Nursing students from Africa who travel to China for their clinical internships face a unique set of challenges. This journey isn't just about gaining practical experience; it's also about navigating a new culture and educational system. Many students feel overwhelmed and experience negative emotions during these internships. Imagine moving to a new country, learning...
Palliative care has been a part of the curriculum for final-year nursing and medical students in Uganda for around 10 years. However, there has been a surprising lack of research into how well students understand and feel confident about providing this type of care. This gap in knowledge is a bit of a mystery, given the importance of palliative care in healthcare. P...
Picture this: You're a nursing student, eager to learn. Instead of jumping straight into real-world scenarios, you're given a virtual patient encounter first, then a lecture, and finally, you're sent to the hospital. Why does it have to happen in this order? There's a growing trend in nursing education: simulation. It's basically a fake scenario to help you ...
Imagine going to a class where the professor just talks and you sit there, probably feeling bored or uninterested. This is what's often known as a traditional lecture. Many students don't like it much because it can be dull and doesn’t involve them a lot. But what if we could change that? That's what happened in a study that looked at nursing students. They tried out...
Imagine diving into a world where nurses can use ultrasound machines to diagnose patients right at the bedside. That's what point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is all about. It's a safe and mighty tool for healthcare pros like doctors and nurses. But how good is it for teaching nursing students? That's what a recent study set out to find. They wanted to know if practici...
Have you ever wondered if escape rooms could be more than just a fun pastime? Well, they might actually help nursing students learn and remember important skills better. You see, escape rooms can be used as a unique way to assess what nursing students know and how well they can apply that knowledge. While some research has looked into how escape rooms can replace tra...
Spiritual care is a big deal for patients and their families. It's important that nursing and midwifery students are good at it. So, researchers checked out a test called the Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool in Persian. They wanted to see if it worked well. The researchers asked 300 nursing students to take the test. They did this in two different time...
Imagine you're a newly graduated nurse, fresh out of school and ready to tackle real-world challenges. This study looked into how a special program could help nurses like you improve your clinical judgment skills faster. They took 153 new nurses and split them into two groups. One group got the usual training with mentors, while the other group got an extra program t...
Have you heard of agile methodology? It's all about making learning hands-on and active. One popular way to do this is through something called "scrum. " Scrum is often used in project management, but this study looks at how nursing students feel about using it in their education. The goal is to figure out how this agile approach can be used to help nursing students ...
Have you ever thought about what makes a good nurse? Besides medical skills, understanding different cultures is crucial. As people move around the world, nurses need to adapt to various customs and beliefs. This study looked at Vietnamese undergraduate nursing students and how well they grasp cultural competence. Cultural competence is like a toolkit that helps nurs...