Latent profiles of narrative competence and professional identity among nursing students: A cross-sectional analytic study based on the Ring theory of personhood.

AIM: To identify latent profiles of narrative competence in nursing students and examine the association between the potential competence profiles and professional identity from a person-centred perspective. BACKGROUND: According to the Ring theory of personhood, nursing students can develop their professional identities from individual, relational and social aspects through interaction with patients, as well as listening to, understanding and responding to patients' disease narratives. However, few studies have examined the relationship between narrative competence and professional identity through the quantitative method. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analytic study. METHODS: A total of 472 nursing students responded to the survey between March and May 2023. The Professional Identity Questionnaire for Nurse Students and the Narrative Competence Scale were given to participants. Latent profile analysis was conducted to identify narrative competence profiles. The Bolck-Croon-Hagenaars method was used to analyse whether these latent profiles for narrative competence affected nursing students' general, individual, interpersonal and social professional identities. RESULTS: Latent profiles were identified as "low narrative competence" (12.1 %), "relatively low narrative competence" (39.9 %), "moderate narrative competence" (40.1 %) and "high narrative competence" (7.9 %). The profiles only show level differences rather than combinations of competence areas. These profiles had varying effects on the nursing students' general professional identities, as well as their individual, relational and social professional identities. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the significance of providing tailored guidance and support to nursing students, taking into account their unique narrative competency profile, to promote the formation of professional identity from individual, relational and social aspects. Nursing educators should effectively distinguish nursing students with inadequate narrative competence and value patients' disease narratives to promote narrative competence and professional identity.

Enhancing General Surgery Clerkships: The Application and Value of Standardized Patient-Based Situational Simulation Teaching.

OBJECTIVE: We explored the value of a standardized patient-based situational simulation teaching method in general surgery internships. METHODS: A prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted with clinical medicine undergraduates from the 2020 cohort of our university as subjects. These students were randomly divided into a traditional teaching (TT) group and a combined teaching (CT) group based on their internship schedules. The TT group followed the conventional teaching model, while the CT group engaged in the standardized patient-based situational simulation teaching method. The study compared differences in pre-internship theoretical scores, post-internship theoretical scores, medical record writing quality, and student satisfaction between the two groups. RESULTS: The CT group (n=108) significantly outperformed the TT group (n=104) in post-internship theoretical scores and medical record writing quality (all P<0.05) and showed marked improvement in stimulating students' interest in learning (P=0.015), enhancing clinical diagnostic and treatment abilities (P<0.001), improving doctor‒patient communication skills (P<0.001), strengthening medical mission sense (P<0.001), reinforcing physicians' sense of responsibility (P<0.001), and facilitating the application of learned knowledge (P<0.001). These differences were statistically significant. CONCLUSION: The standardized patient-based situational simulation teaching method (CT) in general surgery internships has been highly recognized by students and can enhance their clinical competency, offering considerable value for broader.

The impact of clinical internship experience on nursing students' attitudes towards death and choices of end-of-life care: A self-control study.

AIM: This study aims to explore the impact of emergency department internships on the attitudes towards death among undergraduate nursing students and their preferences for end-of-life care settings. Additionally, the study analyzes the reasons behind nursing students' choices of end-of-life care settings and provides insights for improving undergraduate education on attitudes towards death and end-of-life care, and provide reference for the development of emergency hospice care. DESIGN: This study adopts an observational design with a self-controlled before-and-after approach. METHODS: A questionnaire survey was conducted with 96 nursing interns between July 2021 to June 2022. Demographic information and data on attitudes towards death, and preferences for end-oflife care location were collected by online questionnaire. Paired test were conducted to compare differences between groups. RESULTS: The study included a total of 96 nursing students with an average age of 21.11 years. The scores for the avoidance-acceptance dimension of death attitudes before and after the internship were 2.40 (1.80, 3.00) and 2.20 (1.60, 3.00), respectively, showing a significant difference (Z = -2.084, p = 0.037). Factors such as gender, experience in caring for critically ill or dying patients, knowledge of death education, and discussions about death at home were found to influence nursing students' attitudes towards death. Nursing students expressed a preference for receiving end-of-life care and treatment in their homes or in hospice/palliative care wards, while the intensive care unit, emergency department, and nursing homes were the least preferred settings. There were significant differences in nursing students' preferences for end-of-life care settings before and after the internship (p = 0.000). Importantly, the number of nursing students expressing a desire to receive end-of-life care in the emergency department increased from 2 to 7 after the internship, while the number of students not wanting end-of-life care in the emergency department decreased by 5.

