AimThis study aimed to develop and examine the psychometric properties of validity and reliability of the Core Competence in Fundamental Nursing Practicum Scale.BackgroundFundamental nursing practicum is an initial practicum required for nursing students; however, no measurement tool is available to assess students’ core competence during their first practicum.DesignCross-sectional design.MethodsNursing students from six nursing colleges in Southern Taiwan who completed their fundamental nursing practicum within 1 month were recruited. The initial 39-item Core Competence in Fundamental Nursing Practicum Scale was drafted and examined for its content, face and factorial validity. The data were randomly assigned into two subgroups and analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Exploratory factor analysis was performed using principal-axis factoring and direct oblimin rotation and numbers of factors were extracted on the basis of eigenvalues > 1 and a scree plot. The exploratory factor analysis derived structure was then verified by a confirmatory factor analysis using maximum likelihood estimation. Reliability was examined in term of internal consistency.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis samples comprised 405 and 513 students, respectively. Four items were omitted by content validity and another four items were omitted because of the ceiling effect. Six items were removed during the exploratory factor analysis because of their lower factor loadings (< 0.4). The final 25-item Core Competence in Fundamental Nursing Practicum Scale comprised 5 domains, namely communication (3 items), application of nursing process (6 items), basic biomedical science (4 items), nursing skills and ability to perform a care process (7 items), and professional attitude (5 items), which collectively explained 70.14% of total variance. The structure was then verified by a confirmatory factor analysis with satisfactory model fit. The Cronbach’s alpha of the Core Competence in Fundamental Nursing Practicum Scale was 0.94.ConclusionsThe 25-item Core Competence in Fundamental Nursing Practicum Scale reliably and validly measures nursing students’ core competence during their fundamental nursing practicum. Instructors can use the scale to identify students’ weak core competencies and refine their courses for novice nurses. 相似文献
AimThe purpose of this integrative review is to provide a comprehensive review of ethical considerations for host communities and nursing programs in planning, implementing and evaluating global health experiences for nursing students.BackgroundGlobal health experiences for nursing students are proliferating rapidly across university settings while at the same time decreasing the average time spent in the host country engaged with local communities. Global health experiences are an area where students can experience ethics as it is applied across varied contexts including resource limited international settings. As nursing education expands its global programming, exploring the ethical implications of designing, implementing and evaluating GHEs becomes pivotal to build respectful, sustainable relationships with global partners and best prepare nursing students for ethical professional practice in an interconnected world.DesignWe conducted an integrative review to examine ethical considerations in development of ethical global health experiences that benefit, rather than harm, host communities and participating nursing student guests.MethodsThe search included articles published in English language, peer-reviewed journals between 1998 and 2021 that discussed ethics in the context of nursing students traveling internationally for global health experiences. Eighteen articles met criteria for review.ResultsOverall, findings demonstrate relatively little research specific to ethical engagement in global health experiences. The articles in this integrative review discussed a range of ethical attributes including reciprocity or collaboration, respect, sustainability or commitment, justice and openness. Recommendations based on research and non-research articles are provided.ConclusionsEthical comportment in global health experiences requires careful planning, implementation and evaluation to assure an equitable and sustainable partnership between host community, faculty and nursing student guests. 相似文献
目的了解发达国家医学生器官捐献意愿研究的目的、结果、障碍因素和解决对策。 方法以主题词和自由词联合的方式对PubMed、Web of Science、Ovid MEDLINE、Ovid EMBASE(Excerpta Medica)、EBSCOhost Complete和Cochrane Library等已发表文献数据库,以及灰色文献数据库York Centre for Reviews and Dissemination、Open Grey、ProQuest Dissertation and Theses和Mednar进行系统、全面地检索,并采用Arksey和O′Malley提出的范围综述框架进行文献资料整合。 结果共纳入17项发达国家医学生器官捐献意愿研究。研究背景主要为医学生未来对于公众器官捐献有着重要影响。研究结果表明,大多数医学生器官捐献意愿性良好,但不同亚组的研究结果不一;其最主要的障碍因素为医学生器官捐献相关知识的缺乏;解决对策主要为施予系统化、结构化和可评价的教育课程。 结论21世纪以来发达国家医学生器官捐献意愿研究方兴未艾,其研究的多层面、多角度以及揭示的问题、寻求的解决对策,可对我国现阶段医学生器官捐献的研究提供一定参考。 相似文献
IntroductionIn May 2021, the American Association of Endodontists released a Position Statement on Vital Pulp Therapy (VPT) as a conservative means by which to treat inflamed vital pulps in permanent dentition. The objective of this study was to conduct a survey to understand how U.S. dental schools are educating their students regarding VPT.MethodsThis survey was administered through Qualtrics. Participation was voluntary and anonymous.Results43 of 66 (65%) of the dental schools in the United States completed the survey. All schools (n = 43) indicated that students receive a didactic lecture about VPT on permanent teeth. In contrast, 14 of 43 (33%) schools teach VPT on permanent teeth as a technique exercise in the simulation/pre-clinic; 29 of 43 (67%) do not. Fifty percent of newer dental schools (0-15 years) teach VPT on permanent teeth as a simulation/pre-clinic technique exercise compared with 30% of older dental schools (16 years or older). In older schools, VPT is taught by endodontists 59% of the time, whereas the percentage of endodontists teaching in newer schools is roughly half of that (33%).ConclusionA paradigm shift in endodontics has occurred due to the development and use of bioceramic dental materials. The standard of dental care is shifting in favor of more conservative treatment options. The results of the study indicate that there is a deficiency in the number of U.S. dental schools teaching VPT on permanent teeth as a simulation/pre-clinic technique exercise. 相似文献