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Training Nursing Students In Evidence-Based Nonpharmacological Pain Management Techniques, Jill E. Maclaren
Training Nursing Students In Evidence-Based Nonpharmacological Pain Management Techniques, Jill E. Maclaren
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Pain is a common and potentially debilitating condition. Whereas there is vast literature on developmentally appropriate behavioral techniques for pain management, results of curriculum evaluations and knowledge surveys reveal a dearth of awareness of these strategies in healthcare professionals. This study evaluated the effects of a brief didactic training program for student nurses in developmentally appropriate behavioral pain management strategies for children. Results indicated that students who received the training program had significantly more knowledge of behavioral strategies following the training program than they had evidenced before the program. Further, these participants evidenced higher knowledge following the training program than …
Workforce Competencies And Work -Based Learning In Maryland Community College Nursing Programs, Richard F. Ammon
Workforce Competencies And Work -Based Learning In Maryland Community College Nursing Programs, Richard F. Ammon
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This study assessed whether Maryland community college students who participated in the first semester of a nursing work-based learning clinical experience during the fall 2004 semester perceived that they developed basic workplace competencies necessary to work effectively in the workplace. The total population of the study consisted of 264 nursing students from eight Maryland Community Colleges. The research questions guiding this study were answered using descriptive statistics, t-tests, and an analysis of variance (ANOVA).;Major findings indicated that contrary to the hypothesis of the study, instead of showing a gain in competency scores, eight of nine workplace competencies decreased and three …
Assessing Student Learning Outcomes In Health Professions Service -Learning Courses, Tracey K. Anderson
Assessing Student Learning Outcomes In Health Professions Service -Learning Courses, Tracey K. Anderson
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Service learning is a pedagogical method that is currently on the rise in health professions schools as a method of meeting Healthy People 2010 objectives (Narsavage, Lindell, Chen, Savin & Duffy, 2002). The intended result for participating students is an increased awareness of health care issues, civic responsibility, and course content in this learning experience. However, there is no clear assessment documentation that shows health professions students are meeting the intended learning outcomes. Eyler (2000) indicates that outcomes in service learning have not been "well studied and relatively little attention has been given to defining learning outcomes that would be …