Male nursing students' experiences of their clinical internships: A qualitative study.

Background: Nursing has traditionally been a predominantly female profession; however, there has been a gradual increase in the proportion of male nursing students in recent years. Male nursing students may encounter distinct challenges within clinical settings, potentially impacting their physical and mental well-being. Aim: This study aims to explore the clinical internship experiences of male nursing students and provide them with adequate support for their successful adaptation to clinical roles. Methods: This study used a descriptive design and qualitative approach. The participants were enrolled using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Results: Male nursing students' experiences of their clinical internships were described through the following themes: (1) dynamics of working as a nurse, (2) not just a male nursing student, (3) gender-based stereotypes, (4) balance between forte and failing, (5) difficulties and challenges when working in hospitals, and (6) lessons learned and knowledge needs. Conclusions: Our research findings have significantly enhanced our comprehension of male nursing students' experiences and offered valuable recommendations for both nursing education and clinical practice. Simultaneously, these results provide essential information support for nursing educators and hospital administrators.

Clinical internship environment and caring behaviours among nursing students: A moderated mediation model.

BACKGROUND: Caring behaviour is critical for nursing quality, and the clinical internship environment is a crucial setting for preparing nursing students for caring behaviours. Evidence about how to develop nursing students' caring behaviour in the clinical environment is still emerging. However, the mechanism between the clinical internship environment and caring behaviour remains unclear, especially the mediating role of moral sensitivity and the moderating effect of self-efficacy. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the mediating effect of moral sensitivity and the moderating function of self-efficacy on the association between the clinical internship environment and caring behaviours. RESEARCH DESIGN: A cross-sectional design used acceptable validity scales. The hypothesised moderated mediation model was tested in the SPSS PROCESS macro. PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT: This survey collected data from 504 nursing students in an internship at a teaching hospital in Changsha, China. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: This study was pre-approved by the ethics committee of the medical school (No. E2022210). Informed consent was obtained from all students. RESULTS: The clinical internship environment (B = 0.450, 95% CI = [0.371, 0.530]) and moral sensitivity (B = 1.352, 95% CI = [1.090, 1.615]) had positive direct effects on nursing students' caring behaviours. Clinical internship environment also indirectly influenced students' caring behaviours via moral sensitivity (B = 0.161, 95% CI = [0.115, 0.206]). In addition, self-efficacy played a moderating role between the clinical internship environment and caring behaviours (B = 0.019, 95% CI = [0.007, 0.031]), as well as the relationship between the clinical internship environment and moral sensitivity (B = 0.006, 95% CI = [0.003, 0.010]). CONCLUSION: Moral sensitivity mediates the effect of the clinical internship environment on caring behaviour, and self-efficacy strengthens both direct and indirect effects. This study emphasises the importance of self-efficacy in developing moral sensitivity and caring behaviours in nursing students.

[Early Prediction of Support Necessity for Pharmacy Clinical Internship Using Deep Learning].

The duration of undergraduate study was extended in 2006 to six years for pharmaceutical education aimed at training highly qualified pharmacists. Clinical internship in current pharmaceutical education is positioned as being important for fostering the qualities required of a pharmacist, and the support of faculty members is essential. Based on the above, we thought that support from faculty members should be provided easily and positively, which would enrich community pharmacy clinical internships. This study aimed to examine the method of predicting the need for support from weekly reports of community pharmacy practice trainees at Showa Pharmaceutical University. It became evident that the level of necessary support could not be predicted by using the support needs listed. However, application of deep learning to the contents of the weekly report for the first to fifth weeks in 2019 enabled the prediction of the level of support needed in 2020 with 97% accuracy. Although this research is currently limited to predicting the level of support required for community pharmacy practical internship at our university, it demonstrates the use of deep learning to predict the level of support needed based on five weeks' worth of weekly reports.

Application of the hybrid BOPPPS teaching model in clinical internships in gynecology.

