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Acquiring Competence in Oncology Nursing Skills Through the Use of Film: A Study Protocol
Rosa Raga-Chardi1, Maria R Iglesias-Parra2, Silvia García-Mayor2
1Department of Oncology, Hospital Regional de Malaga, Malaga, Spain.
Purpose:
To determine the influence of movies as a teaching resource with nursing students to improve their ability to cope with challenging scenarios in oncology nursing, as well as their competence to identify nursing diagnoses in these patients.
Methods:
Cluster, randomized controlled trial with nursing students at the University of Málaga (Spain).
Measures:
Accuracy of nursing diagnoses, perceived stressors, death anxiety, empathy, level of decision making, and cognitive closure.
Conclusions:
This study will provide information about the efficacy of movies to improve the competence in nursing students for the care of oncology patients, as well as their diagnostic reasoning.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
If significant modifications are obtained, this approach can be an important resource applicable to other contexts of patient care.
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