Journal of Nursing Education
Year:2013 | Volume:2 | Issue:2 (4)|Papers Count:8

Introduction: University students are faced with stress due to changes in their roles and exposure to new situations. Educational counseling and advising by faculty members can be a good strategy for the early discovery of student's problems and prevention from becoming a public issue. The aim of this study was investigate the effect of the educational counseling program by the supervisor on the level of anxiety in bachelor degree nursing students.Method: This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a before-after design with two groups. The sample was consisted of 60 people in each control and experiment group. Data was collected using the standard Kattle test questionnaire completed before and also after the intervention by the samples. Descriptive and inferential statistical were used to analyze the data.Results: The samples in both groups were homogenous in terms demographic variable. It was reported that the level of anxiety of the students in both groups was the same before the intervention. (P=0.56). A significant difference was found between the level of anxiety of the students in both groups after the intervention (P=0.001).Conclusion: Counseling and educational guidance by the supervisor make the communications ties between the supervisor and student stronger. Moreover, it helps with resolving probable educational issues and also avoiding future educational problems.

Introduction: Assessment of students’ satisfaction of their educational major is considered to be an inherent part of nursing schools' activities in the field of organizational behavior and performance. The aim of this study was to assess factors affecting satisfaction of nursing students of nursing major.Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 164 nursing students studying at the faculty of nursing and midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. A researcher-made questionnaire in six areas of educational environment conditions, clinical environment conditions, lecturers, social prestige, communication with colleagues, and management was used for data collection. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results: The majority (81.10%) of the students had a low level of satisfaction of nursing major. The percentages of the students low satisfaction were as follow: educational environment conditions (84.14%), clinical environment conditions (53.70%), the method of teaching theoretical courses by lecturers (36.60%), the method of clinical training by clinical instructors (37.20%), the method of assessment by lecturers (39.63%), communication with colleagues (81.70%) and social prestige (60.40%). In addition, 31.10% of the students had a low level of satisfaction from the evaluation method used by clinical instructors and 56.70% of them were less satisfied with the course of nursing management.Conclusion: The majority of the students in this study reported a low level of satisfaction of nursing major. In this respect, increasing the quality of theoretical education, improving clinical and evaluation processes and interactions and social prestige are important to promote the quality of education.

Introduction: Faculty members' evaluation is defined as identification of faculty members' success to reach educational aims. It seems necessary to develop comprehensive instruments and assess their psychometric properties in each culture and context. The aim of this study was to develop the teaching evaluation scale and psychometrically analyze it.Method: This methodological research was conducted in two phases: item generation and psychometric analysis. The sample was consisted of 104 undergraduate students chosen convenience sampling in a University in Tehran, Iran. In the first phase, items were developed by reviewing related literature. Also the perspectives of stakeholders including faculty members and students were gathered using an open-ended questionnaire. After validating content using the Waltz & Bausel content validity index, face and construct validity and also, internal consistency and stability reliability of the developed scale were assessed. The scale was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and Pearson correlation coefficient.Results: The scale was finalized with 33 items. Scree plot revealed just one factor (unify-dimensionality of the scale). Reliability of the scale was reported to be a=0.98 and r=0.69 (P<0.05).Conclusion: The developed scale is a valid and reliable scale which can be used to evaluate faculty members' teaching process.

Introduction: Assessing nursing students' viewpoints about clinical education leads to the identification of problems and improvement of the quality of clinical education.This study was conducted to assess the condition of clinical education from the viewpoints of undergraduate nursing students and present problem-oriented stretagies.Method: In this descriptive- analytical study, 140 nursing students who were studying in various semesters of the nursing program were selected using classified random sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used for data gathering. The dada was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The most important problems in clinical education in the areas of management, education, environment, motivation, and personnel were reported respectively as follow: disregarding the students' training time in their working records, student's lack of participation in decision-making for planning of clinical placaments, disregarding the welfare facilities such as considering a proper room for the nursing students in hospitals, and lack of an appropriate position in hospital departments and staffs' insufficient cooperation with students. Among the listed problem, the most important clinical education problem was disregarding the welfare facilities such as considering a proper room for the nursing students in hospitals.Conclusion: Clinical education in nursing requires some programes to increase nursing students, instructors and staffs' participation in planning for clinical training and also participation between faculty members and clinical centers to provide enough welfare facilities for nursing students in clinical environments. Moreover, considering clinical placement courses in their working records can motivate nursing students and create positive attitudes to their future career.

