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The effectiveness of crisis resource management and team debriefing in resuscitation education of nursing students : a randomised controlled trial Ghent University
The psychotropic education and knowledge test for nurses in nursing homes University of Antwerp KU Leuven Ghent University
Objectives: The psychotropic education and knowledge test for nurses in acute geriatric care (PEAK-AC) measures knowledge of psychotropic indications, doses and adverse drug reactions in older inpatients. Given the low internal consistency and poor discrimination of certain items, this study aims to adapt the PEAK-AC, validate it in the nursing home setting and identify factors related to nurses’ knowledge of psychotropics. Method: This study ...
Regulation and current status of patient safety content in pre-registration nurse education in 27 countries: Findings from the Rationing - Missed nursing care (RANCARE) COST Action project KU Leuven
Patient safety, as a contemporary health care concern, must remain a priority for nurse educators. This on-line consultation, carried out within the RANCARE COST Action project, determined to establish how patient safety teaching is incorporated into pre-registration education of nurses across 27 countries. How nursing is regulated within countries was examined, along with national guidelines related to nurse education. HEIs were asked to ...
Gerontological care in nursing education programmes KU Leuven
Aim. This paper is a reports of a study conducted to identify the state of gerontological care in baccalaureate nursing education programmes. Background. Although in recent years the average age of patients has increased, nurses do not always have the knowledge, competencies, and attitudes necessary to care for older people. Its complexity is not recognized. Method. A descriptive cross-sectional mail survey of 17 baccalaureate nursing education ...
Contribution of ethics education to the ethical competence of nursing students: a review about educators’ and students’ perceptions KU Leuven
AIMS: To review the literature on perceptions of nursing students and/or educators on the contribution of ethics education to ethical competence in nursing students. BACKGROUND: Nurses do not always demonstrate the competencies necessary to engage in ethical practice. Educators continue to debate about the best ways to teach ethics to nurses so that they can develop ethical competencies. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web ...
Effectiveness of ethics education as perceived by nursing students: development and testing of a novel assesment instrument KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of ethics education continues to be disputed. No studies exist on how nursing students perceive the effectiveness of nursing ethics education in Flanders, Belgium. OBJECTIVES: To develop a valid and reliable instrument, named the 'Students' Perceived Effectiveness of Ethics Education Scale' (SPEEES), to measure students' perceptions of the effectiveness of ethics education, and to conduct a pilot study in Flemish ...
The influence of a group education programme at the workplace on intensity of and knowledge about interprofessional collaboration in nursing homes University of Antwerp
Background: Interprofessional Learning (IPL) and improving the intensity of Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) have been shown to create teams that work together better and improve patients outcome. With this study we aim to measure the effect of an educational module on the intensity of IPC as well as on the knowledge about IPC. Methods: A cluster randomized controlled pilot trial in three nursing homes was set up aiming to investigate the ...
Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the health professional education in patient safety survey amongst nursing students in Belgium: A psychometric analysis Hasselt University
Objectives Evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey (H-PEPSSDutch), an instrument used to assess self-efficacy regarding patient safety competence. Methods The H-PEPSSDutch was administered to 610 students in two Belgian nursing schools. We used confirmatory factor analysis, for both classroom and clinical learning, to examine the psychometric properties. Results The ...