Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, Parkgate Rd., Chester CH1 4BJ, UK.
Nurse Educ Today. 2009 Oct;29(7):796-800. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.03.006. Epub 2009 Apr 14.
This study explored the knowledge and educational experiences of student nurses regarding sleep and its promotion in hospitals.
Nurses have a key role to play in sleep promotion, with the knowledge of sleep an important component of skilled patient care. From a review of the literature, minimal research was found on what student nurses know, or how they learn about, sleep and its promotion.
A mixed method approach was used. 1. Questionnaires were completed by student volunteers in the last six months of their nursing programme(n = 120) from four Higher Education Institutions.2. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with a sample of the students (n = 26).
The students lacked a complete knowledge about basic sleep physiology. Their knowledge of sleep disruption and sleep promoting factors was more evident, although this was generally not based on empirical evidence. The students viewed knowledge of sleep and its promotion positively, but reported that their educational programmes did not prepare them in this respect. The students felt that they had learnt most about sleep promotion through clinical experience, from staff, patients and their own life experiences, though this learning was unstructured.
These findings highlight the need to address the acquisition of knowledge and skills for the promotion of sleep in a structured learning framework in pre-registration nursing programmes. Academic and clinical staff need to be proactive in this respect.
本研究探讨了护生对睡眠及其在医院中的促进作用的知识和教育经验。
护士在促进睡眠方面起着关键作用，对睡眠的了解是熟练护理患者的重要组成部分。从文献回顾中发现，关于护生了解什么或他们如何了解睡眠及其促进作用的研究很少。
采用混合方法。1. 从四所高等教育机构的护理课程最后六个月的护生志愿者中完成问卷（n=120）。2. 对学生样本（n=26）进行半结构化访谈。
学生对基本睡眠生理缺乏全面的了解。他们对睡眠中断和促进睡眠的因素的了解更为明显，但这通常不是基于经验证据。学生对睡眠及其促进作用的认识持积极态度，但报告称他们的教育计划在这方面没有为他们做好准备。学生们认为他们通过临床经验、从员工、患者和自己的生活经验中学到了关于睡眠促进的大部分知识，但这种学习是无结构的。
这些发现强调了在注册前护理课程中需要在结构化学习框架中解决获取睡眠促进知识和技能的问题。学术和临床人员在这方面需要积极主动。
