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Nursing students' misunderstandings when learning about stroke care: A phenomenographic study.

Jagoba Zarandona1, Itziar Hoyos Cillero2, Marta Arrue2

  • 1Vitoria-Gasteiz Nursing School, Osakidetza-Basque National Health Service, Jose Atxotegi s/n, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain.

Nurse Education Today
|December 4, 2018
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Undergraduate nursing students struggle with complex stroke care concepts, including neurological assessment and stroke-specific pathophysiology. Identifying these learning gaps is crucial for developing effective stroke care education strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Stroke Care Management
  • Medical Pedagogy

Background:

  • Stroke's prevalence and complexity necessitate effective undergraduate nursing education.
  • Assessing nursing students' current knowledge and learning challenges in stroke care is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore nursing students' understanding and identify difficulties in learning stroke care delivery.
  • To gain insight into the learning process of undergraduate nursing students regarding stroke care.

Main Methods:

  • Phenomenographic research approach.
  • Analysis of 126 written exam papers from third-year nursing students in Spain.

Main Results:

  • Students exhibited limited understanding of neurological assessment, focusing primarily on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Keywords:
ConceptionsLearningNursing education researchNursing studentPhenomenographyStroke

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    • Conclusions:

    • Identified student conceptions highlight specific areas for curriculum improvement in stroke care education.
    • Developing evidence-based teaching strategies requires a clear understanding of learning outcomes and student difficulties in stroke care delivery.