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Ang WHD, Rusli KDB, Lau Y, Lau ST, Chew HSJ. Nursing students' readiness towards the 'new normal' in clinical practice: a distributed cognition qualitative perspective. BMC Nurs 2024; 23:258. [PMID: 38649891 PMCID: PMC11034143 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01819-x] [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: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Clinical practicums are a core component of baccalaureate nursing education. Following the coronavirus pandemic, there have been extensive changes in the workforce environment that may potentially affect nursing students' experience and readiness for clinical practicums. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted to explore final-year nursing students' experiences and readiness for their final clinical practicum before becoming a registered nurse. A purposive sample of 24 final-year baccalaureate nursing students was included in this study. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted face-to-face via Zoom. The data was analysed using an inductive thematic analysis approach. RESULTS Three themes depicting students' experiences and clinical readiness were elucidated. The themes included: (1) Experiencing multiple concerns, (2) requiring a network of support, and (3) easing the transition to professional practice. Students considered the final clinical practicum as challenging and demanding which evoked numerous concerns. CONCLUSIONS Considering the stress that final-year nursing students experience, it will be important to devise strategies ranging from personal, relational, and environmental protective factors to enable their successful transition and completion of clinical practice.
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Grants
- H-569-00-000002 Department Research Funding, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
- H-569-00-000002 Department Research Funding, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
- H-569-00-000002 Department Research Funding, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
- H-569-00-000002 Department Research Funding, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
- H-569-00-000002 Department Research Funding, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
- H-569-00-0005 Research Fellow Start Up Grant, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
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- Wei How Darryl Ang
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6-8/F, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Vilca LW, Díaz-Narváez V, Calzadilla-Núñez A, Arispe-Alburqueque C, Arciniega SF, Orostegui MA, Castellón-Montenegro H, Santander K, López-Labarca C, Álvarez GH, Fernández-Aragón S, Palacio LMA, Reyes-Reyes A, Mendoza MC. Family functioning in students of health sciences in four Latin American countries: a study of the structure and factorial invariance of the FACES III scale. A cross-sectional study. PSICOLOGIA-REFLEXAO E CRITICA 2024; 37:5. [PMID: 38315293 PMCID: PMC10844165 DOI: 10.1186/s41155-024-00287-1] [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: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Psychometric studies of the FACES III scale in Spanish-speaking countries show a lack of agreement on the factorial structure of the scale. In addition, most of the studies have only performed exploratory analyses of its factorial structure. OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to confirm the structure and factorial invariance of the FACES III scale in nursing and obstetric students from Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico. METHODS A total of 3303 students from the four countries participated in this study (Colombia = 1559, Chile = 1224, Peru = 215, Mexico = 305). RESULTS The results of the study showed that the Bi-factor model presents the best-fit indexes to the data from Colombia, Chile, and Mexico, but not from Peru. In addition, it was found that this model showed evidence of being strictly invariant among the three countries in the sequence of the invariance models proposed: metric invariance (ΔRMSEA = .000), scalar (ΔRMSEA = .008), and strict (ΔRMSEA = .008). The bi-factor model also showed adequate reliability indexes in the three countries. CONCLUSION It is concluded that the FACES III scale shows adequate psychometric performance under a bi-factor model in nursing and obstetric students from Colombia, Chile, and Mexico. The lack of fit of the model in Peru could be associated with the small sample size.