BACKGROUND: The traditional gynecological teaching model is not conducive to the cultivation of trainee doctors' clinical skills, thinking patterns and doctor‒patient communication ability. This study aims to explore the effect of the application of the hybrid BOPPPS (bridge-in, objective, preassessment, participant learning, postassessment, summary) teaching model in clinical internships in gynecology. METHODS: This observational study was conducted among final-year undergraduate medical trainee doctors at Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital from September 2020 to June 2022. Members of the control group were introduced to the traditional teaching model, while members of the experimental group were introduced to the hybrid BOPPPS teaching model. Trainee doctors' final examination scores and teaching satisfaction were compared. RESULTS: The control group consisted of 114 students who entered the university to pursue undergraduate degrees in 2017, and the experimental group consisted of 121 students who entered the university to pursue undergraduate degrees in 2018. The final examination scores attained by trainee doctors in the experimental group were higher than those attained by trainee doctors in the control group (P < 0.05). The final theoretical exam scores attained by members of the control group were significantly higher than their preassessment scores (P < 0.01). The scores differed significantly between female and male subjects before the internship (p<0.05) but not after the internship (p>0.05). In total, 93.4% of trainee doctors in the experimental group thought that the hybrid BOPPPS teaching model helped them improve their case analysis ability, and the difference in this measure between the experimental and control groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). A total of 89.3% of trainee doctors in the experimental group supported the promotion and application of the hybrid BOPPPS model in practice in other disciplines. CONCLUSION: The hybrid BOPPPS teaching model helps improve trainee doctors' learning environment, stimulate their interest and initiative in learning, enhance their clinical practice ability and increase their satisfaction; therefore, this model is worth promoting and applying in practice in other disciplines.

Application and effectiveness of narrative medicine in clinical internship: with department of thoracic surgery as an example / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective:To investigate the effect of narrative medicine teaching on the academic performance and empathy ability of clinical interns in department of thoracic surgery.Methods:A total of 74 interns in the department of thoracic surgery, with the "5+3" integration major of clinical medicine in Chongqing Medical University, were divided into observation group and control group, with 37 interns in each group. The interns in the control group received traditional teaching, and those in the observation group received narrative medicine teaching in addition to traditional teaching. The two groups were compared in terms of department examination score, level of humanistic concern, empathy level, ability to handle doctor-patient relationship, degree of satisfaction with teaching, discipline interest, and job intention after graduation. SPSS 21.0 was used to perform the t-test and chi-square test. Results:Compared with the control group, the observation group had significantly better theoretical score [(85.16±10.04) vs. (79.73±8.27)], operational skill score [(85.32±8.77) vs. (79.70±7.56)], level of humanistic concern [(3.78±0.95) vs. (3.24±1.04)], empathy scale score [(104.89±12.90) vs. (96.57±11.00)], results of the questionnaire on doctor-patient communication skills, confidence in professional practice, and doctor-patient orientation [(52.59±10.15) vs. (72.59±5.86)], degree of satisfaction with teaching (89.2% vs. 64.8% in the control group), discipline interest [(3.86±1.08) vs. (3.05±1.12)], and job intention after graduation (29.7% vs. 8.1%).Conclusion:Narrative medicine introduced into clinical practice teaching can improve the effectiveness of teaching, the empathy ability of students, and the degree of satisfaction with teaching.

Factors influencing the professional identity of nursing interns: a cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Improving the professional identity of nursing intern is significant for enhancing the number of new registered nurses and easing the shortage of nursing personnel. The clinical internship is a key period for the formulation of professional identity. However, we know little about the factors influencing the nursing interns' professional identity during clinical internship. Therefore, this study explore the influencing factors of nursing interns' professional identity during clinical internship. This study will provide evidence and suggestions for generating effective strategies contributing to professional identity improvement of nursing interns. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. The convenience sampling was used to recruit 398 nursing interns from a teaching hospital in Hunan, China. The demographic characteristics information was collected by a self-developed questionnaire. The nursing interns' professional identity and potential influencing factors (e.g., work atmosphere, teacher capacity) were measured by questionnaires with good psychometric properties. The appropriate indicators were used for descriptive statistics, and t test, analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation analysis and multiple linear regression were used to analyse the influencing factors. RESULTS: In this study, the influencing factors of nursing interns' professional identity are education level, first choice of major, residential status, work atmosphere, and teacher capacity. The results showed that: (1) the nursing interns with a higher education level reported a lower level of professional identity; (2) the nursing interns whose first choice of major was not nursing discipline reported a lower level of professional identity; (3) the nursing interns live in rural areas (compared to urban areas) reported a higher level of professional identity; (4) the nursing interns in better work atmosphere reported a higher level of professional identity; (5) the nursing interns under the guidance of the teachers equipped with better teaching capacity reported a higher level of professional identity. CONCLUSION: The education level, first choice of major and residential status are influence factors of nursing interns' professional identity. The nursing educators need to pay attention to nursing interns whose first choice is not nursing, and in a bachelor program, who may have a lower level of professional identity. It is crucial to enhance the nursing interns' professional identity by improve the work atmosphere and clinical teachers' capacity, to promote nursing interns to choose nursing as a profession and reduce the shortage of nursing workforce.

