OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of a socialization in professional reality integration for nursing student transition (SPRINT) to improve the professional competence of undergraduate NS in Indonesia.
DESIGN: A quasi-experimental study non-equivalent control group pre-test post-test design was conducted using convenience sampling.
PARTICIPANTS: One hundred twenty NS (60 participants in the experimental group and 60 participants in the control group) from two nursing departments in private universities in Indonesia.
METHODS: The SPRINT educational intervention consisted of professional socialization training using several learning methods and activities. Meanwhile, the control group received conventional socialization. The Nurse Professional Competence short-form (NPC-SF) scale was evaluated prior to the participants' internship program, lasting from 6 to 12 weeks after clinical education in both groups.
RESULTS: SPRINT intervention significantly increased overall professional competence scores of the experimental groups higher than the control group. By comparing the mean scores in three times measurement, the six competency areas mean score increased significantly for the experimental group while, for the control only three areas of competence increased in twelve week post-test.
CONCLUSION: A "SPRINT" as an innovative educational program developed in collaboration with academia, clinical preceptors, could improve professional competence. It is recommended to implement SPRINT program to assist the smooth transition from academic into clinical education.
METHODS: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted among 12 Muslim family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care in Kuantan, Malaysia. Participants were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis to explore patterns and meanings related to spiritual caregiving.
RESULTS: Three major themes emerged: (1) understanding spiritual care as maintaining connection with God through religious practices, (2) caregivers' roles in providing holistic support, facilitating spiritual engagement, and offering emotional reassurance, and (3) challenges in delivering spiritual care, including patients' health limitations, practical constraints, and emotional burden. Spiritual care was perceived to enhance patients' sense of peace, acceptance, and coping.
SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: Findings highlight the central role of family caregivers in sustaining spiritual well-being in palliative care. In the Malaysian context, integrating culturally informed spiritual care into nursing practice and supporting caregivers as partners in care may strengthen holistic and patient-centered outcomes.