Undertaking midwifery studies: Commencing students’ views

Undertaking midwifery studies: commencing students' views.

OBJECTIVE to explore the motivations and beliefs of commencing midwifery students against a background of high course demand and high student attrition. DESIGN a qualitative analysis of student reflective essays. SETTING Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS all commencing midwifery students, in 2008, were invited to participate (n = 41). MEASUREMENTS AND FINDINGS three primary motivations...

Towards Unprejudiced Midwifery Care — Midwifery Students’ Views on Homosexuality

Nursing and Midwifery Studies

Background: Leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) create physical, psychological, social, and spiritual distresses in patients. Understanding this threatening situation in adults with leukemia undergoing HSCT will assist health care professionals in providing holistic care to the patients. Objectives: The aim of the present study was exploring the perceived threat in adult...

The views of students and faculty members of nursing and midwifery about clinical education problems

Introduction. With recognition of clinical education problems in nursing and midwifery, the people in charge will be able to plan the optimal education programs to promote quality presentation of health services to all persons of the community. Surveying the view points of students and faculty members of nursing and midwifery about clinical education problems were the aims of this study. Meth...

An analysis of reported motivational orientation in students undertaking doctoral studies in the biomedical sciences

BACKGROUND As the source of a sizeable percentage of research output and the future arbiters of science policy, practice and direction, doctoral (Ph.D.) students represent a key demographic in the biomedical research community. Despite this, doctoral learning in the biomedical sciences has, to date, received little research attention. METHODS In the present study we aimed to qualitatively des...