Promoting the nursing profession: the perceptions of non-English-speaking background high school students in Sydney, Australia

By using an ethnographic approach, this paper explores the perceptions of nursing among the non-English-speaking background high school students in Sydney, and describes how the nursing profession could be promoted to them. A volunteer sample of four groups of high school students with parents from Lebanon, Vietnam, Korea and mainland China were recruited. In-depth focus group interviews were conducted. Through constant comparison of categories, 10 concepts emerged from the three major themes to describe the students' career preferences and their influencing factors; their image of nursing and their suggestions on how nursing could be promoted to them. These findings highlighted the significance of social, cultural and political factors that influenced the students' perceptions of nursing and their career choice. Implications and suggestions for marketing and recruitment strategies are discussed.     

Exploring the technology readiness of nursing and medical students at a Canadian University

Technology readiness is a well-established construct that refers to individuals' ability to embrace and adopt new technology. Given the increasing use of advanced technologies in the delivery of health care, this study uses the Technology Readiness Index (Parasuraman, []) to explore the technology readiness of nursing and medical students from the fall 2006 cohort at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The three major findings from this study are that (i) rural nursing students are more insecure with technology than their urban counterparts, (ii) male medical students score higher on innovation than their female counterparts and have a higher overall technology readiness attitude than female medical students, and (iii) medical students who are older than 25 have a negative technology readiness score whereas those under 25 had a positive score. These findings suggest health care professional schools would be well served to implement curricular changes designed to support the needs of rural students, women, and those entering school at a non-traditional age. In addition, patterns such as those observed in this study highlight areas of emphasis for current practitioners as health care organizations develop continuing education offerings for staff.     

An investigation on nursing, midwifery and health care students' learning motivation in Turkey

The aim was to determine differences between the dimensions of motivational learning and sociodemographic characteristics of nursing, midwifery and health care students. For the purpose of collecting data on learning-oriented motivations, occupational learning motivation scale (OLMS) was used. The OLMS was designed to assess the constructs of extrinsic, intrinsic and negative factors for learning, cognitive and lifelong learning goals. The mean levels of the items “willingness to help people”, “fear of making mistakes” and “willingness to work with those likely to motivate them” were all determined to be high. Significant differences were revealed for the sex of the students (p < 0.05).     

The Relationship of Childhood Adversity on Burnout and Depression Among BSN Students

Background

Research evidence strongly suggests that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) predispose individuals to development of an increased sensitivity to stress and negative physical and mental health outcomes in adulthood.

How do we understand the determinants of health? An exploration of distributed knowledge and interprofessional health sciences education

It is acknowledged that interprofessional communication and teamwork are foundational for high-quality, safe medical practice. The theory of distributed knowledge posits that each person has unique knowledge and experiences that can contribute to a broader group perspective. Patient care can be positively influenced by a robust and interprofessionally shared understanding of the complexities of health and illness. One would expect a variety of perspectives to be evident in all healthcare providers, including incoming health science students from different professional fields. To examine this notion, medical, nursing, and pharmacy students (n = 24) at the start of an interprofessional training experience were asked to write an essay on factors that contribute to health and/or illness. Their essays were thematically coded to generate a list of factors considered key to health/illness and compare responses across fields to better understand how knowledge is distributed across entering learners. Results show that students from different professional backgrounds emphasise some shared and some divergent factors. This distributed knowledge can be a rich source of understanding and shared thinking across professions. It is also a critical source of individual power to contribute to the construction of an ongoing, collaborative discourse about health.     

护理本科男生对专业认知的调查及对策

目的了解护理本科男生(男护生)对专业认知情况,为制订针对性培养计划提供依据。方法采用调查问卷,对47名男护生的报读原因及其学习态度,毕业后从事护理工作的态度,不喜欢护理专业或不愿从事护理工作的原因等进行调查。结果因热爱护理专业而报读的不足9%。仅6.4%男护生乐意成为一名护士,93.6%将就业作为跳板或根本就不愿意从事护理工作。造成男护生不喜欢护理专业的原因主要是护理工作地位低下、专业没有发展前途等。社会偏见、传统观念及职业价值是影响男护生专业思想的最主要因素。结论加强男护生的专业思想和人生价值观教育;强化基础护理培训,深化教学改革,突出男性特色,拓宽知识结构;设置多元文化教育课程,培养男护生跨文化护理能力对提高男护生护理专业认知水平具有积极的意义。     

Learning strategies of first year nursing and medical students: A comparative study

Background

Interprofessional education (IPE), where two or more professions learn with, from, and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care, has been proposed as a curriculum strategy to promote mutual understanding between professions, thus helping to prepare health professionals to work in challenging contemporary health systems. Although there is support for IPE initiatives within health professional education, differences in student motivation and learning strategies are likely to contribute to the success of these initiatives.

Objective

To explore self-regulated learning strategies used by first year medical and nursing students, and to determine if these strategies were different among nursing students who were high achievers.

Design

A comparative survey design.

Setting

Nursing and medical nursing schools in a large university in the western region of Sydney, Australia.

