Midwifery students' experiences of their clinical internship: A qualitative descriptive study

Bradshaw, Carmel; Tighe, Sylvia Murphy; Doody, Owen

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2018.06.019

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“…perceptions of life, relationships, achievement, and self. 42,43 Mollica and Hyman 44 reported that doing an internship positively affects the socialization and professional self-formation of nursing students.…”

Section: Students' Perceived Meaning Of Life Based On Personal Charmentioning

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Health sciences undergraduate students' perceived meaning of life and their coping styles

Arslantürk

Öz

2020

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine health sciences undergraduate students' perceived meaning of life and coping styles and the correlation between them.Design and Methods: This is a descriptive study. The study sample consisted of 1160 students. Data were collected using a personal information form, the personal meaning profile (PMP), and the ways of coping inventory (WCI).Findings: Participants had the highest mean scores on PMP relationship and intimacy subscales while they had the highest and lowest mean scores on WCI self-confident coping style and submissive coping style subscales, respectively.Practice Implications: It is thought that the study will guide us in the process of vocational training of students or guidance and counseling services provided to them. K E Y W O R D S coping, health sciences students, meaning of life 1 | INTRODUCTION College life is a transition period from adolescence to adulthood in which students establish self-identity and prepare for adult life. College students, who are at a critical stage of identity development, move away from home and enter into a dynamic developmental process by meeting new people and establishing different relationships. They learn about ideologies, alternative lifestyles, and professional life, and associate new knowledge with their previous knowledge. This combination enables them to develop original identities, set goals, and give meaning to life. 1-7 The existentialist philosopher Victor E. Frankl, the founder of logotherapy, states that every individual's life has a unique meaning. 8People give meaning to life by making sense of painful and sweet experiences, and most importantly, by searching for meaning itself. 8,9 According to existentialism, if people do not search for meaning and if they do not have goals, values, and ideals, they end up feeling anxiety, which can cause isolation, feeling of emptiness, depression, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, and so forth. 2,[8][9][10][11] College life is a time when students try to make sense of life and set goals, values, and ideals for themselves, 5 which is the basis of a harmonious, healthy, happy, and productive life. 2,8,9,12 The most important factor affecting people's reactions is the meaning they give to life. People organize and respond to environmental stimuli by defining them in patterns such as coping behaviors. 2,12 Coping refers to a variety of cognitions and behaviors used to solve problems to minimize or eliminate stress and conflict. [13][14][15] The past and present meaning of problems and the purpose of life in general play a role in the development of those cognitions and behaviors. 2,12 The fact that people ascribe meaning to problems they face also plays a key role in the development of coping styles. 9,16,17 Halama and Bakosova 2 reported that college students with high perceived meaning of life scores focus on solving problems while those with low scores tend to avoid problems, indicating that perceived meaning of life has an effect on coping styles. Although there ar...

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Section: Students' Perceived Meaning Of Life Based On Personal Charmentioning

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Health sciences undergraduate students' perceived meaning of life and their coping styles

Arslantürk

Öz

2020

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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“…Midwives' attitudes during internship were investigated. Although this is a different health profession, the results also include the importance of internship in consolidating clinical skills, building trust and competencies relevant for midwifery practice (14). Not everything depends on the importance of mentoring.…”

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The attitudes of nurses towards internship in the Republic of Croatia

Vuković

Brdarević

Čukljek

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Croat. nurs. j. (Online)

