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Pin Pin CHOI

Pin Pin CHOI

The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Title: Positive learning: A key to nurturing our future nurses

Biography

Biography: Pin Pin CHOI

Abstract

Background: Nurses are important gatekeepers to patient safety and advocacy. Nursing students, our future nurses, are expected to achieve professional competence in order to practice as a qualified nurse upon graduation. Contemporary research, however, continues revealing an intense concern of nursing students over their unmet learning needs, as well as the presence of different barriers to learning. This study was intended to further examine the issue by delineating nursing students’ experiences of learning.

Methods: A descriptive qualitative approach was adopted. Fourteen nursing students from one of the universities in Hong Kong were recruited through snowball and maximum variation sampling. Both higher diploma and baccalaureate, and junior and senior year students were sampled, and they were invited to participate in individual semi-structured interviews to share their experiences of learning. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis.

Findings:

Students were noted to have undergone a three-stage learning process: (1) Envisioning and ideating what nurses should do, (2) experiencing through clinical placement and integrating knowledge into practice, and (3) engaging in self-reflection and realizing what nursing means. Six elements essential for positive learning at clinical, institutional and team levels were identified, namely: role modeling, supportive ward culture, availability of learning resources, provision of integrated learning activities, and informational and emotional support.

Discussion and implications:

The study uncovers an implicit process of learning, which may serve as a framework to guide future curriculum design and planning to better address nursing students’ learning needs. The findings also add to our understanding of what facilitates the learning process, and help to direct future initiatives in creating positive learning experiences for our future nurses.

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