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  • Nursing Education
  • Public Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior Change

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  • Nurses are vital in health promotion due to frequent patient contact.
  • Integrating health promotion training into nursing curricula is essential.
  • Making Every Contact Count (MECC) offers a framework for health conversations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the integration of healthy conversation training (MECC) into an undergraduate nursing program.
  • To assess the long-term use of healthy conversation skills by student nurses.
  • To identify barriers and enablers to applying these skills in practice.

Main Methods:

  • An online questionnaire was administered to 108 undergraduate nursing students one year post-training.
  • The study assessed the frequency of using healthy conversation skills and health action planning.
  • Qualitative data explored student perceptions of barriers and enablers.

Main Results:

  • 67% of students reported using healthy conversation skills regularly or occasionally in diverse scenarios.
  • 65% utilized health action planning for personal self-care.
  • Key enablers included knowledgeable mentors; barriers included lack of resources, time, and confidence.

Conclusions:

  • Healthy conversation training is effectively integrated into nursing education, with students applying learned skills.
  • Supportive mentorship and addressing resource/confidence barriers are crucial for maximizing skill utilization.
  • Further training for registered nurses, particularly mentors, is recommended to enhance health promotion delivery.