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The internship in health care is regulated by the Rules and Regulations on Internship of Health Care Providers. One of the measures of the Croatian Institute for promoting employment of interns in health care is “Professional Training for Work Without Establishing an Employment Relationship”. The aim of this research is to determine the attitudes towards internship and to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between the attitudes of currently employed nurses and those currently doing an internship. The research was conducted through the Internet, using an anonymous questionnaire containing 10 questions, out of which 8 were closed-ended and 2 open-ended questions. A total of 306 respondents were interviewed, of whom 232 were nurses and 49 nursing interns. When asked whether internship is necessary in health care, 98.4% of the respondents answered positively, with the majority of interns (75.3%) considering that there is a need for changes in internship. The results of the chi-square test suggest that there are statistically significant differences in the attitudes of employed respondents and interns in the answers to 5 questions. The interns rated their knowledge of internship worse than healthcare workers and workers in other systems. Interns associate internship with exploitation, while employed nurses mention that it reminds them of training for independent work. Most healthcare professionals would like someone close to them to have the right/obligation to do internship. By analyzing the results of the attitudes towards internship, a statistically significant difference between currently employed nurses and nursing interns was established. It is felt that youth training should be the responsibility of the employers who should provide adequate education and continuous monitoring of new workers.

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“…This is the first paper which reports the experiences and opinions of midwifery students who completed such clinical training. The concept of mentoring in the education and training of nurses has been widely discussed reflecting numerous instances of its actual implementation, but there have been fewer published papers on mentoring for midwives and midwifery students [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. We hope that this paper will fill a current gap in research.…”

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“…A better understanding of the problem and knowledge retention are achieved, with focus on the 'Why', not just the 'What' and the 'How' [22][23][24]. Mentor-led clinical training has been seen by many nursing and midwifery educators as a solution leading to the improved acquisition of clinical skills and developing students' sense of empowerment [19,25,26]. Mentoring is defined as a relationship between a person who is just starting their career (mentee) and an experienced practitioner (mentor) who provides support, advice and knowledge which the mentee needs for her/his personal and professional development [27,28].…”

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Mentoring in the clinical training of midwifery students. A focus study of the experiences and opinions of midwifery students at the Medical University of Warsaw participating in a mentoring programme

Stefaniak

Dmoch-Gajzlerska

2020

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Background: The current system of clinical training for midwifery students in Poland is in need of considerable revision to adapt it to the global standards and the expectations of healthcare providers, healthcare users and student midwives themselves. Aim of this study was report the experiences of midwifery students participating in a mentor-led clinical training programme and their opinions of mentoring as a novel training method.Methods: A qualitative descriptive study that used a focus group was undertaken in the period from October 2017 to June 2019. The participants were 12 second- and third-year midwifery students at the Medical University of Warsaw who at various times during the study period had their clinical training in the Department of Obstetrics, Solec Hospital in Warsaw. All students had previous experience of clinical training other than clinical mentorship. At the end of the study, a focus group interview was conducted with all 12 participants. Five questions were selected to guide the focus group discussion: Did you get any valuable learning experience during your clinical training? How did this clinical training differ from your previous clinical training? What was your experience of one-on-one mentoring? Did the mentoring programme meet your expectations? What do you think could be changed to make the proposed mentor-led clinical training more effective? Results: Four themes were identified. The study demonstrated that mentoring was perceived by the participants as an innovative and effective method of clinical training for midwifery students. All students positively evaluated the quality of the mentor-led clinical training which allowed improving their clinical skills and building new competencies. Students believed they could effectively use their clinical skills and make informed decisions in a safe and supportive clinical learning environment. They felt that their inclusion in the therapeutic team contributed to better patient care.Conclusions: The use of innovative forms of clinical training at undergraduate level improves its effectiveness and in the future should be reflected in a high-quality maternity care. Mentoring has its advantages for both, mentor and mentee, but the main goal is to develop and improve professional competencies of the junior partner.

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Midwifery students' experiences of their clinical internship: A qualitative descriptive study

Abstract: The benefits and challenges associated with internship in midwifery are apparent, particularly when students' are contending with two geographically distant sites. Support mechanisms and suggestions for improvements are considered.

Cited by 55 publications

References 40 publications

Health sciences undergraduate students' perceived meaning of life and their coping styles

Health sciences undergraduate students' perceived meaning of life and their coping styles

The attitudes of nurses towards internship in the Republic of Croatia

Mentoring in the clinical training of midwifery students. A focus study of the experiences and opinions of midwifery students at the Medical University of Warsaw participating in a mentoring programme

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