Introduction: Breastfeeding is featured with well-known physiological and psychological benefits for both the mother and infant. Since a few studies have been conducted on the application of the health belief model in the continuation of breastfeeding behavior, this study was conducted. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of educational interventions implemented based on the health belief model on the continuation of breastfeeding in pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy.Method: This quasi-experimental study using a before and after design was conducted with 266 women chosen using random sampling method. The women were assigned randomly and equally to intervention and control groups. Te participants were observed at three stages (before, immediately after and 3 months after delivery). A multi-dimensional questionnaire was prepared based on theoretical structures of the health belief model to collect data. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: A significant difference was reported at the first post-test stage between the women in the intervention and control group concerning perceived susceptibility (P<0.001), perceive severity (P=0.004), perceived barrier (P=0.002), and cues to action (P=0.002). There were significant differences between the groups in perceived benefit (P=0.04), perceived barrier (P=0.002), and cues to action (P<0.001), breastfeeding behavior (P=0.02) at the second post-test stage. The results of the analysis of the health belief model components using the repeated measurement test in the intervention group showed that the average score of all health belief models components before and after the intervention were significant statistically (P<0.001).Conclusion: The intervention program based on the model was helpful in the continuation of breastfeeding behaviors. Removal of the present shortcomings in terms of health policies, planning for breastfeeding, focusing on public's attention to breastfeeding campaigns, and educational programs can promote exclusive breast feeding in the society.

Introduction: Implementation and evaluation of new educational methods are essential to both improve nursing students' satisfaction and quality of nursing education program. Computer-based education has been shown to have both limitations and advantages in different studies. The aim of study was to assess nursing students' satisfaction of the breast feeding educational package presented using computer-based education.Method: An experimental study using a pre-post design was conducted with 38 nursing students in the eighth semester of nursing program. The data was gathered using the questionnaire of satisfaction of the educational package. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The students were satisfied with the educational package. About 67.2%, of the students were always or often were satisfied with the educational package.82.35% and 96.45% of them most often and always were satisfied with the educational package content and its user-friendliness, respectively. Generally, 82% of the students were most often and always satisfied with the educational package.Conclusion: The computer-based education can improve the satisfaction of students during clinical education. It is recommended to increase the application of this package in nursing education.

Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic disease with the prevalence of 2-3% in general community and is estimated to be 40% in the Iranian society. Research has shown that lifestyle and human behaviors are the causes of many chronic diseases. In this regard, health promotion behaviors can maintain people health. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the educational program based on the Pender's theory on health promotion in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.Method: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with one group consisting of 8 patients selected using the convenient sampling method. Two 60minutes educational sessions were held for two groups with three months follow up in a hospital in urban area of Iran. The questionnaire of Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile was used for data gathering. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.Results: The mean±SD scores of health promotion lifestyle were 111.37±21 and 139.57±14 before and after the intervention, respectively which was statistically significant (P=0.012).Conclusion: Nurses can promote a healthy lifestyle through, encouraging healthy behaviors, stress management, adequate rest, and positive relationships with others and increasing, self-control and a sense of responsibility.

Introduction: Fatigue is a common symptom of Multiple Sclerosis. While the patients are advised to do exercise, no study has been conducted to assess the impact of fatigue on the level of fatigue. This research was conducted to investigate the effect of aerobic exercise on the level of fatigue in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.Method: This clinical trial study was conducted with 80 patients referred to the Multiple Sclerosis Association in Tehran, Iran. The patients' disability status severity was shown to be between 0-5.5 Using the Expanded Disability Status Scale severity (EDSS). The patients chosen using the convenience sampling method were divided to the experiment and control groups. The patients were trained to do exercise for 6 weeks (18 sections). Data was gathered using the Fatigue Scoring Scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.Results: There were a statistically significant difference in the level of fatigue between the patients in the experiment and control groups (P<0.001).Conclusion: The aerobic exercise reduced the level of fatigue in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. It is believed that aerobic exercise reduces fatigue through energy conservation.