This study examined perceived learning barriers to and strategies for teaching clinical pharmacology to undergraduate nursing students. The purposes of this study were to discuss barriers and strategies for teaching clinical pharmacology to undergraduate nursing students and compare those findings to student evaluation responses. This study used a comparative, cross-sectional design and examine...

introduction: nursing curriculum is not always overt; it can also exist covertly in the form of a hidden curriculum. this study aims to explain the factors influencing learning through the hidden curriculum in the perspective of undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students. method: this qualitative study was conducted through purposeful sampling strategy on 24 undergraduate baccalaureate nursin...

Undergraduate emergency nursing students are often exposed to stress when helping patients in emergency situations. Emergency nursing students are vulnerable to the development of symptoms of post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD). Stress reactions among helpers can be regarded as a natural behavior and reaction when experiencing a traumatizing event and by the stress resulting from helping or w...

The accreditation criteria of the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) direct faculty to select nationally developed standards for professional practice to guide curricula and to articulate curriculum outcomes. Recently, the CCNE proposed that all undergraduate programs should adopt the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education as one...

BACKGROUND Nurses have a pivotal role in providing facilitating, advocating and promoting the best possible care and outcome for the client. To ensure decisions and actions are based on current standards of practice, nurses must be accountable for participation in ongoing education in their area of practice. AIM To present a description of the current state of Polish nursing education and spe...

Objective: To explore perceptions of aging among Korean undergraduate nursing students. Methods: The participants for the study were 102 undergraduate nursing students, selected from two universities in Korea. The questions were non-structured, open-ended in order for the students to make sufficiently complete statements regarding their experiences with aging. Results: The collected materials w...

This descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative design aimed to describe and analyze discussions in online chats about mental disorders in a psychiatric nursing course as part of an undergraduate nursing program. The sample consisted of 32 undergraduate students who attended the course. Data analysis showed that the discussions through online chat sessions permeated the acquisition of...

Lucia Rita Del Vecchio, MD, Emergency Department, Policlinico Universitario, Rome, Italy Roberto Torre, RN, ANS, Nurse Coordinator, Emergency Department, Policlinico Universitario, Rome, Italy (✉) Elhalabieh Elias Attalla, MD, Emergency Department, Policlinico Universitario, Rome, Italy Anna Federici, RN, ANS, Nurse Coordinator, Undergraduate School of Nursing, Viterbo, Italy Giuliano Bertazzon...

background and purpose: undergraduate education presents a period of transition and growth and requires the ability to adapt to many life changes. many applicants admitted to a nursing program, but high rates of attrition have been experienced. this study is an attempt to assess the nursing students’ need on their nursing education. methods: focus groups were used to investigate nursing student...

Objective: identify the senses and practices representative of humanization in the training of undergraduate nursing students. Method: a qualitative study, supported on the national policy of humanization and the concept of social representation. An interview was conducted with 40 undergraduate nursing students from a public institution. ALCESTE software was used for lexical content analysis. R...