[Students' perspective on generalized nursing education in Germany: Results of a nationwide online survey]. / Die generalistische Pflegeausbildung in Deutschland aus Sicht Auszubildender.

Students' perspective on generalized nursing education in Germany: Results of a nationwide online survey Abstract. Background: Generalized nursing education in Germany was introduced in 2020 as a reaction to changed care conditions. The reform's implementation is accompanied by a nationwide longitudinal survey with three surveys among students in generalized nursing education. Aims: We present results of the first survey round. The explorative approach provides data that allows insights into students' experiences and thus indicates adjustment opportunities. Method: The online survey used standardized questionnaires and was directed at students that had begun generalized nursing education in 2020. 1,267 students from 316 nursing schools in 15 German federal states participated in the first survey round. The survey recorded students' career choice motivations, learning experiences in nursing schools and practical placements, as well as contextual factors. Results: The students' career choice is mainly interest-driven (77.8%). The program is rated good to satisfactory (overall grade 2.45). Frequent and well-designed practical guidance and a transfer of information between nursing school and clinical placement appear important but insufficiently implemented. Data shows an increased need for support services. Conclusions: In addition to positive findings, the practical learning design and the dialogue between theory and practice appear challenging, while support services should be expanded.

[German nursing study programs from the students' perspective: First results of a nationwide longitudinal study]. / Primärqualifizierende Pflegestudiengänge aus Sicht Studierender.

German nursing study programs from the students' perspective: First results of a nationwide longitudinal study Abstract. Background: The Nursing Professions Act establishes a concrete framework for academic nursing education in Germany for the first time. The primary qualifying nursing courses started in 2020 and will be accompanied by a systematic reporting of students' experiences over a period of three years. Aims: The article presents the results of the initial survey period (2021) on the students' point of view. Challenges and the need for further regulation of the primary qualifying nursing studies are analyzed and approaches to solutions are developed. Methods: The online survey is designed as a longitudinal cohort study with three measurement periods (2021, 2022, 2023). A descriptive analysis considers data of N = 57 students in the initial survey period. Results: The primary qualifying nursing study program is rated good overall (overall grade 2.32). However, one third (35.85%) are more critical in their assessments. Every second student perceives a need for adjustment in the financing of students. Learning in clinical placement settings often does not meet students' expectations. 86% of respondents report that nursing practice sites are insufficiently informed about students' qualification. Conclusions: Students' financing, and in particular the payment of assignments in the nursing practice, represents a regulatory gap with need for short-term solutions. For learning in nursing practice, there is a need for an enhanced practical placement guidance that is better geared to academic nursing education. This is accompanied by the need for a more specific definition of later professional fields and job profiles.