Scholarship in nursing: Degree-prepared nurses versus diploma-prepared nurses

Roets, Lizeth; Botma, Yvonne; Grobler, Cecilna

doi:10.1016/j.hsag.2016.08.002

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“…Thus, in some of the sections, the researcher will refer to 54 respondents instead of 56. Studies conducted nationally and internationally (Cerón et al, 2016; Ludin & Fathullah, 2016) on student nurses show similar or lower response rates (Roets et al, 2016; Shivers et al, 2017).…”

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Student Nurses’ Caring With Awareness in a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

2020

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In caring with awareness, the student nurse is able to be present in the moment, while being with the patient. Such student nurses treat patients holistically, considering the patient’s mind, body, and spirit. Purpose: To elicit the importance of caring with awareness in order to facilitate student nurses’ caring toward patients. Hypothesis: There is a positive relationship between student nurses acting with awareness and caring. Method: A quantitative, descriptive, correlational, and contextual research design with a purposive sampling method was used in the study. Respondents ( n = 56) were student nurses in their third- and fourth-year level of study. Data were collected by use of a self-administered questionnaire. Findings: There was a negative correlation between acting with awareness and caring. There was no difference in caring among third- and fourth-year students. Conclusion: Student nurses may be caring for patients, but it does not necessarily mean they act with awareness in caring. Awareness should be cultivated among student nurses for them to be present in caring and provide holistic caring.

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Student Nurses’ Caring With Awareness in a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

2020

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“…This leaves nurses who have qualified with diplomas primarily to provide bedside care with limited involvement in scholarly activities. Consequently, less evidence is produced through research to advance evidence-based care (Roets, Botma & Grobler 2016). A small percentage of respondents (6.5%) were busy with further nursing studies.…”

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Is medication administration in the elderly influenced by nurses’ demographics in South Africa?

Nicholson

Damons

2022

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background: Globally, nurses are increasingly employed post-retirement, with task-shifting to nurses with lower competencies, a lack of knowledge being a barrier, all of which could lead to medication errors.Aim: To describe the impact of nurses’ age, experience, training, and skill mix on the medication administration processes in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).Setting: Nurses (N=123) working in 28 LTCFs in the Western Cape province, South Africa.Methods: A quantitative non-experimental, cross-sectional descriptive design was used. The LTCFs were divided into funded (state-subsidised) and private (for profit) facilities using a stratified sampling method and each stratum thereafter randomised to obtain equal samples from each stratum. Self-administered questionnaires with close-ended statements were used, and statistical software (SPSS version 27) to perform descriptive and inferential analyses.Results: Respondents, (27%), had more than nine years of experience, with 15.8% aged 61-70 years; and 3.5% aged 71-80 years. Some were ‘very inexperienced’ in computer use (29.3%), 35% received medication training longer than five years ago, and n=28 nurses administered medication outside their scope of practice. The highest sources of job pressure were an increase in workloads (75.6%), being under stress (42.3%), and being overworked (39.0%).Conclusion: The aging nursing workforce, although experienced, found the job demands, paperwork, and technology barriers. Outdated training and delegating medication administration to lower categories of nurses can lead to medication errors.Contribution: This study’s findings can serve as a guideline for creating succession plans, recruiting procedures, development, and training of nurses, and improving clinical practices.

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“…Undergraduate nurses are also more likely to be educators, participate in research and incorporate best evidence into practice [ 111 ]. Evidence-based practice (EBP), ”the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients” [ 112 ] (p.71) positively impacts patient outcomes in nursing and midwifery, reduces healthcare costs and empowers nurses and midwives, resulting in the WHO Regional Office in Europe urging its Member States to encourage and develop EBP culture in nursing and midwifery [ 113 ].…”

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Midwifery Qualification in Selected Countries: A Rapid Review

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Background: While the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) shows a decreasing trend, there is room for improvement. Midwifery education has been under scrutiny to ensure that graduates acquire knowledge and skills relevant to the local context. Objective: To review the basic professional midwifery qualification and pre-practice requirements in countries with lower MMR compared with Malaysia. Methods: A rapid review of country-specific Ministry of Health and Midwifery Association websites and Advanced Google using standardised key words. English-language documents reporting the qualifications of midwives or other requirements to practise midwifery from countries with a lower MMR than Malaysia were included. Results: Sixty-three documents from 35 countries were included. The minimum qualification required to become a midwife was a bachelor’s degree. Most countries require registration or licensing to practise, and 35.5% have implemented preregistration national midwifery examinations. In addition, 13 countries require midwives to have nursing backgrounds. Conclusion: In countries achieving better maternal outcomes than Malaysia, midwifes often have a degree or higher qualification. As such, there is a need to reinvestigate and revise the midwifery qualification requirements in Malaysia.

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Scholarship in nursing: Degree-prepared nurses versus diploma-prepared nurses

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Student Nurses’ Caring With Awareness in a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

Student Nurses’ Caring With Awareness in a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

Is medication administration in the elderly influenced by nurses’ demographics in South Africa?

Midwifery Qualification in Selected Countries: A Rapid Review

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