Theory-practice gap is viewed in literature as a general problem ravaging nursing profession developing countries and there with comprehension of the concepts. This study aimed to describe Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ lived experiences TPG during clinical practice tertiary health institution Enugu Nigeria. The researchers sought address three objectives: To assess baccalaureate students’ und...

Increasing application of information technology including web-based lectures and live-lecture recording appears to have many advantages for undergraduate nursing education. These include greater flexibility, opportunity for students to review content on demand and the improved academic management of increasing class sizes without significant increase in physical infrastructure. This study perf...

In response to the Canadian Nurses Association National Expert Commission’s Call to Action (NEC 2012), a focused meeting of nurse leaders was convened at (NEC) Dalhousie University in early November 2012. Hosted by the School of Nursing in collaboration with CNA, the purpose of the Think Tank was to initiate dialogue on how to respond to the report’s recommendation regarding reform of Canadian ...

BACKGROUND Culturally specific care requires that nursing students know, understand, and identify cultural factors related to client care, and conduct their nursing practice accordingly. The aim of this study was to identify the cultural self-efficacy of baccalaureate nursing students in a Greek University. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a Transcultural Self-Efficacy Too...

Connecting Academia to Practice: Giving Tomorrow’s Nursing Leaders a Head Start This past spring, two of our Bethel University senior nursing students were instrumental in improving processes at area hospitals. One student led an effort to evaluate and improve the patient discharge process at the hospital where she was studying; the other student developed and presented compartment syndrome tra...

Background: Simulation can produce highly qualified professionals, however, it can also be perceived as stressful and frustrating by the nursing students.Purposes: This study was to identify the attitudes and perceptions of Jordanian nursing students toward simulation as an educational strategy, to investigate whether certain students’ characteristics affect their attitudes and perceptions, to ...

The shortage of nursing faculty has contributed greatly to the nursing workforce shortage, with many schools turning away qualified applicants because there are not enough faculty to teach. Despite the faculty shortage, schools are required to admit more students to alleviate the nursing shortage. Clinical groups in which preceptors are responsible for student learning extend faculty resources....

Suicide is a major health problem and a leading cause of death throughout the world. A primary goal for suicide prevention is reforming health professional education in order to increase the competence of health professionals in assessing and managing suicide risk. Nursing leadership is involved in this reform, yet nurses frequently lack the competence to care for patients in suicidal crisis. A...