Qualitative evaluation of an educational intervention about healthcare improvement for nursing students

Abstract

Objective: To explore the meaning of the experience and knowledge acquired by nursing students trained in healthcare improvement. Material and methods: A phenomenological approach based on the Giorgi method was made through a group discussion of 21 European students from four countries in July 2019. The data was triangulated with the testimonies of key informants and with the use of an evaluation tool specific to this topic. The analysis was also triangulated with three experienced researchers who reduced the data by consensus to eight units of meaning. Results: Nursing empowerment and horizontal health organizations were two of the most recurrent units of meaning along with professional values such as teamwork and humanization of care. Conclusions: The knowledge, attitudes and values acquired are evidence of the shortcomings in the training of future nursing professionals in Europe. The theoretical and practical approach of the sessions, as well as the mixture of cultures, were strengths for the students. It is necessary to follow up on more cases that show the return on the training investment in substantial improvements in real contexts and its impact on the quality of care.

Digital Technologies to Provide Humanization in the Education of the Healthcare Workforce: A Systematic Review

“…Based on titles and abstracts, 13 (7%) articles were selected for full text screening; 7 (53.8%) out of these 13 [46][47][48][49][50][51][52] were discarded for various reasons (see Supplementary Material S4). A total of six publications (46.2%) were included in the end [53][54][55][56][57][58]. A PRISMA flow diagram is shown in Figure 1 [39].…”

“…Only in the study by Mega et al [56] were the participants medical students, while the rest (83.3%) [53][54][55]57,58] involved students from different nursing courses. One study…”

“…Only in the study by Mega et al [56] were the participants medical students, while the rest (83.3%) [53][54][55]57,58] involved students from different nursing courses. One study [53] specifies that the participants in the study were enrolled in the Module in Medical Anthropology.…”

“…A review of the general features of the six papers evaluated shows (Table 1) that three of the studies (50%) were carried out in Spain [53,54,58], one in Brazil (16.7%) [56] one in Chile (16.7%) [57], and one in Canada (16.7%) [58], and that were published-except for a paper published in 2017 [53] (Feijoo-Cid et al, 2016) almost all (83.3%)-between 2019 and 2022.…”

“…A review of the general features of the six papers evaluated shows (Table 1) that three of the studies (50%) were carried out in Spain [53,54,58], one in Brazil (16.7%) [56] one in Chile (16.7%) [57], and one in Canada (16.7%) [58], and that were published-except for a paper published in 2017 [53] No DT. This research was guided by the methodological framework of Grounded Theory (GT), which aims to understand reality from the perception or meaning that a certain context or object has for the person, generating knowledge, increasing understanding, and providing a significant guide for action.…”