Effectiveness of a Problem-Based Geropsychiatric Nursing Clinical Internship Program.

Clinical internships that effectively incorporate the care of older adults with mental health disorders are sparse in many countries, including Taiwan. This study investigated the effectiveness of a problem-based geropsychiatric clinical internship program for nursing students in Taiwan. We conducted a quasi-experimental study among 126 nursing students. Experimental and control groups received problem-based geropsychiatric and general psychiatric practice sessions, respectively. Knowledge, attitude, skills, and self-reflection were evaluated before (T1) and after (T2) measurements. There were no significant differences between the groups in knowledge, attitude, skills, and self-reflection at T1. At T2, knowledge was significantly higher in the experimental group (t = 2.39, p = 0.02). Attitude, skills, and self-reflection ability did not differ between the groups at T2. Our results showed that clinical problem-based approaches can be applied in geropsychiatric mental health nursing internship programs. The problem-based approach was helpful in improving nursing students' knowledge about psychiatric symptoms and the health problems of older adults with mental illness. However, it did not significantly enhance or change the attitudes, skills, or the ability to self-reflect among students.

Design and First Impressions of a Small Private Online Course in Clinical Workplace Learning: Questionnaire and Interview Study.

BACKGROUND: Clinical workplace learning takes place in a dynamic and complex learning environment that is designated as a site for patient care and education. Challenges in clinical training can be overcome by implementing blended learning, as it offers flexible learning programs suitable for student-centered learning, web-based collaboration, and peer learning. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the Small Private Online Course (SPOC) by interns' first impressions and satisfaction measures (N=20) on using the SPOC. This study describes the design process of a SPOC from a theoretical and practical perspective and how it has been integrated into a clinical internship in internal medicine. METHODS: The design of the SPOC was based on general theoretical principles that learning should be constructive, contextual, collaborative, and self-regulated, and the self-determination theory to stimulate intrinsic motivation. Interns' impressions and level of satisfaction were evaluated with a web-based questionnaire and group interview. RESULTS: Interns thought the web-based learning environment to be a useful and accessible alternative to improve knowledge and skills. Peer learning and web-based collaboration through peer interaction was perceived as less effective, as student feedback was felt inferior to teacher feedback. The interns would prefer more flexibility within the course, which could improve self-regulated learning and autonomy. CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation shows that the SPOC is a useful and accessible addition to the clinical learning environment, providing an alternative opportunity to improve knowledge and skills. Further research is needed to improve web-based collaboration and interaction in our course.

Educação em saúde bucal em uma pré-escola: planejamento estratégico para o desenvolvimento de atividades lúdicas / Oral health education in pre-school: strategic planning for the development of ludic activities

Trata-se de um relato de experiência, que descreve, sob estratégia narrativo-argumentativa, as significâncias político-pedagógicas atreladas ao planejamento estratégico de ações de educação em saúde bucal vivenciadas em um ambiente escolar e experimentadas por acadêmicos estagiários de um curso de Odontologia. Após análise detalhada, algumas inferências se destacaram: o reconhecimento do ambiente escolar como território fértil para o desenvolvimento de ações promotoras de saúde; a efetividade do instrumento "TPC" (Teorizar-Praticar-Criticar) no direcionamento dos acadêmicos estagiários no planejamento estratégico de atividades de educação em saúde bucal; a importância de se disseminar, em espaços científicos, os aprendizados advindos de experimentações práticas de estágios.

