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Student Peer Mentorship In Prelicensure Nursing Programs: A Scoping Review, Jacqueline Avanthay Strus, Julie Savard, Chloe Manaigre, Teaghan Mitchell, Ariane Gauthier, Patricia Bourrier, Rhéanne Girard, Danielle De Moissac

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Abstract

A scoping review was undertaken to inform the development of a peer mentoring program in the nursing faculty of an official-language francophone minority post-secondary institution in Western Canada. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with mentorship coordinators in seven undergraduate nursing programs across Canada. The results of the semi-structured interviews were used to corroborate the information gathered during the scoping review.

Analysis of the scoping review showed that the mentoring programs were designed based on a perceived need expressed by faculty and students. All programs involved a multi-stage implementation and evaluation process. Many articles focused on the benefits of implementing mentoring …

Adaptation De L’Instrument « Évaluation De L’Environnement D’Apprentissage Clinique » : Ajout De La Composante De La Dynamique De Groupe, Marjolaine Dionne Merlin, Frances Gallagher, Stéphan Lavoie

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Résumé

Contexte et problématique : Lors d’un stage en groupe, la dynamique entre les stagiaires du groupe peut compromettre leurs apprentissages et nuire à l’expérience de stage. Les instruments de mesure recensés permettent d’évaluer différentes composantes de l’environnement d’apprentissage clinique (EAC) associées à l’expérience d’apprentissage de stagiaires, sans toutefois inclure la composante de la dynamique de groupe en lien avec leur expérience d’apprentissage. Il en est ainsi pour l’instrument de mesure Évaluation de l’environnement d’apprentissage clinique (EEAC), composé de trois sous-échelles. Ce manque ne permet pas de documenter la composante de l’EAC, qui délimite les actions d’amélioration par les personnes …

Mise À L’Essai D’Un Nouveau Modèle De Supervision De Stage En Sciences Infirmières : L’Unité Collaborative D’Apprentissage, Charles Bilodeau, Frances Gallagher, Sylvie Charette, Mélanie Marceau

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Introduction : L’unité collaborative d’apprentissage (UCA) est un modèle de supervision de stage en sciences infirmières qui pourrait optimiser les ressources dédiées à la formation clinique en partageant la supervision des étudiantes et étudiants au sein d’une équipe de soins. Il s’agit d’un modèle flexible qui peut s’adapter aux particularités des milieux cliniques et universitaires désirant se l’approprier. Cependant, la mise à l’essai de ce modèle n’a pas été documentée en contexte québécois.

But : Cet article présente les résultats du troisième cycle d’une recherche-action qualitative qui avait pour but d’accompagner et de documenter l’appropriation d’une UCA, par et …

Fidélité D’Un Club De Lecture Pour Étudiantes Et Étudiants En Sciences Infirmières, Caroline Gibbons, Jimmy Bourque, Tim Aubry

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Contexte : La mesure de la fidélité d’un club de lecture (FCL) est essentielle pour interpréter l’effet de cette intervention sur les résultats ciblés. À notre connaissance, aucune étude ne démontre comment la FCL peut être mesurée et liée aux résultats pédagogiques obtenus. Il n’existe pas de mesure standard de la FCL, ni d’études portant sur l’implantation d’une telle mesure.

But : Décrire la conceptualisation de grilles d’évaluation de la FCL et le processus d’implantation de telles grilles d’évaluation de la FCL.

Méthode : Étude descriptive des étapes de la mesure de la FCL, issue d’une étude quasi-expérimentale, à …

Scaffolding Information Literacy Learning For Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Method Exploration Of Student Il Self-Efficacy, Hanneke Croxen, Jody Nelson, Lisa Mckendrick-Calder, Wanhua Su

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Abstract

Purpose: Information literacy (IL) competency is an essential component of evidence-informed nursing practice. It is integral to introduce and develop core information literacy competencies for evidence-informed practice within undergraduate education programs. Research has shown undergraduate students may experience challenges with information literacy skills. More research to inform teaching methodologies that effectively enhance students’ skills and abilities, as well as their self-efficacy with these skills, is needed. This article describes an innovative teaching strategy, called journal club, which uses scaffolded learning activities in small groups over one semester.

