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Students studying to become health professionals are increasingly struggling with the demands of unpaid placements as inflation rises.
It is unclear how useful interactive case studies are for nontraditional nursing students when preparing for their first clinical practicum. From a survey, 717 first year nursing students reported high levels of usefulness of the interactive case studies, were more likely to have high task value and self-efficacy, have English as an additional language, and lower Grade Point Averages. These students may benefit from online interactive case studies to prepare for their first clinical practicum.
BACKGROUND Rapid alterations to study environments during COVID-19 raised concerns for nursing students about their academic progression. AIM The study aim was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Altered Student Study Environment Tool (ASSET) and the relationship between students' concerns, demographics, COVID-19-related knowledge, and communication received from the university. METHOD The 11-item ASSET and investigator-developed questions were administered to prelicensure nursing students using an anonymous online survey. RESULTS Responses were obtained from 234 students. E...
Background: Increasing demand and limited supply of clinical placements in nursing underscore the need to better understand the role of clinical placements in students' learning. Identifying pedagogically rich activities that support work place learning alongside factors that influence educational outcomes has the potential to optimise professional placement experiences. Objective: To explore student nurses perceptions of the value of nursing clinical placements to their learning. Design and methods: A descriptive research design was employed using a sequential mixed method approach. A cr...
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