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Nurses in India face significant challenges and often migrate to practice nursing abroad. Few studies have focused on the rewards of nursing in India. The aim of this study was to illuminate perceived rewards of nursing among Christian student nurses in Bangalore, India. Photovoice, a participatory action methodology was used, and 14 Christian student nurses participated in the study. Thematic interpretation of photographs, journals, critical group dialog sessions, and observational field notes resulted in the identification of two main themes. These themes included intrinsic rewards and lifelong benefits of nursing in India.
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Actitud del Personal de Salud , Cristianismo/psicología , Recompensa , Estudiantes de Enfermería/psicología , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , India , Estudiantes de Enfermería/estadística & datos numéricos , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Many nurses have limited opportunities to practice peripheral intravenous (IV) skill access until they begin their nursing career, particularly in limited resource settings. Continuing nursing education is needed for practicing nurses to build nurse capacity and skill accuracy in IV access globally. METHOD: A pretest-posttest design was used to measure effectiveness of peripheral IV continuing education among 180 nurses in India. A skills checklist was used to observe for skill accuracy using low-fidelity simulation. RESULTS: A statistically significant improvement in knowledge regarding peripheral IV skill access and care was found (p < .001), and 95% of nurse participants successfully simulated IV access accuracy after the continuing education intervention. CONCLUSION: Findings support the need for continuing nursing education to improve peripheral IV access and care knowledge and skill among nurses, particularly in low- and middle-income countries or other settings where hands-on experience is limited during undergraduate nursing education programs. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2018;49(6):255-261.
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Cateterismo Periférico/métodos , Educación Continua en Enfermería/organización & administración , Personal de Enfermería en Hospital/educación , Entrenamiento Simulado/métodos , Adulto , Curriculum , Femenino , Humanos , India , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
The purpose of this article was to describe an international partnership to establish and study simulation in India. A pilot study was performed to determine interrater reliability among faculty new to simulation when evaluating nursing student competency performance. Interrater reliability was below the ideal agreement level. Findings in this study underscore the need to obtain baseline interrater reliability data before integrating competency evaluation into a simulation program.