INTRODUCTION The importance of optimal clinical nursing education in professional skills development is undeniable. In clinical education, nursing students are often faced with problems. Recognizing nursing students' perception on clinical education is the first step to remove the barriers of this challenge. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the nursing s...

PREAMBLE AORN advocates for the inclusion of learning activities in the perioperative setting in all undergraduate professional nursing curricula. The perioperative setting is a prime area where the nursing process can be applied. This application can be integrated into the existing curricula of nursing programs and contribute to the desired end-of-program outcomes. The perioperative setting al...

Background: Cancer patients and their families resort to complementary and alternative medicine practices in order to cope with the effects of the difficult conventional treatments. Student nurses are aware of these practices. Aim: The current study aimed to determine nursing students’ knowledge and opinions regarding complementary and alternative medicine practices in cancer patients, and the ...

BACKGROUND Rates of obesity are rising and previous research suggests this is not effectively dealt with in healthcare settings. Nurses are increasingly involved in lifestyle management of patients, and understanding the barriers to discussing weight with patients is likely to increase successful weight management. Obesity management is a role that nursing students will need to be equipped with...

Background. A Health Systems Nurse Specialist (HSNS) graduate curriculum uses a health systems approach to provide the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed by the HSNS to improve the health of various patient populations. "Nursing Informatics in Health Systems" is a course within this curriculum that explores the analysis and evaluation ofinformation needs and information systems in commu...

Despite several attempts to define what foundational science is required by and for the nursing profession, uncertainty has long existed in this area. Several attempts have been undertaken to elicit the appropriate level and depth of foundational science with the only clear result being that science has been recognised as key to good practice. The aim of this research was to review the amount o...

Objective – A combined study exploring nurse lecturers’ understanding of spirit; the medical model; holism; placebo and energy medicine Results – There was evidence of a confused or vague idea of the nature of spirit and holism among nurse lecturers, with this possibly reflected in the nursing curriculum. There was some evidence of the disproportionate effect of the medical model within the tea...