This is a report on an experience that describes, under a narrative-argumentative strategy, the political-pedagogical significance linked to the strategic planning of oral health education actions experienced in a school environment and experienced by university trainees from a Dentistry course. After a detailed analysis, some inferences were observed: the recognition of the school environment as a fertile territory for the development of health-promoting actions; the effectiveness of the "TPC" (Theorize-Practice-Criticize) instrument in directing university trainees in the strategic planning of oral health education activities; the importance of disseminating, in scientific spaces, the learning from practical experimentation during internships.

Meu Estágio Enfermagem: criação e avaliação de um protótipo de aplicativo para apoio no estágio curricular supervisionado em enfermagem / My Nursing Internship: creation and evaluation of an application prototype to support the supervised curricular internship in nursing

Introdução: O estágio curricular supervisionado é um importante instrumento utilizado na formação dos profissionais de enfermagem, que visa proporcionar aos alunos o aperfeiçoamento das técnicas de enfermagem e o desenvolvimento de uma visão crítica e reflexiva da profissão. Entretanto, não são poucas as dificuldades enfrentadas pelas envolvidos ao longo deste processo, incluindo questões burocráticas, organizativas e pedagógicas. Algumas dessas dificuldades podem ser amenizadas com o uso de tecnologias educacionais digitais especialmente desenvolvidas para esse fim, uma vez que permitem acesso a informações com bases científicas, controle de horários, realização de registros e cálculos, entre outras atividades pertinentes ao estágio. Objetivo: Desenvolver e avaliar um protótipo de aplicativo educacional para apoiar alunos e docentes durante os estágios. Método: Trata-se de uma pesquisa aplicada, exploratória e descritiva, de produção tecnológica. No desenvolvimento do protótipo do aplicativo, utilizou-se como referencial metodológico o Design Thinking, para os momentos de inspiração, implementação e ideação, precedido de revisão da literatura sobre as dificuldades enfrentadas pelos alunos e docentes durante os ECS. Posteriormente, foi desenvolvida a primeira versão do protótipo para interação com especialistas em inovação e tecnologia e alunos de enfermagem, resultando na nova versão submetida à avaliação de nove juízes docentes enfermeiros, nove especialistas em informática e nove alunos do curso técnico em enfermagem. Na avaliação do protótipo foram utilizados os instrumentos System Usability Scale, Net Promoter Score e de Avaliação da Qualidade Adaptado de Sperandio (2008). Na análise dos dados foram empregadas técnicas de estatísticas descritivas. Para concordância entre os avaliadores, adotou-se a análise AC1, de acordo com Gwet (2008). Resultados: Foi desenvolvido um protótipo de aplicativo de média fidelidade, com as seguintes funcionalidades: disponibilização das escalas de estágio, chat de comunicação entre docentes e alunos, registro de presença no estágio com geolocalização, disponibilização das técnicas de enfermagem, checklist das técnicas realizadas, recurso para cálculos de medicação e gotejamento, registros de enfermagem, consulta dos planos de trabalho docente, informações para segurança do paciente, código de ética e normas e rotinas dos estágios. Com base nas avaliações foi possível considerar a viabilidade do protótipo de aplicativo. As avaliações do score SUS alcançaram o melhor resultado possível, com valores de 91,4 e 91,9 entre os alunos e enfermeiros docentes, respectivamente. O NPS ficou na zona de excelência com média de respostas 94,4. Na avaliação da qualidade nos itens funcionalidade, confiabilidade, usabilidade, eficiência, manutenibilidade e portabilidade, a média das respostas dos enfermeiros docentes, alunos e especialistas em informática ficou dentro do esperado. Importantes sugestões foram feitas e permitirão novas implementações a partir da visão dos usuários finais. A avaliação dos especialistas em informática identificou a necessidade de melhorias, sobretudo nos itens confiabilidade, eficiência, manutenibilidade e portabilidade. A avaliação da concordância evidenciou a discordância dos avaliadores, o que reitera a necessidade de aperfeiçoar versões futuras do protótipo, bem como de considerar novas avaliações. Conclusão: O protótipo de aplicativo desenvolvido tem potencial para colaborar no desenvolvimento dos ECS em enfermagem, além de apresentar caráter inovador. Além disso, considera-se relevante a avaliação futura dos aspectos pedagógicos, não contemplados neste estudo

