The purpose of this study is to explore a theoretical basis from the perspective of designers, patients’ home caregivers, and medical staff to construct a theoretical framework that can jointly develop pictorial health education tools and healthcare system. The qualitative methods, including in-depth interview and observation, are applied to this study; ground theory sets out to construct a framework from the verbatim transcript of the interviews. Based on interview results, six axial codes were extracted: (1) the method of interdisciplinary cooperation; (2) medical research ethics; (3) communication methods; (4) forms of health education tools; (5) development of health education tools; (6) home care intubation procedure. Eight groups of home caregivers offered suggestions from their experiences. The designers need to assist medical staff to solve real problems, pay attention to professional norms, and forms of cooperation. Health education tools need to meet the needs of medical staff and home caregivers and designers should pay attention to the processes of communication. This study can also assist in interdisciplinary cooperation to explore the theoretical basis of pictorial health education tools for nurses in the context of long-term care at home.
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Leng M, Xiu H, Yu P, Feng J, Wei Y, Cui Y, Zhang M, Zhou Y, Wei H. Current State and Influencing Factors of Nurse Resilience and Perceived Job-Related Stressors. J Contin Educ Nurs 2020; 51:132-137. [DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20200216-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Henderson D, Sewell KA, Wei H. The impacts of faculty caring on nursing students' intent to graduate: A systematic literature review. Int J Nurs Sci 2019; 7:105-111. [PMID: 32099867 PMCID: PMC7031116 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2019.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Objectives To examine the current studies about the impacts of faculty caring on nursing students’ intent to graduate and provide recommendations. The nursing profession continues to face nursing shortages. One of the solutions recognized to alleviate the shortage is increasing the number of students graduating from nursing schools. It lacks a literature review synthesizing the current research about the impacts of faculty caring on nursing students’ intent to graduate and indicate areas for future research. Methods This is a systematic literature review. The search of the literature was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Databases searched included MEDLINE via PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and ProQuest Search. Search terms included ‘attrition,’ ‘dropouts,’ ‘graduation rate,’ ‘faculty,’ ‘instructor,’ ‘professor,’ ‘nursing,’ and ‘caring.’ Results Ten articles met the inclusion criteria. The articles were conducted in the Associate Degree of Nursing and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. Nursing faculties played a significant role in students’ intent to graduate by building students’ confidence, creating a compassionate learning environment, and promoting students’ competence. Faculties’ caring behaviors, including respecting students, showing empathy, and using caring communication skills, were essential characteristics to affect students’ learning environments. Conclusions The findings indicate that students’ perceptions of faculty caring can affect their perceptions of the learning environment and sense of belonging, and therefore, impact their intent to graduate. Students’ perceptions of their instructors’ caring behaviors are instrumental in motivating them to continue learning. The capacity of faculty caring plays a significant role in students’ success.
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- Dalton Henderson
- Senior Nursing Honor Program, East Carolina University College of Nursing, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Research Librarian, Laupus Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- East Carolina University College of Nursing, Greenville, NC, USA
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Li J, Li X, Gu L, Zhang R, Zhao R, Cai Q, Lu Y, Wang H, Meng Q, Wei H. Effects of Simulation-Based Deliberate Practice on Nursing Students' Communication, Empathy, and Self-Efficacy. J Nurs Educ 2019; 58:681-689. [DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20191120-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Wei H, Corbett RW, Rose MA, Wei TL. Parents' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of the quality of care: A PITSTOP model of caring. Nurs Forum 2019; 54:661-668. [PMID: 31583716 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Quality of care is measured by various indicators. Besides objective quantifications, it is necessary to understand the meaning of quality of care from the perspectives of patients, families, and healthcare professionals. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to understand parents' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of the quality of care. METHODS This was a secondary data analysis of two qualitative studies examining parents' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of caring in 2014 and 2018, respectively. Both studies took place in a children's hospital in the United States. There were 40 participants, 13 parents of children undergoing heart surgery and 27 healthcare professionals. The current study focused on parents' and healthcare professionals' viewpoints about the quality of care. RESULTS Seven themes emerged: patient-centered care, interprofessional collaboration, team communication, safety and security, trusting relationships, optimal outcomes, and positive patient experiences. The acronym PITSTOP was developed to enable healthcare professionals to recall the elements deemed as important to the quality of care by parents and professionals. CONCLUSIONS This study brought up a novice opinion that healthcare should be like a "pitstop," not just a "repair shop." Healthcare encounters may be brief but invaluable in helping patients and families succeed in their health promotion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Holly Wei
- Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education, College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education, College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education, College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina
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