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Nursing Students’ Perceptions Of How Working As Nursing Assistants Impacts Their Education, Jerry Harvey
Nursing Students’ Perceptions Of How Working As Nursing Assistants Impacts Their Education, Jerry Harvey
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The purpose of this phenomenological study was to develop an understanding of how working as a nursing assistant impacts the ability of nursing students to meet the high demands of school during their junior year of a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) pre-licensure program. Benner’s Novice to Expert Theory, Situated Learning Theory, and the Johari Window Communication Model each suggested that immersing oneself in the culture of nursing would have positive outcomes for the student working as a nursing assistant. A qualitative phenomenological design was used to explore the following research questions: (a) What are the unique experiences of …