Methods: This mixed-methods research study used a non-experimental pre-post survey and was …

A Focused Ethnography Of Tenure-Track Phd-Prepared Nursing Faculty Members' Teaching Experiences, Winnifred Savard, Christy Raymond, Solina Richter, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul

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Introduction: New faculty’s experiences in a tenure track position have been reported to be stressful and retention of new faculty can be difficult in the competitive academic climate. However, research literature on this topic is predominantly American based. A focused ethnography was undertaken to understand the experience of new PhD-prepared nursing faculty in Canada more fully.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present findings about the teaching experiences from a research study examining the experiences of 17 new PhD-prepared, tenure-track nursing faculty in their role from nine Canadian universities representing various provinces and regions.

Method: A focused …

Advancing Quality Nursing Education In Today’S World, Take Two | Avancées En Formation Infirmière Dans Le Monde Contemporain, Prise Deux, Jacinthe I. Pepin, Susan M. Duncan

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Leveraging Clinical Preceptorship To Enhance Nursing Students’ Readiness In Digital Health, Shrinithi Subramanian, Manal Kleib

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As technology continues to advance rapidly and digitalization becomes more prevalent in healthcare, the nursing profession must also adapt to these changes. The integration of informatics in nursing education and practice should serve as a catalyst for shaping future nursing leaders who can drive innovation, influence policy, and contribute to the advancement of healthcare. During the final stage of their undergraduate education, nursing students would have gained substantive knowledge and have been exposed to different digital health technologies and medical devices used in the delivery of clinical care. However, their ability to assimilate this knowledge and make sense of how …

Post-Graduate Integration Programs For Recently Graduated Nurse Practitioners: A Rapid Review, Li-Anne Audet, Amale Ghandour, Irene Sarasua

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Aim

The purpose of this paper is to present a rapid review of the literature that describes and evaluates post-graduate professional integration programs for recently graduated nurse practitioners.

Background

Recently graduated nurse practitioners face numerous challenges upon entry to practice, these include high patient caseloads, lack of confidence and difficulty integrating into the interprofessional team. In response to these challenges, numerous post-graduate professional integration programs have emerged to support the transition of recently graduated nurse practitioners into practice.

Design

A rapid review was conducted following McMaster University Rapid Review Guidebook’s Guidelines.

Method

Studies describing and evaluating post-graduate professional integration programs …

L’Unité Virtuelle De Soins Pour Le Développement De Compétences Relatives À La Surveillance Clinique En Contexte De Soins Critiques : Une Étude Qualitative Descriptive, Daniel Milhomme, Annie Perron, Josyane Pinard, Julie Houle, Dominique Therrien, Gabriela Peguero-Rodriguez, Sylvie Charette, Bob-Antoine Jerry Ménélas, Dominique Labbée, Fernanda Ribeiro, Roxanne Laverdière, Mylène Trépanier, Stéphane Bouchard, Frédéric Banville

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Introduction : La réalité virtuelle (RV) est une méthode pédagogique de plus en plus utilisée pour favoriser l’acquisition de certaines compétences chez les personnes étudiantes en sciences infirmières. Le jugement clinique lors de la surveillance d’une personne soignée en soins critiques est une compétence pouvant être développée grâce à la RV. Toutefois, avant d’intégrer cette méthode pédagogique à la formation infirmière, il est important de s’assurer de l’acceptabilité et de la faisabilité dans un contexte de formation en sciences infirmières. But : Cette étude décrit l’expérience vécue par des personnes étudiantes en sciences infirmières lorsqu’elles ont utilisé l’UVS pour …

Canadianizing And Evaluating A Virtual Simulation Program For Community Health, Andrea Chircop, Shelley Cobbett, Ruth E. Schofield, Jamie Dicasmirro, Lisa Doucet

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Nurse educators are looking to integrate innovative pedagogies to enable students to acquire required competencies in community/population health nursing. Previously, nursing students who used Sentinel City® an American-based virtual simulation program for community health clinical learning have been shown to obtain equal or better learning outcomes compared to students who used traditional methods. To improve the fidelity of this virtual simulation program for our Canadian context, we Canadianized Sentinel City® to improve Canadian students learning experiences further.