Introduction: The supervised curricular internship is an important instrument used in the training of nursing professionals, which aims to provide students with the improvement of nursing techniques and the development of a critical and reflective view of the profession. However, there are many difficulties faced by those involved throughout this process, including bureaucratic, organizational and pedagogical issues. Some of these difficulties can be alleviated with the use of digital educational technologies specially developed for this purpose, as they allow access to scientifically based information, control of schedules, carrying out records and calculations, among other activities relevant to the internship. Objective: Develop and evaluate an educational application prototype to support students and faculty during internships. Method: This is an applied, exploratory and descriptive research of technological production. In the development of the application prototype, Design Thinking was used as a methodological framework, for moments of inspiration, implementation and ideation, preceded by a literature review on the difficulties faced by students and teachers during the ECS. Subsequently, the first version of the prototype was developed for interaction with innovation and technology specialists and nursing students, resulting in the new version being evaluated by nine nurse faculty judges, nine informatics specialists and nine students from the technical nursing course. In the evaluation of the prototype, the instruments System Usability Scale, Net Promoter Score and Quality Assessment Adapted from Sperandio (2008) were used. In the data analysis descriptive statistics techniques were used. For agreement between the evaluators, the AC1 analysis was adopted, according to Gwet (2008). Results: A prototype of a medium-fidelity application was developed, with the following features: availability of internship schedules, communication chat between professors and students, registration of internship attendance with geolocation, availability of nursing techniques, checklist of performed techniques, resource for medication and drip calculations, nursing records, consultation of teacher work plans, patient safety information, code of ethics and internship rules and routines. Based on the evaluations, it was possible to consider the feasibility of the application prototype. The evaluations of the SUS score achieved the best possible result, with values of 91.4 and 91.9 among students and teaching nurses, respectively. NPS was in the zone of excellence with an average of 94.4 responses. In assessing the quality of the items functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability and portability, the average of the responses of professors, students and computer specialists was within expectations. Important suggestions were made and will allow new implementations from the end users' perspective. The assessment of computer specialists identified the need for improvements, especially in the items reliability, efficiency, maintainability and portability. The agreement assessment evidenced the evaluators' disagreement, which reiterates the need to improve future versions of the prototype, as well as to consider new assessments. Conclusion: The developed application prototype has the potential to collaborate in the development of ECS in nursing, in addition to presenting an innovative character. In addition, the future assessment of pedagogical aspects not covered in this study is considered relevant

Aprendizaje interprofesional en los internados de las carreras de la salud del Hospital Josefina Martínez / Interprofessional learning of interns at Josefina Martínez Hospital

Introducción: las dinámicas de atención en salud requieren que los profesionales que componen el equipo de salud trabajen en for-ma colaborativa. Sin embargo, durante su formación, las oportunidades de aprendizaje con otras disciplinas son escasas. Se reportan los resultados del primer proyecto para promover el aprendizaje interprofesional en los internos que rotan por el Hospital Josefina Martínez. Método: de marzo a julio 2018, se realizó un taller constituido por dos sesiones, en cada rotación de internado. Participaron internos de cinco carreras en forma conjunta (kinesiología, odontología, nutrición, fonoaudiología y terapia ocupacional). Se adaptó la encuesta de disposición al aprendizaje interprofesional, para ser aplicada antes y después de cada taller. Se calcularon las medianas, rangos intercuartílicos (Q1; Q3y se compararon los puntajes mediante test de Wilcoxon. Resultados: hubo una disposición positiva inicial al aprendizaje interprofesional, con mejoría significativa después de los talleres en todas las dimensiones de la encuesta: Trabajo en equipo y colaboración (<0,001), trabajo centrado en el paciente (<0,001), y sentido de identidad profesional (<0,05). La diferencia del puntaje global de la encuesta también fue significativa (<0,001). Conclusiones: se demostró un cambio favorable y significativo en las respuestas de los internos después de los talleres, en todas las dimensiones de la encuesta. En los comentarios, destacaron la relevancia de aprender con estudiantes de otras carreras, describiendo que aumentó su conocimiento sobre éstas y reforzando el impacto que dicha integración tiene en mejorar la atención y resolución de problemas en salud.