Participants

Six hundred and sixty-five first year nursing (n = 565) and medical (n = 100) students in a large university in the western region of Sydney were surveyed to assess motivational and learning strategies using The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Data relating to sociodemographic characteristics and academic performance were also collected.

Results

Nursing students were significantly older than medical students (mean age: 24.4 years versus 19.4 years; p < 0.001), and there were also more females in the nursing student group (82% versus 56%; p < 0.001). Although nursing students had a higher mean score for extrinsic goal orientation compared to medical students (p < 0.001), medical students had higher mean scores for the other four learning strategies measured: peer learning (p = 0.003), help seeking (p = 0.008), critical thinking (p = 0.058), and time and study environment management (p < 0.001). Similarly, the grade point average (GPA) of medical students at the end of their first year was significantly higher (4.5, S.D. 1.4 versus 3.6, S.D. 1.3; p < 0.001) compared to that of nursing students.

Conclusion

While interprofessional education is seen to have many benefits for students, this study demonstrates differences in motivational and learning strategies between nursing and medical students that may impact on the success of interprofessional programs.     

医学院护理系男生心理健康状况分析

目的了解高校男护生心理健康状况及其影响因素。方法应用症状自评量表(SCL-90)和自制调查问卷,对护理系26名男生和33名女生进行心理健康状况调查。结果护理系学生与常模比较,强迫状态、焦虑、恐怖、精神病性因子分显著高于常模(P<0.05或<0.01)。男、女生分别与常模比较,男生强迫状态、精神病性因子分显著高于常模(P<0.05或<0.01);女生强迫状态、恐怖、精神病性因子分显著高于常模(P<0.05或<0.01)。男生与女生比较,男生恐怖因子分显著低于女生(P<0.05)。结论对医学院校学生,应加强心理辅导,促进其心理健康发展。男护生相对于女护生,对从事护理工作,有其优越性。     

北海市中学生心理健康状况及其影响因素研究

【目的】探讨本市中学学生心理健康状况及其影响因素。【方法】采用症状自评量表（SCL90）和父母教育方式评价表,对本市9所中学随机抽样2348人进行问卷调查。【结果】心理问题检出率13．3％;初高中、重点与非重点中学、普通高中与职业高中学生心理问题检出率分别为10．1％与16．8％、i8．1％与12．1％、16．2％与10．5％,差异均有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;独生子女与非独生子女心理问题在抑郁、偏执、敌对、恐怖等因子分存在差异（P〈0．05）。多元回归分析表明中学生心理健康的主要影响因素有父母的拒绝与否认、父亲过度保护与偏爱、母亲的惩罚严厉与干涉及文化程度、是否离异家庭、性别、年级和学习负担。【结论】中学生心理健康状况受成长过程中特点、学习压力、父母养育方式影响,值得医疗卫生保健与学校共同关注。     

Crossing cultures: the lived experience of Jordanian graduate students in nursing: a qualitative study

This qualitative phenomenologic study explores the meaning of crossing cultures as experienced by Jordanian graduate students in nursing. Seven male and female students participated in conversations and journals regarding their experiences in the academic, social and professional realms of an American culture at a private, mid-Atlantic university. An analysis of the text revealed an overarching theme, "metamorphosis of self." Events leading to the metamorphosis included being chosen, experiencing a time full of memories, feeling bombarded with stimuli and "looking to do something" as professional nurses in Jordan.     

Learning styles of first-year undergraduate nursing and midwifery students: a cross-sectional survey utilising the Kolb Learning Style Inventory

It is important that educators understand their students' learning styles. In this study we investigate the learning styles of first-year undergraduate nursing and midwifery university students and whether these learning styles are influenced by student demographic characteristics. A cross-sectional survey including demographic questions and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory was utilised. There was a 78% response rate (n=345). The majority of first-year students investigated in this study were divergers (29.5%), followed by assimilators (28.8%), accommodators (23.9%) and convergers (17.9%). Female students had a higher reflective observation (RO) score than male students (p=0.0078). Those with English as first language showed a higher active experimentation score (p=0.0543) and a lower concrete experience (CE) score (p=0.0038). Australian citizens and permanent residents had a higher RO score (p=0.0560) and a lower CE score (p=0.0100) than migrants and international students. Nursing/arts students had a higher abstract conceptualisation (AC) score than nursing students (p=0.0013). Students enrolled in 4-5 subject units had a higher AC score than those enrolled in 1-2 units (p=0.0244). Nursing and midwifery students are mainly of the diverger and assimilating learning styles. Some student demographic characteristics show a significant influence on learning styles. This study has teaching and research implications.     

某高校大学生不合理用药的现状及对策

目的了解高校大学生不合理用药现状,探讨不合理用药的对策。方法采用自制问卷,随机抽取300名在校大学生,对不合理用药状况进行调查。结果高校大学生不合理用药率达27.7%,无论病情是否需要,要求输液者达65.3%,用药只关心疗效占69.7%,用新药、贵药、进口药占36%。结论加强大学生药物基本知识教育刻不容缓,普及用药知识对大学生的身心健康和学业的顺利完成有重要的意义。