Federation University, Gippsland Campus: School of Nursing and Healthcare Professions, PO Box 3191, Gippsland Mail Centre, 3841, Victoria, Australia.
Federation University, Gippsland Campus: School of Nursing and Healthcare Professions, PO Box 3191, Gippsland Mail Centre, 3841, Victoria, Australia.
Nurse Educ Today. 2021 Jan;96:104603. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104603. Epub 2020 Sep 21.
A reduction in clinical placement hours has seen alternative teaching methods being explored in nursing education in Australia. The use of simulated patients in academic laboratories is highly utilised, however, may still be limiting learning opportunities.
The objective of this research was to describe the learning experiences of nursing students who participated in supervised extracurricular, volunteering opportunities during their nursing studies.
A descriptive qualitative design was used to discover and understand learning experiences of a volunteering encounter, described from the nursing student perspective.
The Pit Stop men's health check program is a collaboration of local health organisations, volunteering their time to provide free health checks at a farming Field Day event in regional Victoria, Australia.
Twelve second year undergraduate nursing students volunteered at the 2019 Pit Stop event, over a four day period and outside their normal study requirements. Seven volunteers then participated in post event research, sharing experiences and providing feedback.
One semi-structured focus group interview was conducted at University campus, using reflective and open ended questioning. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed. Thematic analysis identified common themes.
Students unanimously recommended the real life learning experiences and reported an increased confidence and competence in basic communication and clinical skills, not always provided in the simulated environment of the academic laboratory. Their motivation to attend was driven by wanting more real life contact with patients, having time to practice skills and experience diversity within their practice. Students also recommended future volunteering ideas that would potentially provide additional learning opportunities.
Experiential learning such as simulation is highly valued in current nursing education, however, students still crave the real life learning experiences from working with human patients. With limited clinical exposure currently offered to students within nursing education programs, additional opportunities such as supervised volunteering may be worth considering when preparing confident and competent nurse graduates.
在澳大利亚的护理教育中，临床实习时间的减少促使人们探索替代教学方法。学术实验室中使用模拟患者的方法已经得到了广泛应用，但这仍然可能限制学习机会。
本研究的目的是描述参与护理学习期间监督课外志愿活动的护理学生的学习体验。
采用描述性定性设计，从护理学生的角度发现和理解志愿活动的学习体验。
“停车站”男性健康检查计划是当地卫生组织的合作项目，他们自愿在澳大利亚维多利亚州农村的一个农业活动日提供免费的健康检查。
12 名二年级本科护理学生在 2019 年的“停车站”活动中自愿参加，时间为四天，超出了他们正常的学习要求。七名志愿者随后参与了事后研究，分享经验并提供反馈。
在大学校园里进行了一次半结构化焦点小组访谈，采用反思性和开放性问题进行提问。访谈进行了录音并转录。主题分析确定了共同的主题。
学生们一致推荐这种真实的学习体验，并报告说在基本沟通和临床技能方面的信心和能力有所提高，而这些技能在学术实验室的模拟环境中并不总是能得到提供。他们参加的动机是希望与患者有更多的真实接触，有时间练习技能，并在实践中体验多样性。学生们还推荐了未来可能提供额外学习机会的志愿活动想法。
体验式学习（如模拟）在当前的护理教育中受到高度重视，但学生仍然渴望从与人类患者的实际工作中获得学习体验。在护理教育项目中，学生目前获得的临床实习机会有限，因此，在培养有信心和能力的护士毕业生方面，额外的监督志愿机会可能值得考虑。
