Career dreams among health care students: I want to make a difference

Øster, Inge Bundgård; Munk, Karen Pallesgaard; Henriksen, Jette

doi:10.1080/02701960.2017.1311881

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“…The findings suggest that orthopaedic nurses who have preconceived beliefs about anticipating difficulty when they care for people with dementia are less inclined to be interested to work with patients with dementia in a holistic manner. This finding compliments other studies that have investigated attitudes of other acute care staff about caring for patients with dementia (Alzheimer’s Society, ), with some suggesting that an origin for negative attitudes may exist because nursing students’ have little exposure to knowledge about geriatrics in general, and few plan to work with people who are older in the future (Øster, Munk, & Henriksen, ).…”

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Nurses’ experiences of delivering acute orthopaedic care to patients with dementia

Jensen

Pedersen

Wilson

et al. 2019

Int J Older People Nursing

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Background Nurses who care for acute patients with dementia in a hospital setting report a variety of challenges in regard to meeting the complex needs of their patients. In particular, known barriers to optimal care include a lack of knowledge about dementia, lack of dementia‐friendly acute clinical environments, lack of time to care for the individual patient and a prioritised focus on the medical issues that triggered the hospitalisation. Research to date has not specifically focused on nurses’ experiences of caring for people with dementia in orthopaedic wards. Aim This study investigates nurses’ experiences of caring for people with dementia, in an acute orthopaedic hospital ward setting. Design Qualitative interviews. Methods This qualitative study employs hermeneutic phenomenological research methods. Eight Danish nurses were interviewed in an orthopaedic ward about their experiences in caring for orthopaedic patients with dementia. Nurses with various levels of expertise were selected for interview so that a full range of nursing experiences could inform the research study. Results The results of the study revealed two major themes: “Nurse communication and patient information” and “Care compromise”, with three and four sub‐themes, respectively. These findings are used to illustrate how, and why, nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with dementia contribute a discontentment and negative preconceived perception by some nurses towards their acute care of patients with chronic dementia. The results are discussed in the context of Interactional Nursing Practice theory and describe the challenges experienced by acute care orthopaedic nurses who care for patients with dementia. Conclusion Orthopaedic nurses find it challenging and professionally difficult to provide person‐centred care for patients with dementia during an acute orthopaedic hospital admission. Implications for practice Orthopaedic nurses should work to adopt a positive attitude, and person‐centred approach, towards dementia care. It is also recommended that the electronic patient record should be supplemented by oral dissemination to some extent, as information, plans of action and knowledge about the care situation for patients with dementia has a tendency to drown in chronological data presentation.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Nurses’ experiences of delivering acute orthopaedic care to patients with dementia

Jensen

Pedersen

Wilson

et al. 2019

Int J Older People Nursing

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“…A recent study reports that self‐realisation is important for nurses to remain in nursing practice (Kristoffersen, 2019). Research indicates that nurses seek self‐realisation through work and leave their current position if it limits opportunity for self‐realisation (Côté, 2016; Halter et al, 2017; Øster et al, 2017). Nursing has a high rate of turnover, ranging from 15–44% among countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada (Duffield et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Self‐realisation—What does this mean for school nurses to remain in nursing practice?

Mæland

Oftedal

Kristoffersen

2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives To describe and interpret what it means for school nurses to realise themselves so that they remain in nursing practice. Background Self‐realisation seems to influence on nurses remaining in nursing practice. School nurses report aspects (i.e. autonomy and professional development) which can be linked to self‐realisation as important for themselves, but few studies describe what it means for school nurses to realise themselves so that they remain in practice. Design and method This study used a qualitative design, conducting two individual in‐depth interviews with 15 school nurses. The interviews were analysed with a phenomenological hermeneutic method. The COREQ checklist has been used in reporting this study. Results The following themes were emerged: (a) being attentive to yourself, (b) acting true to yourself and (c) making independent choices. Conclusion This study offers insight into what it means for school nurses to realise themselves so that they remain in nursing practice, that is to practise their originality and take a stand for what they consider important. Self‐realisation was embedded within nursing practice and consequently seems to impact on nurses remaining in practice. Relevance to clinical practice Nurses who practise their originality and take a stand for what they identify as important realise self. This implies being themselves and practising nursing in a way they find relevant. Nursing leaders who encourage nurses to articulate what this entails facilitate their self‐realisation. A clinical practice where nurses can be attentive and act true to themselves, and have opportunities to make independent choices, will be a practice where nurses can realise self. We suggest that clinical practice which emphasises opportunities for nurses' self‐realisation may facilitate their remaining in practice.

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“…This dimension re ects the need for selfrealization. One study showed students' career dreams were driven by eagerness to make a difference [30]. However, some students believe that geriatric nursing focuses on basic care and life care and they could hardly nd a sense of accomplishment [31].…”

Section: Career Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Willingness and Associated Factors of Engaging in Aged Care Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Guo¹,

Yang

Zhu

et al. 2020

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Background: There is an increasing demand for nurses to work with older adults with the increase of life expectancy. However, the willingness of nursing students to work with older adults is at a low level. Methods: This study aimed to further explore the willingness and associated factors of undergraduate nursing students to engage in aged care. A convenience sampling method was employed from May to July 2017 in China. Results: Of the 853 students surveyed, 38.1% were willing to engage in aged care after graduation. Expectancy, interest, attainment value, cost, prejudice, whether they like nursing profession and whether they participated in elderly-related activities were the most significant predictors of the students’ willingness to engage in aged care. Conclusions: This suggests that nursing educators have an important part in challenging students' stereotype of older adults and enhance their interest in caring for older adults through both well-designed curriculum and elderly-related activities, so as to improve their confidence and willingness to engage in aged care.

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Career dreams among health care students: I want to make a difference

Cited by 16 publications

References 23 publications

Nurses’ experiences of delivering acute orthopaedic care to patients with dementia

Nurses’ experiences of delivering acute orthopaedic care to patients with dementia

Self‐realisation—What does this mean for school nurses to remain in nursing practice?

Willingness and Associated Factors of Engaging in Aged Care Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

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