Research - Ongoing studies including members of RiNS
Ongoing Studies 1:
Title
A systematic review of models for learning practical skills in health care
Participants:
Karin Blomberg, RN, PhD, professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden, Karin.blomberg@oru.se
Karin Bölenius, RN, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden, Karin.bolenius@umu.se
Mona Ewertssson, RN, PhD, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden, mona.ewertsson@oru.se
Maria Härgestam, RNA, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden, maria.hargestam@umu.se
Kristina Lämås, EN, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden, Kristina.lamas@umu.se
Background and methods
Increasing pressure on health care systems and recent well documented care failures due to patient safety regarding new graduated nurses, have focused attention on learning practical skills. This study aims to systematically identify and synthesise evidence for interventions to promote learning of practical skills. A systematic literature review is ongoing, with identified search terms relevant for models/interventions for learning practical skills, into databases Cinahl, Medline and Cochrane. Studies will be included if they primarily focus on interventions intended to promote learning of practical skills. Searching and selection of studies will be performed by the all the researchers and validated by the research team. Quality evaluation of the included studies will be done independently by pairs of reviewers. Due to the heterogeneous nature of likely interventions and outcomes an analysis of the included articles will be conducted regarding use and effects of interventions and a narrative synthesis across the studies will be performed. The findings from this project will inform an overview of the evidence base of models/interventions to promote learning of practical skills. This review will provide critical information and knowledge for 1) researchers conducting interventions studies on learning of practical skills; 2) nursing managers and healthcare leaders; 3) nursing and medicine educators; 4) politicians and other decisions makers. This project is a collaboration between researchers at Örebro University and Umeå University.
Funding:
Umeå University and Örebro University
Time frame:
Data collection will be completed by 2020, and planned publication 2021.
Ongoing Studies 2:
Title
A systematic review of models for learning practical skills in health care
Participants:
Karin Blomberg, RN, PhD, professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden, Karin.blomberg@oru.se
Karin Bölenius, RN, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden, Karin.bolenius@umu.se
Mona Ewertssson, RN, PhD, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden, mona.ewertsson@oru.se
Maria Härgestam, RNA, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden, maria.hargestam@umu.se
Kristina Lämås, EN, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden, Kristina.lamas@umu.se
Background and methods
Increasing pressure on health care systems and recent well documented care failures due to patient safety regarding new graduated nurses, have focused attention on learning practical skills. This study aims to systematically identify and synthesise evidence for interventions to promote learning of practical skills. A systematic literature review is ongoing, with identified search terms relevant for models/interventions for learning practical skills, into databases Cinahl, Medline and Cochrane. Studies will be included if they primarily focus on interventions intended to promote learning of practical skills. Searching and selection of studies will be performed by the all the researchers and validated by the research team. Quality evaluation of the included studies will be done independently by pairs of reviewers. Due to the heterogeneous nature of likely interventions and outcomes an analysis of the included articles will be conducted regarding use and effects of interventions and a narrative synthesis across the studies will be performed. The findings from this project will inform an overview of the evidence base of models/interventions to promote learning of practical skills. This review will provide critical information and knowledge for 1) researchers conducting interventions studies on learning of practical skills; 2) nursing managers and healthcare leaders; 3) nursing and medicine educators; 4) politicians and other decisions makers. This project is a collaboration between researchers at Örebro University and Umeå University.
Funding:
Umeå University and Örebro University
Time frame:
Data collection will be completed by 2020, and planned publication 2021.
Ongoing Studies 2:
Ongoing studies 3
Title
Development and transfer of practuial nursing skill from the skills centre to the clinical setting. A doctoral study.
Participants
Monika Ravik, Doctoral student at Department of Nursing Science, University of Oslo.
E-mail: monika.ravik@hit.no
Ida Torunn Bjørk, PhD, professor, Department of Nursing Science, University of Oslo.
E-mail: i.t.bjork@medisin.uio.no
Anton Havnes, PhD, professor, Centre for the Study of Professions, Oslo and Akershus University College.
