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Published on: September 5, 2019
First year nursing students' reflections about developing their verbal nursing skills during their nursing education
Xiaoling Zhu1, Mikael Rask2, Hongbo Xu1
1Wenzhou Medical University, School of Nursing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Objective:
The aim of the study is to explore the expectations of a group of first-year nursing students in China about developing their verbal and social interactional skills during their nursing education.
Background:
Nursing students' communication skills were not fully developed in China. Students have many challenges to face regarding developing their nursing skills, especially interaction skills, when they start their education.
Design:
A qualitative design was used in this research.
Method:
Twelve second-semester undergraduate nursing students were interviewed on the basis of purposive sampling, and qualitative content analysis was employed.
Results:
The main theme was 'facilitating a caring nurse-patient relationship' and 'using a knowledge base for performing nursing care'. The first theme comprises two sub-themes, 'caring approach' and 'helping and involving the patient in care', with three and two categories, respectively. The second theme comprises the two sub-themes, 'knowledge needed to be able to understand the patient' and 'health and treatment information', with three and two categories, respectively.
Conclusion:
A synthesis of both knowledge and practice is needed to improve the nursing students' interaction and professional skills during their nursing education.
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