The purpose of this research was to describe the development of Sentinel City® Canada and subsequent evaluation of student learning outcomes after implementation …

Healthcare Ai: A Revised Quebec Framework For Nursing Education, Maggie Lattuca, Diane Maratta, Ute Beffert, Annie Chevrier, Laura Winer

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Artificial Intelligence Health Technologies (AIHT) are taking their place in the practice of nursing. However, the curricula have not evolved to include competencies required of nursing graduates to incorporate their impact on theory and practice. This project was born of an identified need by nurse educators to articulate new competencies grounded in the literature and expert knowledge. Based on extensive literature reviews and an iterative process of expert validation, this paper provides recommendations for five new competencies that will be needed for nurses to use AIHT responsibly, ethically, and intelligently in the best interests of patient care. The methodology started …

Artificial Intelligence (Ai) In Nursing Education And Intellectual Output: Ethics, Responsibility, Integrity, And Transparency | L’Intelligence Artificielle Dans La Formation Et La Production Intellectuelle En Sciences Infirmières : Éthique, Responsabilité, Intégrité Et Transparence, Jacinthe I. Pepin, Florence Myrick

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First Semester Nursing Student Perceptions Of Their Knowledge Of And Difficulties In Performing Supportive Caring Actions, Monica Carlsson Blomster, Mikael Rask, Gunilla Lindqvist

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Students in nursing education do not need to have any experience of having worked in healthcare prior to entering the programme. A total of 123 students rated their perceived knowledge and degree of difficulty in performing supportive caring actions during the first semester of their nursing education. The study, which has a descriptive approach, has been carried out using the Verbal and Social Interaction for Nursing Students (VSI-NS) questionnaire that contains four factors: Inviting to talk about feeling and thoughts, Building a caring relationship, Encouraging social and practical aspects in daily life and Caring towards health and well-being. The results …

The Effects Of Mental Health First Aid Preparation On Nursing Student Self-Efficacy In Their Response To Mental Health Issues, Kristen E. Mcgregor, Shannon E. M. Boyd, Emma C. M. L. Collins, Amy M. Mcdonald, Marlo P. A. Pereira-Edwards, Sarah J. Scott, Tamara D. Neufeld, Tom Harrigan, Breanna L. Sawatzky, Meagen A. Chorney, Kim M. Mitchell

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Background: Past studies show a high prevalence of nursing students experience depressive symptoms at varying levels of severity. Teaching nursing students early in their studies how to recognize these symptoms in themselves, their peers, or clients, and how to take appropriate action, may promote better outcomes. Studies in Australia and England have found that Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) increases nursing students’ self-confidence when supporting those experiencing mental health crises. Limited Canadian studies regarding MHFA training exist.

Purpose: To examine the effect of MHFA training on the self-efficacy of nursing students to deliver mental health first aid in a …

Transitions In A Phd In Nursing Program: A Critical Reflection On Students' Perceptions, Paulina Bleah, Jovina Concepcion Bachynski, Rianne Carragher, Benjamin Carroll, Corey Heerschap, Emily Macleod, Martha Whitfield, Amina Silva

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Introduction: The purpose of this critical reflection is to share the collective experiences of eight doctoral students transitioning through a PhD nursing program at a Canadian University.

Background: Globally, a nursing shortage of over a million nurses threatens to significantly impact patient safety and quality of care. One proposed response to the nursing shortage is to increase enrollment of students in nursing programs, with the aim of graduating more qualified nurses. However, a concurrent shortage of nursing faculty is impacting the profession’s ability to effectively respond to this issue, with fewer nurses completing doctorate degrees than there are existing vacant …

Nursing Student Experiences During A Clinical Re-Assignment To Long Term Care In The Omicron Wave Of The Pandemic, Lisa J. Doucet, Paula D'Eon

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Background: The peak of the Omicron wave of COVID-19 created a sudden and unanticipated shortage of healthcare workers, particularly in long term care (LTC) triggering the provincial government’s call for aid. This culminated into a collaboration between universities and government to engage undergraduate nursing students to assist by re-assigning their clinical placements. This required a shift in location to LTC from acute care, and time frame, from end of semester to mid-semester.

Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to explore nursing students’ experiences at one university who participated in a clinical reassignment during the peak …

Nursing Students Desire To Belong In Online Learning Environments. Part 1: A Mixed-Methods Study, Janet Montague, Roya Haghiri-Vijeh, Joyce Tsui, Michelle Connell, Lynda Atack

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Background: In early 2020, due to the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, many educational institutions significantly modified their learning environments from in-person classrooms to online delivery to ensure the continuity of education and limit the spread of the virus. Understanding how undergraduate nursing students experience belonging during this drastic shift to online learning is an area of inquiry that has a limited amount of research.

Purpose of the Study: The goal of this study was to describe nursing students’ sense of belonging in an online learning environment as well as identify strategies and supports to foster their sense of …

Contextualizing Learning In A Resuscitation Simulation Experience: A Supportive Approach To Simulation For Novice Learners, Robert Catena, Heather Maclean

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Introduction: Simulation based experiences (SBEs) continue to be utilized in undergraduate nursing programs as a teaching strategy to contextualize learning. This is especially important for novice students in a resuscitation SBE, where it is important to learn not only psychomotor skills but also the skills required for teamwork, understanding roles, and communication in teams, inherent to nursing practice.

Background: Undergraduate nursing students desire teaching strategies to support their learning during high impact SBEs, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation. These strategies need to support novice learners by providing timely feedback on performance, uncover immediate knowledge gaps, and offer opportunities for deliberate practice. …

Bringing An Important International Perspective To An Editorial Board: Mourning A Major Loss | Apporter Une Importante Perspective Internationale Au Comité De Rédaction : Déplorer Une Grande Perte, Jacinthe I. Pepin, Florence Myrick

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The Current State Of Canada’S Health Care System And The Potential Contribution Of Nursing Education To Strengthen It: An Interview With The Chief Nursing Officer Dr. Leigh Chapman | L’État Actuel Du Système De Santé Canadien Et La Possible Contribution De La Formation Infirmière Pour Le Renforcer : Une Entrevue Avec L’Infirmière En Chef Du Canada, Dr. Leigh Chapman, Jacinthe I. Pepin, Florence Myrick

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Practicum Structures And Nursing Student Retention/Achievement Rates In A United Kingdom University: A Quantitative Analysis, Phil M. Coleman

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This study sought to examine whether the consistent application of a specific placement design to student practice learning experiences within two pre-registration nursing degree programmes offered by a university in the United Kingdom (UK) affected retention and achievement levels. The quantitative analysis involved a sample of 460 employer-sponsored undergraduates, all of whom worked as non-registrant carers, within two cohorts of a part-time adult (physical) or mental health nursing degree programme, both of four years duration, offered by a large academic institution with a presence in all four UK nations. Cross-tabulation and multinomial logistic regression analyses found no statistically significant relationship …

Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Nursing Students’ Clinical Learning Experiences In British Columbia: The Student Perspective, Krista Sferrazza, Maura Macphee, Farinaz Havaei, Suzanne Hetzel Campbell

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The clinical learning environment is where nursing students gain knowledge, practice skills and become socialized into the nursing profession. Traditionally, in Canada, the clinical learning environment takes place hospital and community settings. The COVID-19 pandemic required quick thinking by nursing faculty to replace on-site clinical hours. Given the quick change-over, there was minimal consideration given to nursing students' perspectives in the planning stages. This study aimed to investigate nursing students' experience in the clinical learning environment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The perceived quality of students' learning experiences was assessed using the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher …

Caractéristiques Et Qualité Des Ressources Éducatives Libres En Soins Palliatifs Et De Fin De Vie : Une Revue Intégrative, Marie-Violaine Dubé Ponte, Ariane Plaisance, Diane Tapp, Romane Couvrette, Marie-Claude Laferrière

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Contexte. Les soins palliatifs et de fin de vie (SPFV) visent à soulager la douleur, apaiser la souffrance et à préserver la dignité des personnes présentant un pronostic réservé. À l'échelle mondiale, seulement 14 % des personnes qui en ont besoin bénéficient de SPFV. Pour offrir des SPFV de qualité, les professionnel(le)s de la santé et des services sociaux doivent détenir des connaissances à jour. Les ressources éducatives libres (REL) ont le potentiel d’augmenter et de maintenir les connaissances. Il s’agit de matériel d’enseignement, d’apprentissage ou de recherche disponible en ligne, dont le contenu est protégé par une licence …

