scholarly journals Sykepleielærere sine holdninger og kunnskapsbehov i kunnskapsbasert praksis

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inger Utne ◽  
Marit Leegaard ◽  
Gro Røkholt
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Training ◽  
Specific Learning

It is required that faculty in nursing education prepares students to work evidence-based (EBP). The purposes of this study are to identify teachers’ beliefs towards EBP and to describe what the faculty identify as their specific learning needs to teach EBP. Data were collected from teachers at a University College in Norway by use of questionnaires and focus group interviews. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the questionnaires and thematic content analysis for the focus group interviews. The teachers have positive beliefs towards EBP and their central learning needs were searching the literature, critical appraisal and application. They have knowledge in basic methodology, but need more knowledge of epidemiological and summarized research. Teaching and training in all six stages of EBP is important for teachers to develop their knowledge of EBP. Qualitative and quantitative methods in combination, works well to identify teachers’ specific needs for new knowledge.

scholarly journals Skill gap analysis and training needs in Indian aerospace industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Premkumar Balaraman ◽  
Priya Kamalakannan
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Aerospace Industry ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Training ◽  
Indian Scenario

Purpose: The main objective of the paper is on assessing the global aerospace industry as well as Indian scenario, and attempts to assess the skill gaps and training needs of Indian aerospace industry.  Design/methodology/approach: The study is qualitative in nature, and employs wide array of qualitative tools which includes desktop study, focus group interviews and secondary sources of information. Around 10 focus groups were used in the study, with each focus group having a minimum of 6 members of experts in the aerospace and allied industries. The study evolved into a 2 staged one, with the first study elucidating the growing importance and potential of aerospace industry, justifying the significance to take forward the second part of the study. And the second study specifically focuses on skill gaps and training needs.Findings and Originality/value: The Study yields varied results on existing generic expectations of aerospace industry, specific needs of aerospace industry, identification of aerospace job categories unique to aerospace industry, key issues of training in Indian scenario and recommendations. The paper in summary reflects the current scenario of aerospace industry potentials for India and its likely impact on skills gap and training needs.Practical implications: Skills gap is a significant gap between an organization’s current capabilities and the skills it needs to achieve its goals. As a number of Global forecasts project, India as an emerging aviation market, the skill gaps in this sector is predicted to be huge and necessitates the study on assessing the skill gaps and its allied training needs.Originality/value: The Study is highly original and first one of its kind in reflecting the current situation of the skills gap and training needs in Indian Aerospace industry. The focus group interviews were conducted with the experts at various levels in the industyr without any bias yielding valid and realtime data for the research.

Leadership and intra-personal development: relevance to Chinese nursing students

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenobia C.Y. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Cultural Influence ◽  
Nursing Leadership ◽  
Nursing Programs ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews

AbstractIt is well known that intra-personal attributes and leadership styles are crucial elements of nursing education and practice. However, little has been done in these aspects, particularly in terms of students’ perspectives regarding various cultural influences on intra-personal development and nursing leadership. Six focus group interviews were conducted in Hong Kong to explore the meanings of intra-personal development and nursing leadership in nursing education and the clinical setting, and to analyze Chinese culture relevant to intra-personal and leadership development. The results revealed three themes (intra-personal development, nursing leadership, and cultural influence) extracted from the focus group interviews. Regarding intra-personal development, the findings from participants’ experiences suggested that they agreed with the importance of self-awareness, self-reflection, emotional competence, resilience, morality, and self-identity in nursing students. In addition, social competence, communication, team building and self-leadership, as well as crisis, conflict, and stress management, are crucial to nursing leadership. Some participants were also concerned with the cultural influence on gender barriers and hierarchism in the clinical setting. As intra-personal characteristics, leadership competence, and cultural values are crucial and fundamental in education, nursing programs should enhance these aspects for the holistic development of nursing students. Further studies across regions and time, interviews with nursing educators, and cross-cultural collaboration for nursing leadership and intra-personal development in nursing programs are recommended.

