Level of involvement of clinical nurses in the evaluation of competence of nursing students

Objective. To determine the level of involvement of clinical nurses accredited by the Universitat Jaume I (Spain) as mentors of practice (Reference Nurses) in the evaluation of competence of nursing students. Methodolgy. Cross-sectional study, in which the “Clinical Practice Assessment Manual” (CPAM) reported by reference 41 nurses (n=55) were analyzed. Four quality criteria for completion were established: with information at least 80% of the required data, the presence of the signature and final grade in the right place. Verification of learning activities was also conducted. Data collection was performed concurrently reference for nurses and teachers of the subjects in the formative evaluations of clinical clerkship period in the matter “Nursing Care in Healthcare Processes “, from March to June 2013. Results. 63% of CPAM were completed correctly, without reaching the quality threshold established (80%). The absence of the signature is the main criteria of incorrect completion (21%). Nine learning activities do not meet the quality threshold set (80%) (p < 0.05). There are significant differences according to clinical units p < 0.05. From the 30 learning activities evaluated in the CPAM, it can be stated that nine of them do not reach the verification threshold established (80%), therefore it cannot be assumed that these activities had been completed by students and evaluated by the RefN throughout the clinical clerkship period. Conclusion. The level of involvement of Reference Nurse cannot be considered adequate, although strategies to encourage involvement through collaboration and training must be developed.

Adquisición de competencias a través de guías audiovisuales basadas en la evidencia en estudiantes de enfermería

Objetivo: Determinar la efectividad de la utilización de guías audiovisuales basadas en la evidencia (GABE) sobre la adquisición de competencias en estudiantes de grado en enfermería de la Universitat Jaume I. Material y métodos: Estudio cuasiexperimental con dos grupos no concurrentes. Se incluyen estudiantes matriculados en la materia “Cuidados de Enfermería en Procesos Asistenciales” en los cursos académicos 2012-2013 (grupo control) y 2013-2014 (grupo intervención). El grupo intervención utiliza GABE sobre procedimientos enfermeros. La evaluación se realiza mediante una lista de verificación de objetivos. Se realiza un análisis descriptivo e inferencial de los grupos y calificaciones (media, s, cv, máximo y mínimo) y análisis de correlación de las calificaciones (test de correlación de Pearson) (p<0,05). La efectividad sobre la adquisición de competencias se estudia comparando las calificaciones obtenidas por los estudiantes matriculados en las mismas asignaturas durante el curso académico 2012-2013. Implicaciones para la práctica: La utilización de GABE sobre procedimientos de enfermería facilita una primera aproximación de los estudiantes a la realidad asistencial, fomentando habilidades y actitudes relacionadas con Práctica Basada en la Evidencia como pensamiento crítico y reflexivo o consulta de fuentes de evidencia, siendo necesarias para desarrollar un aprendizaje independiente a lo largo de la vida. Limitaciones: La principal limitación es la comparación de grupos no concurrentes sin selección aleatoria. Consideramos esta aproximación metodológica más ética al no utilizar en los alumnos de un mismo curso dos metodologías distintas. Se analizarán las características basales de los grupos de estudio para poder controlar los posibles sesgos de selección.

Evaluation of the quality of the teaching-learning process in undergraduate courses in Nursing

Objective: to identify aspects of improvement of the quality of the teaching-learning process through the analysis of tools that evaluated the acquisition of skills by undergraduate students of Nursing. Method: prospective longitudinal study conducted in a population of 60 second-year Nursing students based on registration data, from which quality indicators that evaluate the acquisition of skills were obtained, with descriptive and inferential analysis. Results: nine items were identified and nine learning activities included in the assessment tools that did not reach the established quality indicators (p<0.05). There are statistically significant differences depending on the hospital and clinical practices unit (p<0.05). Conclusion: the analysis of the evaluation tools used in the article "Nursing Care in Welfare Processes" of the analyzed university undergraduate course enabled the detection of the areas for improvement in the teaching-learning process. The challenge of education in nursing is to reach the best clinical research and educational results, in order to provide improvements to the quality of education and health care.