2023 Faculty and Student Research Poster Session and Research Fair
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Item The Lived Experience of a Nursing Course Failure(2023-03-02) Loftin, Collette; Devkota, Shravan; Friemel, Alee; Jeffreys, HollyAbstract Background: Nursing remains one of the fastest growing occupations according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022). Factors contributing to the ongoing nursing shortage including too few nursing faculty, limited clinical space, and sluggish growth in nursing program enrollment/capacity (AACN, 2020). Although most nursing programs are under pressure to accept as many qualified applicants as possible, as recently as 2019, U.S. nursing programs reported turning away over 80,000 qualified applicants due to insufficient space (AACN). Because each spot in the program is valuable - the ability to help all students from admission through to graduation is critical. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the lived experience of students who had failed a nursing course. The information gathered from this group of students will enable nursing faculty to develop methods to help prevent this with future students. Methods: This qualitative descriptive study utilized a phenomenological framework to determine the lived experience of baccalaureate nursing students who failed a nursing course. Semi-structured interviews were conducted during the summer and fall of 2021. Results: There are much literature that report the challenges of nursing school and maintaining a balance between life and studies - however, our findings show that students still need help with this. The findings of this study revealed four themes. These included: academic challenges faced by the students, life issues encountered while in the program, issues with testing, and finally, having to handle the aftermath and consequences of a course failure. Conclusion: Early identification of students at-risk of a nursing course failure and implementation of success strategies may decrease the event of nursing course failure.Item The Lived Experience of Nursing Students Caring for COVID-19 Patients(2023-03-02) Devkota, Shravan; Friemel, Alee; Correa, Priscella; Loftin, Collette; Drinnon, SherriAbstract Background: As the wave of COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, schools and students were affected in many ways. Schools had to migrate courses to an online or hybrid platform while students had to adapt their learning to take care of COVID-19 patients in the clinical setting. Purpose: Caring for COVID-19 patients in the hospital setting provided the students with big challenges, and it became essential for faculty members to understand the students' feelings and obstacles as the semester continued. Methods: Utilizing a phenomenological framework, a qualitative descriptive study was performed to determine the lived experience of student nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. Results: Four main themes emerged from the study, which included 1. Importance of a support system, 2. Moral distress, 3. Enhancement of clinical skills, and 4. Significance of therapeutic communication. Conclusions: Based on the themes, four recommendations were identified to help students and faculty, which included 1. The value of simulation, 2. Development of a support system, 3. Collaborative preceptorship, and 4. Preparation for a new era.