scholarly journals Nursing students’ transfer of learning outcomes from simulation-based training to clinical practice: a focus-group study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørn Hustad ◽  
Berit Johannesen ◽  
Mariann Fossum ◽  
Olav Johannes Hovland
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Transfer Of Learning ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract Background Simulation-based training is used to develop nursing students’ clinical performance in assessing and managing situations in clinical placements. The use of simulation-based training has increased and become an integrated part of nursing education. The aim of this study was to explore nursing students’ experiences of simulation-based training and how the students perceived the transfer of learning to clinical practice. Methods Eight focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 32 s- and third-year nursing students who participated in a simulation-based training organized as preparation for clinical placement. The transcribed interviews were analysed with thematic analysis. Results Three major themes emerged from the focus group interviews; first, the simulation-based training promoted self-confidence; second, understanding from simulation-based training improved clinical skills and judgements in clinical practice; and third, simulation-based training emphasised the importance of communication and team collaboration. Conclusions This study revealed students’ transfer of learning outcomes from simulation-based training to clinical practice. The students’ experiences of the simulation-based training remain as enduring and conscious learning outcomes throughout their completion of clinical practice. The organisation of simulation-based training and its implementation in the curriculum are crucial for the learning outcomes and for students’ experiences of the transfer of knowledge to clinical practice.

scholarly journals Nursing supervisors’ perspectives on student preparedness before clinical placements- a focus group study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0252483
Author(s):  
Ann-Chatrin L. Leonardsen ◽  
Siri E. Brynhildsen ◽  
Mette T. Hansen ◽  
Vigdis A. Grøndahl
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Student Preparedness ◽  
University College ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Hospital Wards

Clinical placements and supervision is an integral part of nursing education internationally. There are significant differences between students’ expectations of clinical learning and their fulfillment. Few studies have focused on supervisors’ perspectives on clinical placements. The objective of this study was to explore nursing supervisors’ perspectives on students’ preparedness for clinical placements. Methods The study was conducted in a county in Southeastern-Norway, with 317.000 inhabitants, and within one hospital and one university college catchment area. Focus group interviews were conducted in the periode August to December 2018. Data were analyzed using Hsieh and Shannon’s conventional content analysis. Results 34 nursing supervisors participated, three intellectual disability nurses and 31 registered nurses, working in four different primary healthcare wards and four different hospital wards. Participants’ age ranged from 23 to 58 years, one male only. Through the analysis we derived the category ‘Shared responsibility for preparation’ with subcategories a) Individual initiative, and b) University college facilitation. Conclusions Findings indicate that there is a gap between nursing supervisors’ expectations and reality regarding students’ preparedness for clinical placements. Moreover, nursing supervisors did not seem to focus on their own role in student preparedness.

scholarly journals Who and how can control? Autonomy of Internet use among the member of generation Z in Hungary

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 96-109
Author(s):  
Anita Galán
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Digital Inequality ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Type ◽  
Group Interviews

Due to the social and economic changes in the past few decades a new type of inequality, digital inequality has evolved. This study based on the theory of second-level digital inequalities. I examine the autonomy of use dimension. I use a sample of the members of generation Z who live in Debrecen, Hungary. The aim of this study is to reveal who controls the Internet use of generation Z members and how this control is achieved by the means of qualitative and quantitative methods. Based on the focus group interviews, there have been discovered three kinds of control: parental, sibling and internal.

scholarly journals Challenges and Learning Needs for Providers of Advanced Cancer Care: Focus Group Interviews with Physicians and Nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 208-215
Author(s):  
Tonje Lundeby ◽  
Torunn Elin Wester ◽  
Jon Håvard Loge ◽  
Stein Kaasa ◽  
Nina Kathrine Aass ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews

Management Strategy for Distributing Questionnaires and Interview Guidelines in the Research Data Collection Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Po. Abas Sunarya ◽  
George Iwan Marantika ◽  
Adam Faturahman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Good Management ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Group Interviews

Writing can mean lowering or describing graphic symbols that describe a languageunderstood by someone. For a researcher, management of research preparation is a veryimportant step because this step greatly determines the success or failure of all researchactivities. Before a person starts with research activities, he must make a written plan commonlyreferred to as the management of research data collection. In the process of collecting researchdata, of course we can do the management of questionnaires as well as the preparation ofinterview guidelines to disseminate and obtain accurate information. With the arrangement ofplanning and conducting interviews: the ethics of conducting interviews, the advantages anddisadvantages of interviews, the formulation of interview questions, the schedule of interviews,group and focus group interviews, interviews using recording devices, and interview bias.making a questionnaire must be designed with very good management by giving to theinformation needed, in accordance with the problem and all that does not cause problems at thestage of analysis and interpretation.

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