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- Lindsey W Vilca
- South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima, Peru
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- Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (Unidad Torreón), Facultad de Enfermería, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile
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- Departamento de Enfermería, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez, Cartagena, de Indias, Colombia
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Santo Tomás, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Comunicaciones, Concepción, Chile
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- División Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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Dancot J, Pétré B, Dardenne N, Donneau AF, Detroz P, Guillaume M. Exploring the relationship between first-year nursing student self-esteem and dropout: A cohort study. J Adv Nurs 2021; 77:2748-2760. [PMID: 33656178 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM To describe nursing student self-esteem prior to the influence of nursing education and to explore the relationship between self-esteem and dropout. DESIGN Cohort study. METHODS At the beginning of their first year of study, in October 2017, 464 nursing students completed a questionnaire that assessed their self-esteem level via Tafarodi & Swann Scale and self-esteem profile following Mruk's model, along with sociodemographic information, state anxiety, self-efficacy, intention to continue and social support. One year later, data on grades and re-enrolment were collected. Multivariate analyses explored the factors influencing self-esteem level (multiple regression), self-esteem profile (multinomial logistic regression) and dropout (binary logistic regression). RESULTS/FINDINGS The mean level of self-esteem was 50.8 (9.0), scale of 16 to 80. Forty-nine per cent of self-esteem profiles were classified as 'high', 20.1% as 'defensive acceptance based', 11.2% as 'defensive achievement based' and 19.6% as 'low'. State anxiety (p < 0.0001), self-efficacy about completion of the nursing programme (p < 0.0001) and self-efficacy about internship (p < 0.0001) were associated with self-esteem. The dropout rate was 21.5%. Self-esteem level (p = 0.039) and academic performance (p < 0.0001) were associated with dropout. CONCLUSION While nursing student self-esteem is often described as low, we know little about its baseline before entering the nursing programme and the factors that influence it. The dropout rate among first-year nursing students is high, but self-esteem is rarely explored as a possible explanation. We found that students had medium, and potentially fragile, self-esteem when starting their nursing education, and that self-esteem was associated with dropout. IMPACT Given that association and the impact of self-esteem on well-being and professional behaviour, educational institutions should foster self-esteem both generally and in students with anxiety or low self-efficacy. Future research should explore nursing student self-esteem using a longitudinal mixed methods approach. Society should value nurses and nursing students.
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- Jacinthe Dancot
- Public Health Sciences Department, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Public Health Sciences Department, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Public Health Sciences Department, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Interfaculty Research Unit in Didactics and Teacher Training, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Public Health Sciences Department, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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Amattayakong C, Klunklin A, Kunawiktikul W, Kuntaruksa K, Turale S. Wellness among nursing students: A qualitative study. Nurse Educ Pract 2020; 48:102867. [PMID: 32911211 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nursing students typically experience high levels of stress and anxiety in nursing schools, and this is often compounded by having to combine complex classroom theories with practice. Healthy behaviors are subsequently neglected, diminishing academic efficiency and personal wellbeing. Student nurses need to adopt healthy lifestyles since wellness has been shown to promote positive health outcomes. Nonetheless, studies on the perception of wellness, and descriptions of its facilitators and barriers in wellness promotion among nursing students remain limited. This qualitative descriptive study aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to promote wellness among nursing students in Thailand. Data was gathered using focus groups with 80 undergraduate third and fourth-year nursing students, comprising 64 females and 16 males. Four themes emerged from content analysis regarding the facilitators of promoting wellness: healthy living; belief in animism; self-optimism; and receiving support. Barriers to wellness were three themes of stressors involved in students' lives: pressure from instructors; behaviors of staff nurses; and being perceived as untrustworthy. It is vital to promote wellness among nursing students to encourage their health care choices and to support them through their studies.
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- Chonticha Amattayakong
- Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University. 110 Inthawarorose Street, Meaung District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University. 110 Inthawarorose Street, Meaung District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University. 110 Inthawarorose Street, Meaung District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University. 110 Inthawarorose Street, Meaung District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University. 110 Inthawarorose Street, Meaung District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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Yüksel A, Bahadir-Yilmaz E. Relationship between depression, anxiety, cognitive distortions, and psychological well-being among nursing students. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2019; 55:690-696. [PMID: 31140627 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between depression, anxiety, cognitive distortions, and psychological well-being among nursing students. DESIGN AND METHODS This descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted with 330 nursing students. Data were collected using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Cognitive Distortion Scale (CDS), and the Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS). FINDINGS The PWBS negatively correlated with the BDI, BAI, and CDS (P < .05). Preoccupation with danger was the strongest predictor, followed by hopelessness, self-blame, total CDS and BDI (P < .05). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Nursing students should be evaluated for psychological well-being to prevent psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety and depression.
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- Arzu Yüksel
- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
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