Educational Strategies Supporting The Development Of Ethical Competence Among Nursing Students: An Integrative Review, Kathleen Lechasseur, Sandrine Hegg Mme, Gisèle Irène Claudine Mbemba, Chantal Caux, Caroline Maltais

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The academic environment is a good place to develop an ethical competency. The overall goal of the project is to support the development of ethical competence in nursing students and to help them deal with ethical issues and dilemmas. METHOD: An integrative review of scientific studies focused on the strategies used to develop ethical competence and to support resolution of ethical issues and dilemmas among nursing students was conducted in the following databases: CINAHL, PubMed, Embase, Education Source and ERIC 2009-2019). Two reviewers worked independently. The final inclusion was decided after review of all agrees and disagrees with the principal …

E-Delphi Technique In Postgraduate Registered Nursing Education And Competency Development: A Scoping Review, Natalie A. Bownes, Natalie Giannotti

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Background: It is common for nursing programs in Canada to hire part-time clinical instructors (CIs) to teach the practical components of curricula. Although experts in their field, these Registered Nurses (RNs) don’t have any formal preparation in education. Additionally, there are no current established competencies for CIs in Canada. This void in the Canadian literature warrants a search of competency development using the e-Delphi technique. The e-Delphi technique is a commonly used surveying technique for competency development in healthcare.

Objective: To understand the extent, range, and nature of evidence of the use of the e-Delphi technique and critically appraise its …

University Competency-Based Courses For Internationally Educated Nurses (Iens) In Ontario: A Pilot Education Pathway To Registered Nurse (Rn) Licensure, Elaine E. Santa Mina Dr, Ayesha Bhatti, Patricia Bradley, Elizabeth Manafo, Alice Ormiston, Linda Patrick, Kirsten Woodend

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In 2014, a team of nurse educators and champions of internationally educated nurses (IENs) in Ontario, Canada, came together to address the issue of supporting IEN transition to practice as one route to help address nursing shortages. Courses were developed with funding from the Government of Ontario, and policy and coordination support from the Council of Ontario Universities, to pilot an educational bridging pathway for IENs. The faculty team across four Ontario universities used a consortium approach to coalesce province-wide expertise in IEN education. What began as a selection of targeted, competency-based courses has since evolved into a full Competency-Bridging …

The Current State Of Canada’S Health Care System: Implications For Nursing Education | L’État Actuel Du Système De Santé Au Canada : Implications Pour La Formation En Sciences Infirmières, Florence Myrick, Jacinthe I. Pepin

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Processus Collaboratif Menant À Un Portrait De La Formation Infirmière Initiale Au Québec Et Perspectives De Développement Au Regard De La Sécurisation Culturelle Auprès Des Premières Nations Et Des Inuit, Joséanne Desrosiers, Jodi Tuck, Mikonis Awashish, Francis Verreault-Paul, Victoria Lecourt, Marc Rochette, Kévin Vezeau-Beaulieu, Nancy Vaillancourt, Mélissa Lavoie

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INTRODUCTION. In recent years, several provincial and national reports have highlighted the need for more cultural safety education for health care professionals to ensure safe equitable care for Indigenous people. In the province of Quebec, the death of Joyce Echaquan has been a key lever for diverse health organizations and teaching institutions in order to take concrete actions against health inequities and systemic racism experienced by Indigenous people within the health care system. In response, the Order of Nurses of Quebec officially recognized the existence of systemic racism within the health care system and initiated actions to promote cultural safety …

Academic Allyship In Nursing: Deconstructing A Successful Community-Academic Collaboration, Jason Hickey, Mike Crawford, Patsy Mckinney

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Public health and social care systems in Canada are frequently racist and discriminatory towards Indigenous people and exacerbates health inequities that Indigenous people experience. In New Brunswick, there are a range of culturally informed health and social services being offered within First Nations communities and by Indigenous organization that operate outside of reserves. Some of these services and organizations rely on support from non-Indigenous allies to meet the needs of their community members.

However, it can be challenging for non-Indigenous people to engage in allyship due to unconscious bias, false assumptions, and lack of cross-cultural understanding. Effective allyship can also …