Academic literature on the topic 'Nursing students Victoria Discipline'

Objective To date, there are few data on pharmacy-specific placement programs and their impact on students’ work after graduation. The present study evaluated an innovative rural pharmacy placement program targeted at influencing students to work and live in rural areas after graduation. A secondary aim of the study was to explore the students’ intentions to come back and practice in rural areas as a result of their involvement in the rural pharmacy program. Methods A questionnaire was distributed, by hand, to a total of 58 third and fourth (final) year pharmacy students undertaking their rural placement in the Gippsland region, in rural Victoria in 2011 and 2012. Results Fifty-seven responses were returned (response rate = 98%). Students stated that understanding pharmacy practice from a rural perspective, visits to rural health professionals and sites and the attitude of their preceptors were essential to their satisfaction with their rural placements. A significant number of students (72%) intend to seek employment in rural areas if opportunities arise as a result of their increased rural awareness. The key components for a successful rural placement program were described by the surveyed students as social awareness, recognising job opportunities and interprofessional learning. Conclusion The evaluation of the rural placement program revealed that students valued their visits to rural sites and their interaction with other rural health professionals the most. What is known about the topic? Rural undergraduate student programs have been initiated as a result of several Australian government strategies to address shortages in rural health workforce. Subsequently, various rural placement programs have been integral parts of several disciplines, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, occupational therapy and pharmacy among others. To date, there are few data on pharmacy-specific placement programs and their impact on students’ work after graduation What does this paper add? The rural pharmacy program is important in influencing students’ perceptions and interest in a career in rural areas. The key components for a successful rural placement program were described by the surveyed students as social awareness, recognising job opportunities and interprofessional learning. What are the implications for practitioners? Interprofessional learning and collaboration are inevitable due to the shortage of health professionals and the move towards holistic management of patients in healthcare settings. The development of an interprofessional rural education that combines rural medical and pharmacy students together highlights the importance of an interprofessional approach to preparing students to work in rural areas.

Transforming nursing education is a current focus across the country, the result of recent national reports that have made significant contributions for evaluating and changing curricula and ways students are taught. However, the need to ground these strategies for change within our discipline’s ontological foundation through nursing theory must be addressed. The purpose of this article is to use Parse’s Humanbecoming Paradigm to provide educators with exemplars of discipline-specific theory-based changes across educational levels. The exemplars are situated within the important tensions that educators face today in undergraduate, advanced practice, and doctoral programs. Conclusions are drawn regarding continuing efforts to ensure that nurse educators incorporate discipline-relevant theories when transforming nursing education.

AbstractIn developmental research to devise a strategy to identify students who may benefit from assistance with learning habits, approaches to study were explored in undergraduate nursing students (n=122) enrolled in a compulsory first-year course in physiology at a regional Australian university. The course constituted 30 credits (25%) of their first year of study. Using the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory (ASSIST), students were identified as adopting a deep (n=38, 31%), strategic (n= 30, 25%), or a surface (n=54, 44%) approach to study. Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha [α]) for deep, strategic, and surface was 0.85, 0.87, and 0.76, respectively. Subsequently, a cluster analysis was done to identify two groupings: a “surface” group (n=53) and a “deep/strategic” group (n=69). The surface group scored lower in deep (33.28±6.42) and strategic (39.36±6.79) approaches and higher in the surface (46.96±9.57) approach. Conversely, the deep/strategic group scored 46.10±6.81, 57.17±7.81, and 41.87±6.47 in deep, strategic, and surface styles, respectively. This application of the ASSIST questionnaire and cluster analysis thus differentiated students adopting a surface approach to study. This strategy may enable educators to target resources, for example additional tutorial opportunities, peer-assisted study support, and tutor-led seminar sessions aimed at encouraging students to adopt a less superficial approach to study.

