Nurse education is undergoing a process of transition. Nurses worldwide are working towards
achievement of higher levels of education and training through an improved education system. Current trends and innovations in nursing education are emerging to prepare more nurses and to deliver education to students across geographical boundaries while taking into
consideration their work and family responsibilities. The current trends and innovations in nursing education range from full time face-to-face interactions to distance education programmes. Teaching approaches such as blended learning, online or e-Learning have provided nurses with an avenue for continuing education for development and progression in their career pathways. Every nurse aspires to reach her highest potential. While the current trends and innovations in nursing education provides the flexibility for nurses to continue learning and upgrade their professional qualifications, there are issues to be considered in catering to the needs of the bottom billion nurses. An exploration of related issues will include views from different perspectives, such as that of the institution/provider, instructor/facilitator and student/learner involved in the development and implementation of the related education programmes.
Background: Clinical teaching is an important and
essential teaching tool in the clinical area. Clinical
teaching and learning is essential for the development
and progression of experiential nursing knowledge.
Objectives: This research study aims to identify the
perceptions and evaluations regarding clinical teaching
among Year 2 and Year 3 nursing students, and also to
find out if there are any differences in the perceptions
and evaluations of the nursing students in regards to
clinical teaching.
Methods: The formula for calculating the sample
size was adopted from Morris (2005). The sample size
obtained from the calculation with the confidence
interval of 95%, was 132 participants. The participants
were taken from a universal population of 142 diploma
nursing students: 50 Year 2 nursing students and
92 Year 3 nursing students from the International
Medical College in Selangor. The research instrument
used was the Bedside Teaching Evaluation questionnaire
that was adapted with approval by the writer from
the University of Witwatersrand Department of
Surgery (2008). A pilot study was conducted on 20
participants of Year 1 to Year 3 nursing students from the
Assunta College of Nursing, with a Cronbach’s alpha
reliability index of 0.89.
Results: The data collected were analysed using
descriptive statistics to find out the participant’s
perceptions and evaluations regards clinical teaching;
and also to compare the perceptions and evaluations
between the two groups of nursing students from Years 2
and 3. The study findings showed that 46% (n=142) of
the respondents had a good feedback on all the five (5)
items under the perceptions of clinical teaching whereas
42% (n=142) of the respondents had a moderate view
on all the five (5) items in the perceptions of clinical
teaching sessions. With regards to the evaluation of
clinical teaching sessions, 50% of the respondents had
a moderate feedback on all the three (3) items in this
section.
Conclusion: Most of the participants perceived and evaluated the clinical teaching as an important teachinglearning
strategy in enhancing clinical learning.
Introduction: Studies found that low sleep quality (SQ) is associated with many factors such as health, quality of life (QOL), work or academic performance and co-curriculum activities. Hence, improvement to maintain SQ to en- hance students’ QOL is important. Approximately 43% of Malaysian were unaware of their sleep problem and how it affects their physical and mental health, especially among the younger generation. The study aims to investigate the association between SQ and QOL among undergraduate students in UTAR Sungai Long Campus. Method: A cross-sectional study among 256 undergraduate students recruited by purposive sampling was conducted. The Pitts- burgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instruments (WHOQOL-BREF) were administered to evaluate SQ and QOL, respectively. Self-reported demographic data were collected with a structured sociodemographic profile. Associations were evaluated using Spearman’s correlation coefficient, Chi- square test and independence t-test. The level of significance was p< 0.05. Result: Results showed more than one half of students had poor SQ (F=137, 53.5%) and poor QOL (F= 159, 62.1%). All seven PSQI components were significantly associated with at least one QOL domain. Sleep disturbances, sleep latency and daytime dysfunction were correlated with all four QOL domains which are physical health, psychological, social relationships, and envi- ronment. Among the sociodemographic variables, only time travelled from place of stay to campus was associated to SQ (p = 0.04). However, there was no significant association between SQ and the selected sociodemographic vari- ables such as gender, working part-time job, and travel distance from place of stay to campus. Conclusion: Overall, the results from this study showed one half of students suffered from poor SQ and QOL. SQ among undergraduate students is vital in developing good QOL.
Introduction: The incidence of breast cancer is high among Malaysian females especially those aged 25-59 years old and from Chinese ethnic background.Breast Self-Examination (BSE) is a traditional, cost-free screening method to identify breast abnormalities likegrowth and cancer. If performed correctly and consistently, it can facilitate early detection, early treatment and better prognosis. Despite having high risk, there is insufficient evidence about the BSE knowledge level and practiceamong Malaysian Chinese females. This research determines the association between BSE knowledge level, practice and selected socio-demographic variables among the Chinese female students of a private university in Kajang. Methods: Quantitative, correlation study was conducted among 192 Chinese female students in a private university. Purposive sampling method was utilized to recruit participants. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire and analysed in terms of frequency and percentage. Chi-Square test was used for inferential analysis with significance level, p, set at
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This is a questionnaire survey of dietary supplement usage among students in the International Medical University. Just over two-fifths of these students reported using dietary supplements daily. This high usage of dietary supplements is in contrast their expressed ambivalence about these products.