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Nursing Students' Perceptions of Skills Learning: A Phenomenological Study
Michael D Aldridge1, Faye Hummel
1Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Aldridge) and Professor (Dr Hummel), School of Nursing, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.
Nurse Educator
|July 21, 2018
Summary
Prelicensure nursing students creatively learn psychomotor skills using deliberate practice (DP), cognitive load theory, and technology. Findings offer nurse educators insights for effective skills teaching strategies.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Psychomotor Skill Acquisition
- Phenomenology
Background:
- Deliberate practice (DP) and cognitive load theory are key to effective psychomotor skills teaching.
- Educators are increasingly interested in these theories for skill development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how prelicensure nursing students learn psychomotor skills.
- To understand student experiences in acquiring nursing competencies.
Main Methods:
- Phenomenological study involving nine senior nursing students.
- In-depth interviews using open-ended questions analyzed with Colaizzi's method.
Main Results:
- Six emergent themes: emotion, practice, technology, fidelity, teaching, and peers.
- Students employed creative strategies for learning nursing skills.
- Enhanced understanding of student experiences in skill competency development.
Conclusions:
- Students integrated DP, cognitive load theory, and technology in skill acquisition.
- Findings provide current information for nurse educators.
- Recommendations for effective psychomotor skills teaching are offered.
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