Nursing students' perceptions of their experiences with fathers during their family nursing clinical practicum

Abstract

ABSTRACT:There is consensus that supporting fathers' involvement in their children's care is essential and that nurses can play an important role, facilitating this process. There is little evidence about how nurses' education as family nurses enable them to work with fathers. This study aimed to explore undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of their experience with fathers during family nursing clinical practicum. An exploratory descriptive qualitative study allowed twelve nursing students to participate in a one-hour interview, at a university of Central Canada. The critical incident technique was used for data collection and analysis was done with N Vivo7. Four themes reflected students' experiences: Experiencing critical events with fathers; Perceiving fathers and father involvement as important; Building a relationship with fathers and Reflecting upon formal education and clinical practicum. Family nurses need to revisit their attitudes towards fathers and make space for this important member of the family in health care situations. DESCRIPTORS:Father. Students, nursing. Family nursing. Education, nursing. Critical incident tecnique. PERCEPÇÕES DE ESTUDANTES DE ENFERMAGEM SOBRE SUAS EXPERIÊNCIAS COM PAIS DURANTE A PRÁTICA CLÍNICA EM ENFERMAGEM FAMILIARRESUMO: Existe consenso de que apoiar o envolvimento dos pais no cuidado de seus filhos é essencial e que os enfermeiros desempenham um importante papel, facilitando esse processo. Há poucas evidências sobre como o ensino de enfermagem familiar capacita enfermeiros para trabalhar com pais. O estudo objetivou explorar a percepção de estudantes de enfermagem sobre suas experiências com pais durante a prática clínica de enfermagem familiar. Estudo qualitativo, descritivo-exploratório, com doze estudantes de enfermagem que participaram de uma entrevista de uma hora, em universidade canadense. Utilizou-se a técnica do incidente crítico para guiar a coleta dos dados e o N Vivo7 para análise. Quatro temas refletiram as experiências: Vivenciando eventos críticos com pais; Percebendo a importância dos pais; e seu envolvimento com eles; Construindo uma relação com os pais e Refletindo sobre a formação e a prática clínica. Enfermeiros da família necessitam rever suas atitudes e abrir espaço para este importante membro familiar nas situações de cuidado em saúde. DESCRITORES:Pai. Estudantes de enfermagem. Enfermagem familiar. Educação em enfermagem. Análise e desempenho de tarefas. PERCEPCIONES DE ALUMNOS DE ENFERMERÍA SOBRE SUS EXPERIENCIAS CON PADRES DURANTE SU PASANTÍA CLÍNICA EN ELÁREA DE ENFERMERÍA FAMILIAR RESUMEN: Existe consenso que apoyar la participación de los padres en el cuidado de sus niños es fundamental y que los enfermeros pueden ser facilitadores de este proceso. Hay pocas evidencias sobre como la educación de enfermeros de la familia les capacita para trabajar con padres. El estudio tuvo como objetivo explorar las percepciones de alumnos de pregrado en enfermería sobre sus experiencias con padres durante su pasantía clínica en enfermería familiar. ...

Perceptions des professionnels de leurs pratiques auprès des parents de jeunes enfants

“…Cela inclut les décisions à propos des besoins à satisfaire/buts à atteindre, des moyens utilisés et, au bout du compte, de l'acceptation ou du rejet du soutien. Dunst et al (1988 et sur les résultats d'études qualitatives réalisées auprès d'intervenants (Baker et al, 2007;de Montigny et al, 2011). …”

“…Nos résultats pointent dans une direction : les conditions de participation des pères aux services que leur enfant ou leur famille reçoit. Dans les soins et services aux parents, il demeure difficile pour les professionnels de rejoindre et d'impliquer les pères (Ménard, 1999;De Montigny et al, 2011). Tenir compte des formes de compétences parentales manifestées par les pères à l'intérieur des situations de soutien semble poser des défis moins faciles à relever (De Montigny et al, 2009 …”

Assessing the impacts of an interdisciplinary programme supporting father involvement on professionals’ practices with fathers: A qualitative study

“…Researchers and clinicians are now interested in what needs to be done to ensure nurses are able to interact effectively with fathers in family meetings (Gervais, de Montigny, Lacharité, & St‐Arneault, ; de Montigny, Devault, Este, & Fleurant, ; Wright & Leahey, ). For example, the International Family Nursing Association has recently taken a stance by integrating engagement with all family members into the competencies of the general nurse practitioner (International Family Nursing Association, ).…”

“…Public policies highlight the need to recognise, encourage and actively support father involvement during the perinatal period, but without specifying how this is to be achieved (Dubeau, Villeneuve, & Thibault, ; St‐Arneault, de Montigny, & Villeneuve, ). The task of developing or adapting professional practices to support father involvement therefore rests mainly with care providers and managers (Dubeau et al, ; de Montigny et al, ; de Montigny & Lacharité, ).…”

“…Researchers and clinicians are now interested in what needs to be done to ensure nurses are able to interact effectively with fathers in family meetings (Gervais, de Montigny, Lacharité, & St-Arneault, 2016; de Montigny, Devault, Este, & Fleurant, 2011;Wright & Leahey, 2013).…”