E-mail: anton.havnes@hioa.no
Background and methods
Simulation based learning is a common learning strategy in practical skill learning in nursing education. Simulation provides students with an initial skill proficiency, and being able to perform and develop the practical skill performance in the clinical setting is a desired outcome of simulation. 50% of the nursing education concern clinical experiences targeted that newly qualified nurses have competencies that ensure safety practice. However, it is found that newly qualified nurses lack proficiency in practical skill performance. The purpose of this thesis is to explore nursing students’ development and transfer of practical skill in and between the skills centre and the clincal setting. The project includes three substudies. Video supported observation, semi-structured interviews and ad hoc conversations constitute the data material of the thesis.
Funding
The project is funded by Telemark University College, Norway.
Time frame
The empirical part of the project was planned and initiated in 2011 and was completed in 2012.
Work with data analysis and article is ongoing.
Ongoing studies 4
Title
Development and testing of an instrument for summativ evaluation of practical skills performance in nursing.
Participants
Ida Torunn Bjørk, PhD, professor emerita, Department of Nursing Science, University of Oslo, Norway, project leader
i.t.bjork@medisin.uio.no
Grethe Brynildsen, MNSc, Assistant professor, Lovisenberg diakonale høgskole, Oslo, Norway
grethe.brynildsen@ldh.no
Karin Larsen, MLP, Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark karilars@rm.dk
Inger Åse Reierson, MNSc, Associate professor, Fakultet for helse- og sosialfag , Institutt for helsefag, Porsgrunn, Høgskolen i Sør-Øst. i.å.reierson@hit.no
Irene Sommer, MCN, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
irensommer@re.dk
Britta Stenholt, MSN, Department of Nursing, Silkeborg, VIA University College Denmark brst@viauc.dk
Reference group: The rest of the RiNS members.
Background and methods
There is a lack of instruments internationally that can be used in summative evaluation of nursing students performance of practical skills. Based on the formative model of practical skill performance and its instrumental supplement an instrument has been developed and is tested in Denmark and Norway. Generalizability theory is applied in designa nd statistical testing of the instrument. Videos of students’ performance of three skills each; ambulation, invasive skill and wound care have been recorded. A total of 75 films of 25 students have been collected in each country. Five raters in each country rate all films. Results are tested within the frame of generalizability theory.
Funding
Funded by Norwegian Association for Nursing, Norway and Dansk Sygeplejeråd, Denmark. VIA University College, Health.
Time frame
Planed and initiated in 2014-15, analysis and write-up 2016-19.
Ongoing studies 4
Title
Enhancing scenario similation of deteriorating patient situations: a pedagogical intervention
Participants
Thor Arne Haukedal, MNSc, Assistant professor, Fakultet for helse- og sosialfag , Institutt for helsefag, Porsgrunn, Høgskolen i Sør-Øst thor.arne.haukedak@hit.no, project leader.
Ida Torunn Bjørk, PhD, professor emerita, Department of Nursing Science, University of Oslo, Norway
i.t.bjork@medisin.uio.no
Hanne Hedemann, MNSc, Assistant profesor, Fakultet for helse- og sosialfag , Institutt for helsefag, Porsgrunn, Høgskolen i Sør-Øst hanne.hedemann@hit.no
Inger Åse Reierson, Associate professor , Fakultet for helse- og sosialfag , Institutt for helsefag, Porsgrunn, Høgskolen i Sør-Øst. i.å.reierson@hit.no
Background and methods
The ability to manage deteriorating patients is necessary for nurses working in many health environments. Scenario simulation is often used to prepare nursing students for these situations. Based on the pedagogical model First2Act the scenario simulation at Porrsgrunn campus, University College of South-East Norway was developed and tested with a cohort of nursing students. Comparisons are made between a kontroll group (cohort of 2013) and the experiment group (cohort of 2014). Data are collected in video-recordings, questionnaires and interviews. Three substudies have been developed that explore and compare, students knowledge of the scenarios, debriefing after simulation and students’ experiences of senario simulation in the two cohorts.
Funding
The project is funded by Telemark University College, Norway.
Time frame
Datacollection finished in 2014. Publication is planned by 2016.
Work with data analysis and article is ongoing