Background: The dynamics of health care require that the health professionals work collaboratively; however, during their training, learning opportunities with other disciplines are infrequent. The results of the first project to promote interprofessional learning in the clinical internship at Hospital Josefina Martínez are reported. Methods: From March to July 2018, two workshops for each internship rotation were carried. Students from fivecareers participated together (Kinesiology, Dentistry, Nutrition, Speech Therapy, and Occupa-tional Therapy). The readiness to interprofessional scale survey was adapted, to be applied before and after each workshop. Medians, interquartile range (Q1; Q3) were calculated, and the Wilcoxon test was used to compare the results. Results: There was an initial po-sitive readiness for interprofessional learning, with a significant improvement in all the dimensions of the survey, after the workshops: Teamwork and collaboration (<.001), patient-centered care (<.001), and sense of professional identity (<.05). The differences from the overall survey were also significant (<0.001). Conclusions: A favorable change was demonstrated in the responses of the students after the workshops, overalland in all the dimensions of the survey. In the comments, the students highlighted the relevance of learning with students from other careers, describing that it increased their knowledge about different professions and strengthening the impact that this integration has in improving attention and resolving health problems.

The Impact of Trainee Nationality on Patient Acceptance of Obstetrics and Gynecology Care: A Chinese Study.

Phenomenon: China is a relatively homogenous nation where the majority of people are Han Chinese. In recent years, a large number of international students have begun to study medicine in China. Due to the privacy and intimacy associated with obstetrical and gynecological diseases, Chinese women's acceptance toward international students' involvement in their care has not been reported thus far. This survey aims (1) to determine Chinese women's attitudes toward both Chinese and international medical student involvements in obstetrical and gynecological outpatient departments and (2) to investigate possible reasons, if any, for their rejection of the medical students. Approach: We conducted a cross-sectional survey study using a locally-developed questionnaire. The survey was conducted in the obstetrical and gynecological outpatient department of a tertiary hospital in a Chinese harbor city. We surveyed 600 patients for their attitudes towards the involvement of four groups of medical student in clinical practice: Chinese female, International female, Chinese male, and International male. Among the returned questionnaires, 501 satisfied the criteria for analysis. Findings: Patient's acceptance rates of the four groups of students (Chinese female, International female, Chinese male, and International male) were 59.7%, 55.9%, 32.1%, and 25.9%, respectively. Analysis revealed that language barriers and lack of friendliness were the two main reasons leading to patients' low acceptance rates of international students. Insights: Obstetrical and gynecological patients are more likely to accept female students over male students, regardless of their nationality, however International male students receive the least acceptance. For international students, improving their Chinese language skills and using more friendly expressions may facilitate their practice in China.

Clinical Performance Scores of Internationally Educated Physical Therapists during Clinical Education in a Bridging Programme.

Purpose: We describe the numerical ratings assigned by clinical instructors to the performance of internationally educated physical therapists (IEPTs) during their clinical internships while enrolled in a bridging programme. Method: We conducted a secondary analysis of the quantitative data for IEPT learners attending the Ontario Internationally Educated Physical Therapist Bridging Program using the Canadian Physiotherapy Assessment of Clinical Performance (ACP) tool. We extracted the scores from each IEPT's ACP form at the midterm and final evaluations for two internships and conducted a descriptive analysis. Results: We obtained 318 data sets for 61 IEPTs. By the final point of the second internship, (1) items about communication pertaining to ethical professional relationships, conducting oneself within legal and ethical requirements, and respecting the individuality and autonomy of the client had high mean ratings; (2) most items rated achieved advanced intermediate performance and many indicated entry-level performance; and (3) most IEPTs (84%) either had high scores throughout or improved from lower scores to at least advanced intermediate performance. Conclusions: Items relating to professional conduct and effective communication in professional relationships were relatively high among the IEPTs. By the end of the second internship, most IEPTs in this bridging programme had improved their clinical performance toward or up to the entry-level standard for Canadian physiotherapists.

