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Chang SO, Sohng KY, Kim K, Won J, Chaung SK, Choi MJ. How nursing students learn infection control education through undergraduate nursing programs: a phenomenographic research study. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:297. [PMID: 37653385 PMCID: PMC10470169 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01465-9] [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: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Competency in infection control is crucial for implementing nursing best practices to ensure patient safety. However, research is lacking on the infection control education received by nursing students prior to entering clinical settings as nurses. This study aimed to explore how nursing students conceptualize infection control care in undergraduate nursing programs. METHODS This study employed a qualitative research method using phenomenography. Universities providing undergraduate nursing programs in Korea. Thirty nursing students: 10 students each from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years of five undergraduate programs. Data were collected from May 2019 to February 2020 through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a phenomenographic analysis procedure. RESULTS Six descriptive categories were derived inductively for nursing students' frames of reference regarding infection control care and six descriptive categories of how nursing students learned about infection control care. The structural framework of the identified categories, about how nursing students learn about infection control care, was presented as an outcome space. CONCLUSIONS Given that nursing students demonstrate diverse conceptualizations of infection control and are at varying levels of learning, professors and clinical mentors need to develop theoretical education and clinical practice opportunities that consider these differences.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sung Ok Chang
- College of Nursing and BK21 FOUR R&E Center for Learning Health Systems, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Eulji University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Semyung University, Jecheon, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
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Parreira P, Santos-Costa P, Pardal J, Neves T, Bernardes RA, Serambeque B, Sousa LB, Graveto J, Silén-Lipponen M, Korhonen U, Koponen L, Myllymäki M, Yurrebaso Macho A, Mayens ALW, Picado Valverde EM, Guzmán Ordaz R, Juanes Méndez JA, Iglesias JLP, Canelo JAM, Jankowiak-Bernaciak A, Patrzała A, Bączyk G, Basa A, do Sacramento Costa Reis AM, Simões JA, Torres AL, do Rosário Pinto M, Salgueiro-Oliveira A. Nursing Students’ Perceptions on Healthcare-Associated Infection Control and Prevention Teaching and Learning Experience in Portugal. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12020180. [PMID: 35207668 PMCID: PMC8880596 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12020180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are one of the major concerns worldwide, posing significant challenges to healthcare professionals’ education and training. This study intended to measure nursing students’ perceptions regarding their learning experiences on HAI prevention and control. In the first phase of the study, a cross-sectional and descriptive study with a convenience sample composed of undergraduate nursing students from Portugal, Spain, Poland, and Finland was conducted to develop the InovSafeCare questionnaire. In the second phase, we applied the InovSafeCare scale in a sample of nursing students from two Portuguese higher education institutions to explore which factors impact nursing students’ adherence to HAI prevention and control measures in clinical settings. In phase one, the InovSafeCare questionnaire was applied to 1326 students internationally, with the instrument presenting adequate psychometric qualities with reliability results in 14 dimensions. During phase two, the findings supported that Portuguese nursing students’ adherence to HAI prevention and control measures is influenced not only by the curricular offerings and resources available in academic settings, but also by the standards conveyed by nursing tutors during clinical placements. Our findings support the need for a dedicated curricular focus on HAI prevention and control learning, not only through specific classroom modules, innovative resources, and pedagogical approaches, but also through a complementary and coordinated liaison between teachers and tutors in academic and clinical settings.
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- Pedro Parreira
- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
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- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
- Correspondence:
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- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
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- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
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- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
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- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
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- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
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- Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Health and Social Care, 70201 Kuopio, Finland; (M.S.-L.); (U.K.); (L.K.); (M.M.)
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- Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Health and Social Care, 70201 Kuopio, Finland; (M.S.-L.); (U.K.); (L.K.); (M.M.)
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- Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Health and Social Care, 70201 Kuopio, Finland; (M.S.-L.); (U.K.); (L.K.); (M.M.)
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- Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Health and Social Care, 70201 Kuopio, Finland; (M.S.-L.); (U.K.); (L.K.); (M.M.)
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- Salamanca University, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (A.Y.M.); (A.L.W.M.); (E.M.P.V.); (R.G.O.); (J.A.J.M.); (J.L.P.I.); (J.A.M.C.)
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- Salamanca University, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (A.Y.M.); (A.L.W.M.); (E.M.P.V.); (R.G.O.); (J.A.J.M.); (J.L.P.I.); (J.A.M.C.)
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- Salamanca University, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (A.Y.M.); (A.L.W.M.); (E.M.P.V.); (R.G.O.); (J.A.J.M.); (J.L.P.I.); (J.A.M.C.)
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- Salamanca University, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (A.Y.M.); (A.L.W.M.); (E.M.P.V.); (R.G.O.); (J.A.J.M.); (J.L.P.I.); (J.A.M.C.)
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- Salamanca University, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (A.Y.M.); (A.L.W.M.); (E.M.P.V.); (R.G.O.); (J.A.J.M.); (J.L.P.I.); (J.A.M.C.)
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- Salamanca University, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (A.Y.M.); (A.L.W.M.); (E.M.P.V.); (R.G.O.); (J.A.J.M.); (J.L.P.I.); (J.A.M.C.)
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- Salamanca University, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (A.Y.M.); (A.L.W.M.); (E.M.P.V.); (R.G.O.); (J.A.J.M.); (J.L.P.I.); (J.A.M.C.)
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- Hipolit Cegielski State University of Applied Sciences in Gniezno, 62-200 Gniezno, Poland; (A.J.-B.); (A.P.); (G.B.); (A.B.)
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- Hipolit Cegielski State University of Applied Sciences in Gniezno, 62-200 Gniezno, Poland; (A.J.-B.); (A.P.); (G.B.); (A.B.)
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- Hipolit Cegielski State University of Applied Sciences in Gniezno, 62-200 Gniezno, Poland; (A.J.-B.); (A.P.); (G.B.); (A.B.)
- Department of Practice Nursing, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznan, Poland
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- Hipolit Cegielski State University of Applied Sciences in Gniezno, 62-200 Gniezno, Poland; (A.J.-B.); (A.P.); (G.B.); (A.B.)
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- Escola Superior de Saúde, IP Santarem, 2040-413 Santarém, Portugal; (A.M.d.S.C.R.); (J.A.S.); (A.L.T.); (M.d.R.P.)
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- Escola Superior de Saúde, IP Santarem, 2040-413 Santarém, Portugal; (A.M.d.S.C.R.); (J.A.S.); (A.L.T.); (M.d.R.P.)
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- Escola Superior de Saúde, IP Santarem, 2040-413 Santarém, Portugal; (A.M.d.S.C.R.); (J.A.S.); (A.L.T.); (M.d.R.P.)
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- The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal; (P.P.); (J.P.); (T.N.); (R.A.B.); (B.S.); (L.B.S.); (J.G.); (A.S.-O.)
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