Magnet hospital attributes in nursing work environment and its relationship to nursing students' clinical learning environment and satisfaction.

AIMS: To analyse nursing students' perception of the Magnet hospital attributes of the work environment at the hospitals where they perform their clinical placement and the relationship of this factor to their clinical learning environment and supervision, satisfaction and intention to stay in those hospitals once graduated. DESIGN: This study had a cross-sectional, correlational, design. METHODS: Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires from 180 nursing students at a university in southeast Spain between September-October 2018. Nursing work environment and clinical learning environment were measured using the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index and Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher scale, respectively. Students' satisfaction with the work environment and with the clinical learning process were measured using a four-point Likert scale developed by the researchers. Percentages, frequencies, mean, standard deviation, χ2 test, Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman and phi correlation were used to analyse the data. RESULTS: Nursing students' perception of greater Magnet-like features at work environment was associated with better clinical learning environment (Spearman rs = |0.22-0.54|; p < .01) and satisfaction with the work environment (Spearman rs = 0.18; p = .01) and with their learning process (Spearman rs = 0.21; p < .01). Greater intention to stay working in the hospital after graduation was significantly associated with greater satisfaction with the learning process (phi = 0.31; p < .01) and the work environment (phi = 0.23; p = .02). CONCLUSION: Magnet-like features at the work environment lead to superior clinical learning environment and higher students' satisfaction, two factors that play a decisive role in their decision to stay at hospitals where they performed clinicals after graduation. IMPACT: In the face of a global nurse shortage, nursing managers and faculty leaders should consider the improvement of nursing workplaces as a strategic alliance to promote satisfactory clinical learning experience and aid recruitment of nurses.

Development and validation of the questionnaire to analyze the communication of nurses in nurse-patient therapeutic communication.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to develop and analyze the psychometric properties of an instrument that could analyze the communication of nursing professionals in nurse-patient therapeutic communication. METHODS: A literature review and a panel of experts were used (N = 10) to develop the questionnaire to analyze the communication of nurses in nurse-patient therapeutic communication. The final version of the questionnaire was composed of 49 items and applied to a convenience sample of 370 nurses. RESULTS: The construct validity was assessed by an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and the reliability using Cronbach's Alpha. Three dimensions were identified that determine therapeutic communication: professional, contextual and/or situational and patient. The Cronbach's α total coefficient was 0.90, ranging from 0.71 to 0.81 for the dimensions. CONCLUSION: The questionnaire to analyze the communication of nurses in nurse-patient therapeutic communication represents a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure nurses' communication with patients in the clinical setting. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The use of the questionnaire enables the analysis of elements that interfere with effective communication. This can assist in developing interventions to improve nurses' therapeutic communication with patients.

Online sexual activities among university students: relationship with sexual satisfaction / Actividades sexuales online en estudiantes universitarios: relación con la satisfacción sexual

This study explores online sexual activities and analyzes the relationship between these activities and sexual satisfaction. A total of 236 university students completed self-reported scales. The results indicated that the most frequent online sexual activities were: searching for sexual issues, flirting via chat rooms and viewing erotic or pornographic videos. With regards to the relationship between online sexual activities and sexual satisfaction, it was found that participants who reported not seeking sexual information as well as not using chatrooms for sexual conversations, obtained a higher score in sexual satisfaction. In conclusion, although engaging in activities online for sexual purposes has a high prevalence, its influence on obtaining greater sexual satisfaction is not sufficiently proven

Este estudio explora las actividades sexuales a través de internet y analiza la relación entre estas actividades y la satisfacción sexual. Un total de 236 estudiantes universitarios completaron los cuestionarios administrados. Los resultados indicaron que las actividades sexuales online más realizadas fue la búsqueda de temas sexuales, ligar a través de chats y consultar videos eróticos o pornográficos. Con respecto a la relación entre las actividades sexuales online y la satisfacción sexual, se encontró que los participantes que manifestaron no buscar información sexual así como no utilizar chats para conversaciones sexuales, obtuvieron una mayor puntuación en satisfacción sexual. En conclusión, aunque la realización de actividades a través de internet con fines sexuales tiene una alta prevalencia, no queda acreditada de manera suficiente su influencia en la obtención de una mayor satisfacción sexual

Percepción de los estudiantes del Grado en Enfermería sobre su entorno de prácticas clínicas: un estudio fenomenológico / Nursing Degree students' perception about their clinical practice environment: a phenomenological study

Objetivo: Explorar la percepción de los estudiantes de cuarto curso del Grado en Enfermería sobre el entorno asistencial donde tiene lugar su proceso formativo en prácticas clínicas. Método: Estudio cualitativo fenomenológico basado en la filosofía hermenéutica de Gádamer que contó con el desarrollo de grupos focales y entrevistas semiestructuradas en estudiantes de cuarto curso del Grado de Enfermería de la Universidad de Almería. El periodo de recogida fue en febrero de 2016. La información obtenida se transcribió y analizó mediante estrategias inductivas en busca de categorías emergentes. Resultados: El análisis reveló dos categorías principales: (1) influencia del entorno clínico en el desempeño asistencial y docente de las enfermeras y en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes y (2) formación y perspectivas laborales para los futuros profesionales. Cada una de ellas mostró dos subcategorías con sus correspondientes códigos. La información recogida reflejó las experiencias y percepciones de los estudiantes de Enfermería sobre el entorno asistencial donde tiene lugar su proceso formativo en prácticas clínicas. Conclusiones: Este estudio permitió conocer la percepción de los estudiantes de cuarto curso del Grado de Enfermería sobre el entorno donde tiene lugar su proceso formativo en prácticas clínicas. Conocer dicho fenómeno ayuda a identificar déficits en el aprendizaje clínico de los estudiantes y a adaptar los planes de estudios de las universidades a sus necesidades formativas a fin de garantizar su éxito como profesionales ante las futuras demandas del contexto clínico-laboral

Aim: To explore the perception of fourth-year nursing students of the healthcare environment where their training process in clinical practices takes place. Methods: Phenomenological qualitative study based on the hermeneutical philosophy of Gádamer that included the development of focus groups and semi-structured interviews in a sample of fourth-year nursing students from the University of Almería. The collection period was in February 2016. The information obtained was transcribed and analyzed by inductive strategies in search of emerging categories. Results: The analysis revealed two main categories: (1) influence of the clinical environment on the healthcare and teaching performance of nurses and on student learning and (2) training and job prospects for the future professionals. Each of them showed two subcategories with their corresponding codes. The information collected showed the experiences and perceptions of Nursing students regarding the healthcare environment where their training process in clinical practices takes place. Conclusions: This study enabled us to discover the perception of fourth-year nursing students of the environment where their training process in clinical practices takes place. Knowledge of this phenomenon helps to identify deficits in students' clinical learning and to adapt university curricula to their training needs in order to guarantee their success as professionals facing future clinical-labour demands