Introduction and Objectives. Nurses, as behavioral models, play a key role in health promotion, and their attitudes towards health promotion highly influence their health and performance. The aim of this study is to explore nursing students' perception of studies in nursing discipline as a situational influence on health promotion. Materials and Methods. This study was conducted using directed content analysis, by means of 20 deep semistructured interviews with nursing students. The participants were selected on purposive sampling. Data was analyzed by the qualitative content analysis method. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and reviewed, and all codes were extracted and summarized. The codes were subcategorized on the basis of centralization and were categorized after review of subcategories, and finally, a theme was determined. Findings. The theme of nursing discipline's situational influence on nursing students' health promotion was revealed. This theme consisted of “choosing the field,” “unfavorable environmental factors,” “negative impacts of studies in nursing discipline on health,” “positive effects of studies in nursing discipline on health”, “needs,” “attractiveness (aesthetics),” and “coping with negative situational influences in nursing discipline.” Conclusion. The perception of studies in nursing discipline as a health-promoting behavior is under influence of social environment. Considering the importance of the students' positive perception of the existing situation, it is essential to pay attention to their attitudes and perceptions so that they can provide better services to patients.

Abstract Background and Aim: Students' perspectives regarding their Discipline directly affect the quality and quantity of health care and ultimately the health of individuals and society. This study aimed to determine the perspective of Nursing Students at Kabul University of Medical Sciences “Abo Ali ibn Sina” about their Discipline. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 249 nursing students at Kabul University of Medical Sciences “Abo Ali ibn Sina” by census sampling method. The data collection tool was the University of Minnesota Questionnaire based on the Likert scale. Data were coded and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS25) software. Results: The mean and standard deviation of the student's perspectives regarding their Discipline were 15.85 ± 4.777 respectively, which was higher than the mean exam score. In total, 143 (57.4%) participants had positive perspectives regarding their Discipline, 78 (31.3%) had negative perspectives And 28 (11.2%) were neutral. According to the results of the Kruskal-Wallis test, Perceptions of Nursing students regarding their Discipline had a statistically significant difference between marital status (P=0.005), Accommodation type (P = 0.028), and classes (P=0.001). Conclusion: The mean score for the perspectives of the population under investigation toward their Discipline was higher than the acceptable level which demonstrates a desirable perspective toward their Discipline among the majority of students.

There are different paradigms in the discipline of nursing that contain theories that guide the practice, research, and education for members of the discipline. Each paradigm and nursing theory espouses ethical truths differently. The author in this article introduces the notion of teaching the ethos of humanbecoming dignity through uncovering the abiding truths of presence, existence, trust, and worth. A suggested situational teaching-learning tool is introduced to illustrate the potential uncovering of ethical truths for students of the discipline.

Practice Nursing is keen to encourage more students to get excited about a career in general practice. Victoria Bell kindly shares her experience of placements and job hunting in the hope that more students will see that working in general practice is an option them

Schools are seeing an influx of disruptive behaviors related to an increase in emotional and behavioral issues. In the adolescent population, emotional and behavioral problems are manifested in a variety of forms and often result in some form of discipline within the school setting. Although discipline punishes the unwanted behavior, it does nothing to address the reason for the behavior. This study examined the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems among middle school students who have been suspended. Students who are suspended are the very children at risk for social, emotional, and mental health problems. Results from the study indicate significance in some of the 14 subcategories of the Student Behavior Survey tool, lending support toward the conclusion that emotional and behavioral problems may be associated with suspensions. Advocating for assessment of emotional and behavioral needs should be considered for students with discipline problems that lead to suspension.

Objective: to describe the elaboration of a virtual learning object to teach the Nursing History academic discipline. Method: a descriptive and exploratory study of the experience report type about the elaboration of a learning object as an active methodology in remote classes of the Nursing History academic discipline using the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (ADDIE) model of instructional design. The academic discipline was taught from December 2020 to March 2021 in Macaé, RJ, Brazil. Results: the discipline had an hour load of 30 hours, distributed in 10 synchronous meetings and nine asynchronous activities, with the participation of 26 students through the MOODLE platform, in addition to other pedagogical strategies. The challenges were mainly of a motivational nature and the students' interaction with the platforms showed commitment and interest; moreover, they were fundamental to turning learning-teaching into a dynamic and pleasant process. Conclusion: elaboration of the Virtual Learning Object was a strategy that assisted in improving the students' performance, in addition to promoting innovation in the teachers' pedagogical methods.

