Nurse students’ competences in interprofessional pharmaceutical care in Europe: Cross-sectional evaluation
Authors: De Baetselier, E., Hirdle, J. et al.
Journal: Nurse Education in Practice
Volume: 65
ISSN: 1471-5953
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103485
Abstract:Background: Safe pharmaceutical care requires competent nurses with specific knowledge, skills and attitudes. It is unclear whether nursing students are adequately prepared to perform pharmaceutical care in practice. Mapping their pharmaceutical care competences can lead to a better understanding of the extent to which curricula fit expectations of the labour market. Objectives: To assess pharmaceutical care competences of final-year nursing students of different educational levels. Design: A cross-sectional survey design. Settings: In 14 European countries, nursing schools who offer curricula for level 4 to 7 students were approached. Participants: Through convenience sampling 1741 final-year student nurses of level 4 to 7 were included. Sampling strategies were country-specific. Methods: A web-platform was developed with an assessment of the level in which students mastered pharmaceutical care competences. Knowledge questions, case studies (basic/advanced level), self-reported practical skills and attitudes were evaluated. Results: Mean scores for knowledge questions differed significantly (p < 0.001) between level 5 (56/100), level 6 (68/100) and level 7 students (72/100). For basic cases level 5 students reached lower scores (64/100) compared with level 6 (71/100) and level 7 (72/100) students (p = 0.002 and p = 0.005). For more advanced cases no difference between levels was observed (overall mean 61/100). Most students (63–90 %) considered themselves skilled to perform pharmaceutical care and had positive attitudes towards their participation in pharmaceutical care (65–97 %). Conclusions: Relatively low knowledge scores were calculated for final-year student nurses. In some domains, lower levels of students might be insufficiently prepared to take up responsibilities in pharmaceutical care. Our assessment can be used as a tool for educators to evaluate how prepared nursing students are for pharmaceutical care. Its further implementation for students of different educational levels will allow benchmarking between the levels, both within and between countries.
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Nurse students' competences in interprofessional pharmaceutical care in Europe: Cross-sectional evaluation.
Authors: De Baetselier, E., Hirdle, J. et al.
Journal: Nurse Educ Pract
Volume: 65
Pages: 103485
eISSN: 1873-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103485
Abstract:BACKGROUND: Safe pharmaceutical care requires competent nurses with specific knowledge, skills and attitudes. It is unclear whether nursing students are adequately prepared to perform pharmaceutical care in practice. Mapping their pharmaceutical care competences can lead to a better understanding of the extent to which curricula fit expectations of the labour market. OBJECTIVES: To assess pharmaceutical care competences of final-year nursing students of different educational levels. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey design. SETTINGS: In 14 European countries, nursing schools who offer curricula for level 4 to 7 students were approached. PARTICIPANTS: Through convenience sampling 1741 final-year student nurses of level 4 to 7 were included. Sampling strategies were country-specific. METHODS: A web-platform was developed with an assessment of the level in which students mastered pharmaceutical care competences. Knowledge questions, case studies (basic/advanced level), self-reported practical skills and attitudes were evaluated. RESULTS: Mean scores for knowledge questions differed significantly (p < 0.001) between level 5 (56/100), level 6 (68/100) and level 7 students (72/100). For basic cases level 5 students reached lower scores (64/100) compared with level 6 (71/100) and level 7 (72/100) students (p = 0.002 and p = 0.005). For more advanced cases no difference between levels was observed (overall mean 61/100). Most students (63-90 %) considered themselves skilled to perform pharmaceutical care and had positive attitudes towards their participation in pharmaceutical care (65-97 %). CONCLUSIONS: Relatively low knowledge scores were calculated for final-year student nurses. In some domains, lower levels of students might be insufficiently prepared to take up responsibilities in pharmaceutical care. Our assessment can be used as a tool for educators to evaluate how prepared nursing students are for pharmaceutical care. Its further implementation for students of different educational levels will allow benchmarking between the levels, both within and between countries.
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Nurse students' competences in interprofessional pharmaceutical care in Europe: Cross-sectional evaluation
Authors: De Baetselier, E., Hirdle, J. et al.
Journal: NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
Volume: 65
eISSN: 1873-5223
ISSN: 1471-5953
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103485
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Nurse students’ competences in interprofessional pharmaceutical care in Europe: Cross-sectional evaluation
Authors: De Baetselier, E., Hirdle, J. et al.
Journal: Nurse Education in Practice
Volume: 65
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 1471-5953
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Nurse students' competences in interprofessional pharmaceutical care in Europe: Cross-sectional evaluation.
Authors: De Baetselier, E., Hirdle, J. et al.
Journal: Nurse education in practice
Volume: 65
Pages: 103485
eISSN: 1873-5223
ISSN: 1471-5953
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103485
Abstract:Background
Safe pharmaceutical care requires competent nurses with specific knowledge, skills and attitudes. It is unclear whether nursing students are adequately prepared to perform pharmaceutical care in practice. Mapping their pharmaceutical care competences can lead to a better understanding of the extent to which curricula fit expectations of the labour market.Objectives
To assess pharmaceutical care competences of final-year nursing students of different educational levels.Design
A cross-sectional survey design.Settings
In 14 European countries, nursing schools who offer curricula for level 4 to 7 students were approached.Participants
Through convenience sampling 1741 final-year student nurses of level 4 to 7 were included. Sampling strategies were country-specific.Methods
A web-platform was developed with an assessment of the level in which students mastered pharmaceutical care competences. Knowledge questions, case studies (basic/advanced level), self-reported practical skills and attitudes were evaluated.Results
Mean scores for knowledge questions differed significantly (p < 0.001) between level 5 (56/100), level 6 (68/100) and level 7 students (72/100). For basic cases level 5 students reached lower scores (64/100) compared with level 6 (71/100) and level 7 (72/100) students (p = 0.002 and p = 0.005). For more advanced cases no difference between levels was observed (overall mean 61/100). Most students (63-90 %) considered themselves skilled to perform pharmaceutical care and had positive attitudes towards their participation in pharmaceutical care (65-97 %).Conclusions
Relatively low knowledge scores were calculated for final-year student nurses. In some domains, lower levels of students might be insufficiently prepared to take up responsibilities in pharmaceutical care. Our assessment can be used as a tool for educators to evaluate how prepared nursing students are for pharmaceutical care. Its further implementation for students of different educational levels will allow benchmarking between the levels, both within and between countries.https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37780/
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Authors: De Baetselier, E., Hirdle, J. et al.
Journal: Nurse Education in Practice
Volume: 65
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 1471-5953
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37780/
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