Importing Nursing Skills to Learners

Brill, S. E. & Wedzicha, J. A. (2014). Oxygen therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal for Chronic Obstruct Pulmonary Disease, 9, 1241–1252. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S41476 

Quality Improvement 

Trbovich, P., & Vincent, C. (2019). From incident reporting to the analysis of the patient journey. British Medical Journal Quality and Safety, 28 , 169–171. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008485 

Basic Research 

Solvik, E. & Struksnes, S. (2018). Training nursing skills: A quantitative study of nursing students’ experiences before and after clinical practice. Nursing Research and Practice, 2018 , 1-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8984028 

Research Article 

Solvik, E. & Struksnes, S. (2018). Training nursing skills: A quantitative study of nursing students’ experiences before and after clinical practice. Nursing Research and Practice, 2018 , 1-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8984028 

The study by Solvik and Struksnes (2018) is basic research that focuses on imperting nursing skills to learners. This is a quantitative research examining the experiences of nursing students prior to and after clinical practice. The research's foundation is that nursing students need to be well-equipped before allowed to interact with patients for patients’ safety. The study took place in a clinical laboratory, where students simulated patient situations as a way of familiarizing themselves with internships. Also, the necessary precautions were taken to make sure that the learning strategies and prerequisites were met concerning the students' capabilities. The study was conducted trials on two different learning periods regarding the bed bath procedure. This study was, therefore, vital because it intended to give a clear view of what both nurses and patients go through during a bed bath. 

The research used both descriptive and quantitative methods with the basis of clinical trials. The study also recruited a group of 160 students from the first year who were randomly classified into two classes. They were issued with questionnaires which were then filled out with 6-month intervals. The class1 filled the first after the first training, and the other form was filled by the second class a short period after the clinical practice. Most of the students were excited about the study since it prepared them for the practice. However, some of them said that the practice at the clinical place is not the same as the one they are used to at the University. It was also noted that the students who had little or no experience were not confident, but the results turned out great during the internship. The research was proper since it included all the essential steps like defining the research purpose, topic formulation, methodology, data analysis, and results. Each of these sections was detailed and adhered to the standards of a research article as stated by Polit and Beck (2014); and Boswell, and Cannon (n.d) . 

Although the research had a significant contribution to the nursing field, the authors ought to have used a group of the same ages and with the same experience. This would have eliminated the cases of confusion by unifying the results instead of dividing them into different groups. These various groups are more likely to tamper with the results, unlike one group which is easy to monitor. If a group with the same educational background was used in the trial, then the students could not have encountered the hardship of mastering the act. Generally, the study was well conducted with useful results, but the authors need to consider more of these training to equip the students with real-life experience in their field of interest. 

References 

Boswell, C. & Cannon, S. (n.d). The research critique process and the evidence appraisal process. Jones & Bartlett Learning . Retrieved from http://samples.jbpub.com/9781284079654/9781284108958_CH14_Pass03.pdf 

Brill, S. E. & Wedzicha, J. A. (2014). Oxygen therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal for Chronic Obstruct Pulmonary Disease, 9, 1241–1252. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S41476 

Polit, D. F, & Beck, C.T. (2018). Essentials of nursing research: Appraising evidence for nursing practice (9 th ed). New York: Wolters Kluwer. 

Solvik, E. & Struksnes, S. (2018). Training nursing skills: A quantitative study of nursing students’ experiences before and after clinical practice. Nursing Research and Practice, 2018 , 1-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8984028 

Solvik, E. & Struksnes, S. (2018). Training nursing skills: A quantitative study of nursing students’ experiences before and after clinical practice. Nursing Research and Practice, 2018 , 1-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8984028 

Trbovich, P., & Vincent, C. (2019). From incident reporting to the analysis of the patient journey. British Medical Journal Quality and Safety, 28 , 169–171. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008485