Bassah, N., Cox, K. and Seymour, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-2551 (2018) Preregistration nursing students' experiences of a palliative care course in a resource-poor setting. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 24 (8). pp. 388-397. ISSN 1357-6321
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Palliative care education for non-specialist health professionals is an important strategy for widening access to palliative care. AIM: To describe Cameroonian nursing students' experiences and perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of a palliative care course, with a view to refining the course. METHODS: Three focus groups were conducted with 23 students, and data were analysed thematically using the framework approach. RESULTS: The students reported connecting with their past personal and professional experiences in the care of patients with palliative care needs during the course. The main course strength reported was its use of a variety of interactive educational strategies, such as role plays, group discussions and case studies. The course's main reported weakness was the lack of supervised clinical practice in palliative care. CONCLUSION: The use of a variety of interactive educational strategies-including supervised clinical practice-is considered by nursing students as vital to enhancing learning in palliative care education. However, the lack of supervised palliative care clinical practice opportunities is a challenge in Cameroon.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 MA Healthcare Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Palliative Nursing. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Curriculum development; Palliative care curriculum; Pre-registration nursing education; Resource-poor |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Nursing and Midwifery (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2018 13:36 |
Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2019 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.8.388 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Healthcare |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.8.388 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135907 |