In 1997, NLNAC added critical thinking as a required outcome for accreditation of associate degree nursing (ADN) programs. Until recently general critical thinking tests were the only available standardized critical thinking assessment tools. The emphasis has shifted to discipline specific tools. This concurrent validity study explored the correlation between two critical thinking tests, a general skills test, the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) and a discipline specific test, the Arnett Critical Thinking Outcome Evaluation (CTOE). Both tests are based on the same definition of critical thinking. The CCTST, developed in 1990, covers discipline neutral content in multiple choice items. The CTOE, a free entry, written response test developed in 1998, assesses critical thinking in nursing situations using a partial credit model. A convenience sample of 434 sophomore ADN students from 9 programs in Texas completed the demographic survey and critical thinking tests in 1999. The sample was 87.9% female and 74.2% Caucasian, with a mean age of 31, mean GPA of 3.13, mean 3.7 years healthcare employment experience, mean CCTST score of 15.0023 and mean CTOE of 82.69. The sample also included 22.4% current LVNs, 15.7% with prior degrees and 53.5% in the first generation of their family to go to college. With Pearson correlation, three of four hypotheses concerning correlation between CCTST and CTOE scores were accepted, showing weak but significant correlation. GPA positively correlated but healthcare employment experience, first generation and minority status negatively correlated with CCTST scores. GPA correlated positively with CTOE scores. Stepwise multiple linear regression with CCTST scores retained GPA, healthcare employment experience, prior degree, and first generation in college status. The significant, positive correlation between CCTST and CTOE scores was weaker than expected. This may be due to the different formats of the tools, or a fundamental difference between a general critical thinking skills test and a discipline specific tool. Critical thinking is highly contextually sensitive and disciplines emphasize skills differently. Both tests may be useful in a critical thinking assessment program since they measure different aspects and contribute to a composite picture of critical thinking. Research should continue on discipline specific tools.

Peu d’écrits décrivent la conception personnelle de la discipline infirmière des étudiants ou son évolution. Pourtant, celle-ci guide la pratique des étudiants (Fawcett, 2002; Pepin, Kérouac, & Ducharme, 2010) et a des impacts sur leur persévérance dans leur formation (Spouse, 2000). Le but de cette recherche était d’explorer l’évolution de la conception personnelle de la discipline infirmière d’étudiants pendant leur formation collégiale. Ce mémoire présente une étude qualitative exploratoire fondée sur un cadre de référence liant le constructivisme radical (Glasersfeld, 1994) et le centre d’intérêt de la discipline (Pepin et al., 2010). Des entrevues individuelles ont été menées auprès de onze étudiants de première, troisième et cinquième sessions (n=11). Les données ont été analysées par questionnement analytique (Paillé & Mucchielli, 2010). Selon les participants, un soin « humain » est préalable aux « soins » de l’infirmier. Ils décrivent que l’infirmier guide une personne unique, détenant des capacités afin qu’elle accomplisse ses activités et prenne soin d’elle-même pour maintenir sa santé mentale et physique ; l’environnement hospitalier ne rejoint pas les conditions idéales identifiées par les participants. La compréhension des concepts centraux devient plus complexe durant leur formation. Les participants attribuent surtout ces changements à leurs expériences de stages. Finalement, la présente étude fournit des pistes aux enseignants afin qu’ils puissent soutenir l’apprentissage des conceptions de la discipline et orienter la construction d’une conception personnelle de la discipline infirmière utile à la pratique des étudiants.
Few studies describe the nursing students’ personal conceptual framework of the discipline nor its evolution though it influence their pratice and their continuation in the educational program (Fawcett, 2002; Pepin et al., 2010; Spouse, 2000). The goal of this research was to explore the evolution of nursing students’ personal conceptual framework during their nursing educational program. This paper presents a exploratory qualitative study inspired by a theoretical framework linking the radical constructivism (Glasersfeld, 1994) and the center of interest of the discipline (Pepin et al., 2010). Individual interviews were conducted with first, third and fifth semester nursing students (n=11). The data were analysed by analytic questioning (Paillé & Mucchielli, 2010). The participants describe « human » nursing as a precondition of the « nursing activities ». They describe the person has unique having abilities. The nurse guide the person to be able to accomplish his activities and to take care of himself to maintain mental and physical health. The hospital environment is not meeting the ideal conditions set by the participants. Throughout their educational program, the comprehension of the central concepts of nursing seems to get more complex and mature. The participants identify the experience gained through clinical placements as the main factor of influence on their personal conceptual framework. Finally, this research provides new knowledge to the nursing teachers facilitating the learning of the nursing theory and orient the construction of a useful personal framework for the future practice of the nursing students.

