Are intensive care units good places for nursing students' learning compared to other settings? Findings from an Italian national study
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Are intensive care units good places for nursing students' learning compared to other settings? Findings from an Italian national study / M. Danielis, A. Lucia Leona Destrebecq, S. Terzoni, A. Palese. - In: INTENSIVE & CRITICAL CARE NURSING. - ISSN 0964-3397. - 66:(2021), pp. 103074.1-103074.7. [10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103074]
Abstract:
Objective: To explore students’ perceived quality of the intensive care unit learning environment during
their rotations; to compare these perceptions with that reported by students attending other settings and
to assess correlations between the perceptions regarding the quality of the environment and the compe-
tences learned.
Research methodology: A secondary analysis of data collected by a national cross-sectional study carried
out in Italy. A total of 9607 nursing students participated; they ranked the intensive care units’ quality, as
assessed by the Clinical Learning Quality Evaluation Index; the perceived competences learned were also
ranked with a Likert scale; from 0 = None to 3 = Very much.
Results: A total of 323 (3.5%) participants attended their rotation in an intensive care unit. They perceived
the quality of the environment to be significantly higher (n = 2.11 out of 3) than those rotating in non-
intensive care unit wards (n = 1.91; p < 0.001). The competences learned by intensive care unit students
were significantly higher than that reported by students attending non-intensive care unit wards
(n = 2.31 out of 3 vs 2.06 out of 3; p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Intensive care units are highly appreciated by students, both in terms of their quality learning
environment and their capacity to promote learning compared to other settings. Therefore, intensive care
units should be considered as a place for clinical rotation to promote positive attitudes regarding critical
care patients.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Clinical learning environment; Critical care; Intensive care unit; Nursing education; Nursing students
Elenco autori:
M. Danielis, A.L.L.M.G. Destrebecq, S. Terzoni, A. Palese
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