Advancing student nurse knowledge of the biomedical sciences: A mixed methods study.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Bioscience Integration
• Clinical Practice Application

Background:

• Nursing students struggle to apply bioscience knowledge in clinical settings.
• Bridging the gap between theoretical bioscience and practical nursing care is a persistent educational challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate a team-teaching workshop designed to integrate bioscience theory with clinical nursing practice.
• Assess the implementation, influence, and student perceptions of the intervention.

Main Methods:

• A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design was used.
• A team-teaching workshop was delivered as a refresher course to final-year nursing students.
• Data were collected via evaluation surveys and a focus group, with qualitative thematic analysis and quantitative data integration.

Main Results:

• Lectures were found to be an inadequate teaching strategy for bioscience.
• Active learning strategies and the team-teaching workshop created an effective learning environment.
• Team-teaching successfully integrated pharmacology and bioscience, translating it into nursing practice, addressing perceived disjointedness in undergraduate studies.

Conclusions:

• Team-teaching incorporating active learning strategies is effective for nursing students.
• This approach aids in integrating bioscience knowledge into clinical nursing practice.
• The workshop successfully bridged gaps between pharmacology, bioscience, and nursing care.