The purpose of this study was to enhance the clinical experience of undergraduate nursing students through an investigation into a Flexible Clinical Education Model offered at Victoria University. Clinical education is a vital component of the undergraduate nursing curriculum that provides students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to function effectively as a qualified nurse. Despite the commitment of universities to produce competent graduates, there is continued debate regarding models of clinical education that provide best practice in the clinical learning environment.

The textbook on the discipline "Fundamentals of the Latin language with medical terminology" contains lexical and grammatical exercises, control and measurement exercises, a Glossary and appendices aimed at developing grammatical, lexical and terminological knowledge and skills, and mastering the basic word-forming models of chemical, pharmaceutical and clinical terminology to the extent necessary for further educational activities. The materials of the manual are suitable both for classroom work under the guidance of a teacher, and for independent work of students during extracurricular time. Meets the requirements of the Federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For first-year students on the basis of secondary General education and second-year students on the basis of basic General education of secondary medical professional educational organizations studying in the specialties "Nursing", "Medical care", "Midwifery", "Laboratory diagnostics". It can also be used for organizing and conducting classes in clubs or elective courses for students of the 10th and 11th grades of medical and biological-chemical profile in schools, lyceums, gymnasiums.

The use of secondary data sources, produced by the Unified Health System, for the analysis of the health situation allows the improvement of information and contributes to the development of management, the exercise of social control and points out the need for changes in public policies . In this sense, this work contributed to the assessment of the behavior of the main health indicators, contributing to a more comprehensive and effective planning. This book is the result of the discipline of Epidemiology, of the Bachelor of Nursing course at the State University of Maranhão. Composed of sixteen chapters, this compendium aims to analyze the health situation based on data from Health Information Systems. The work offers readers academic texts focused on analyzing the profile of infectious diseases, originating from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases - SINAN, in addition to information on the SUS Hospital Information System - SIHSUS. This book is dedicated to all health professionals, students, researchers and managers and we hope that it can help them in making decisions for planning and implementing health actions and public policies.

Integrative nursing provides an opportunity for the discipline to return to its roots, transforming curriculum and programmatic that reflects our beliefs and values while honoring current scope and standards of practice and clinical guidelines. The principles of integrative nursing calls us to consider our students as whole people who come into our academic settings with lives full of rich and varied experiences that provide both gifts and challenges as they complete their educational programs. They also call us to re-consider the nature of our classroom, how we create and nurture relationships with students, how we use teaching/learning and evaluation strategies to fit our outcomes, and how we instill the need to care for self while caring for others. This chapter is a call to action for educators across programs.

