Nkosi Khothasane B, Makhene Agnes, Matlala Sidwell
Mpumalanga Department of Health, Mpumalanga College of Nursing, Nelspruit.
Curationis. 2019 Jun 6;42(1):e1-e7. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v42i1.1880.
Student nurses at a college in Mpumalanga fall pregnant before they complete their training, and some commence training while pregnant and face educational challenges in both theoretical and clinical learning areas. It becomes impossible for them to complete their training on time.
The objectives of this study were to explore and describe educational challenges as experienced by pregnant student nurses at a college in Mpumalanga and to formulate recommendations that can be used by the college and pregnant student nurses to address their educational challenges.
A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was used. Ten student nurses were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected by means of in-depth unstructured individual phenomenological interviews between September and November 2016. Data were analysed using Giorgi's qualitative thematic analysis method.
The central theme that emerged from this study confirmed that pregnant student nurses experienced educational challenges negatively. Four main themes that emerged were academic challenges, failure to write examinations, support system and maternity leave. These findings had a negative impact on their education.
There is a need for the college to minimise the identified educational challenges to promote completion of training on time.
姆普马兰加一所学院的实习护士在完成培训前就怀孕了,一些人在怀孕时开始培训,并在理论和临床学习领域面临教育挑战。她们不可能按时完成培训。
本研究的目的是探索和描述姆普马兰加一所学院怀孕实习护士所经历的教育挑战,并提出学院和怀孕实习护士可用来应对其教育挑战的建议。
采用定性、探索性、描述性和情境性研究设计。通过目的抽样选取了10名实习护士。2016年9月至11月期间,通过深入的非结构化个体现象学访谈收集数据。使用 Giorgi 的定性主题分析方法对数据进行分析。
本研究得出的中心主题证实,怀孕实习护士消极地经历了教育挑战。出现的四个主要主题是学业挑战、未能参加考试、支持系统和产假。这些发现对她们的教育产生了负面影响。
学院有必要尽量减少已确定的教育挑战,以促进按时完成培训。