The Australian Catholic University (ACU National at www.acu.edu.au) is a public university funded by the Australian Government. There are six campuses across the country, located in Brisbane, Queensland; North Sydney, New South Wales; Strathfield, New South Wales; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT); Ballarat, Victoria; and Melbourne, Victoria. The university serves a total of approximately 27,000 students, including both full- and part-time students, and those enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Through fostering and advancing knowledge in education, health, commerce, the humanities, science and technology, and the creative arts, ACU National seeks to make specific and targeted contributions to its local, national, and international communities. The university explicitly engages the social, ethical, and religious dimensions of the questions it faces in teaching, research, and service. In its endeavors, it is guided by a fundamental concern for social justice, equity, and inclusivity. The university is open to all, irrespective of religious belief or background. ACU National opened its doors in 1991 following the amalgamation of four Catholic tertiary institutions in eastern Australia. The institutions that merged to form the university had their origins in the mid-17th century when religious orders and institutes became involved in the preparation of teachers for Catholic schools and, later, nurses for Catholic hospitals. As a result of a series of amalgamations, relocations, transfers of responsibilities, and diocesan initiatives, more than twenty historical entities have contributed to the creation of ACU National. Today, ACU National operates within a rapidly changing educational and industrial context. Student numbers are increasing, areas of teaching and learning have changed and expanded, e-learning plays an important role, and there is greater emphasis on research. In its 2005–2009 Strategic Plan, the university commits to the adoption of quality teaching, an internationalized curriculum, as well as the cultivation of generic skills in students, to meet the challenges of the dynamic university and information environment (ACU National, 2008). The Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) Program at ACU Canberra Situated in Australia’s capital city, the Canberra campus is one of the smallest campuses of ACU National, where there are approximately 800 undergraduate and 200 postgraduate students studying to be primary or secondary school teachers through the School of Education (ACT). Other programs offered at this campus include nursing, theology, social work, arts, and religious education. A new model of pre-service secondary teacher education commenced with the introduction of the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) program at this campus in 2005. It marked an innovative collaboration between the university and a cohort of experienced secondary school teachers in the ACT and its surrounding region. This partnership was forged to allow student teachers undertaking the program to be inducted into the teaching profession with the cooperation of leading practitioners from schools in and around the ACT. In the preparation of novices for the teaching profession, an enduring challenge is to create learning experiences capable of transforming practice, and to instill in the novices an array of professional skills, attributes, and competencies (Putnam & Borko, 2000). Another dimension of the beginning teacher experience is the need to bridge theory and practice, and to apply pedagogical content knowledge in real-life classroom practice. During the one-year Graduate Diploma program, the student teachers undertake two four-week block practicum placements, during which they have the opportunity to observe exemplary lessons, as well as to commence teaching. The goals of the practicum include improving participants’ access to innovative pedagogy and educational theory, helping them situate their own prior knowledge regarding pedagogy, and assisting them in reflecting on and evaluating their own practice. Each student teacher is paired with a more experienced teacher based at the school where he/she is placed, who serves as a supervisor and mentor. In 2007, a new dimension to the teaching practicum was added to facilitate online peer mentoring among the pre-service teachers at the Canberra campus of ACU National, and provide them with opportunities to reflect on teaching prior to entering full-time employment at a school. The creation of an online community to facilitate this mentorship and professional development process forms the context for the present case study. While on their practicum, students used social software in the form of collaborative web logging (blogging) and threaded voice discussion tools that were integrated into the university’s course management system (CMS), to share and reflect on their experiences, identify critical incidents, and invite comment on their responses and reactions from peers.

Victoria University offers a Computer Science degree in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong program matches the one in Melbourne, but both the content coverage and the delivery model of the Hong Kong program are affected by expectations and demands of the Hong Kong government and students. The paper outlines challenges, legislative, cultural, quality, time and distance that shaped the program delivery model. It examines the social construction of the program curriculum, and identifies cultural factors that have had most impact in modifying the program. The paper regards distance education as an informing discipline and discusses the program delivery model in terms of the Informing Science Framework. It uses a Project subject to illustrate the model and rationale behind it, and comments on suitability of various multimedia components as program delivery vehicles. The paper concludes by considering the implications of the Hong Kong program experience on future directions in distance education.