Objectif : décrire les cotes numériques que les moniteurs cliniques attribuent au rendement des physiothérapeutes formés à l'étranger (PFÉ) pendant les stages cliniques de leur programme de transition. Méthodologie : les chercheurs ont procédé à une analyse secondaire des données quantitatives des apprenants PFÉ qui participent au programme ontarien de transition des PFÉ. Pour ce faire, ils ont utilisé l'outil d'évaluation du rendement clinique (ÉRC) en physiothérapie au Canada. Ils ont extrait les cotes de chaque formulaire d'ÉRC des PFÉ à l'évaluation de mi-session et à l'évaluation finale de deux stages et réalisé une analyse descriptive. Résultats : les chercheurs ont obtenu 318 ensembles de données sur 61 PFÉ. À la fin du deuxième stage, a) les points sur la communication relative aux relations professionnelles éthiques, le comportement respectueux des exigences légales et éthiques et le respect de l'individualité et de l'autonomie du client ont obtenu des cotes élevées; b) la plupart des points cotés ont obtenu un rendement intermédiaire avancé, et bon nombre, un rendement de physiothérapeute débutant et c) la plupart des PFÉ (84 %) ont obtenu des cotes élevées tout au long de leurs stages ou sont passés de scores faibles à un rendement au moins intermédiaire avancé. Conclusion : les points relatifs au comportement professionnel et à des communications efficaces étaient relativement élevés chez les PFÉ. À la fin de leur deuxième stage, la plupart des PFÉ de ce programme de transition avaient amélioré leur rendement clinique pour qu'il avoisine ou atteigne la norme exigée des physiothérapeutes canadiens débutants.

Evaluation of innovative teaching mode on obstetrics and gynecology for clinical interns / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective@#To evaluate an innovative teaching mode on obstetrics and gynecology for clinical interns.@*Methods@#A total of 195 students from Grade 2015 of Clinical Medicine (Group 2018) were enrolled to receive the innovative teaching mode. This mode was based on organ integration medicine,focused on solving problems and improving teacher-student interaction, and provided creative homework and more clinical practice for students. The teaching results were evaluated objective and structured clinical examinations and questionnaire, and by comparing their scores with those of the former two grades (Grade 2013 and 2014). The statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 21.0.@*Results@#Scores of objective and structured clinical test in Group 2018 was higher than those in the two groups former of the same period, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Satisfaction in Group 2018 was higher than that in the former two groups (P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The their innovative teaching mode can help students to integrate theories with practice and cultivate ability of clinical thinking.

Evaluation of innovative teaching mode on obstetrics and gynecology for clinical interns / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective To evaluate an innovative teaching mode on obstetrics and gynecology for clinical interns. Methods A total of 195 students from Grade 2015 of Clinical Medicine (Group 2018) were enrolled to receive the innovative teaching mode. This mode was based on organ integration medicine, focused on solving problems and improving teacher-student interaction, and provided creative homework and more clinical practice for students. The teaching results were evaluated objective and structured clinical examinations and questionnaire, and by comparing their scores with those of the former two grades (Grade 2013 and 2014). The statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 21.0. Results Scores of objective and structured clinical test in Group 2018 was higher than those in the two groups former of the same period, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Satisfaction in Group 2018 was higher than that in the former two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion The their innovative teaching mode can help students to integrate theories with practice and cultivate ability of clinical thinking.

Ganho de Conhecimento no Internato Médico em Psiquiatria Não Reduz Estigmatização dos Transtornos Mentais / Increased Knowledge among Psychiatric Medical Interns does not Reduce the Stigmatization of Mental Disorders

RESUMO Introdução Considerando a prevalência dos transtornos mentais, é essencial que qualquer médico seja capaz de prestar assistência qualificada e humanizada a pessoas em sofrimento psíquico. No entanto, o usual estigma e a falta de conhecimento no manejo das doenças mentais por parte dos médicos podem representar uma barreira de acesso e ineficiência importante enfrentada pelos pacientes no sistema de saúde. Objetivo Estimar o ganho de aprendizado percebido e a redução de estigma em relação a pessoas portadoras de esquizofrenia por estudantes de Medicina após a exposição ao estágio obrigatório no internato numa escola médica pública no Distrito Federal. Método Estudo quasi-experimental para avaliação de impacto de programa educacional durante o internato médico em saúde mental. A amostra consistiu em 35 estudantes do último ano do curso de Medicina. Foram aplicados questionários para aferição do grau e tipificação do estigma em relação à esquizofrenia e à autopercepção sobre manejo de medicamentos e sobre tratamento de doenças psiquiátricas. Os instrumentos utilizaram uma escala do tipo Likert de três pontos para aferição dos resultados. Os questionários foram aplicados imediatamente antes e após a exposição ao programa educacional, que teve duração de quatro semanas. Os valores médios de autopercepção e estigma foram comparados entre os dois momentos empregando-se o teste t de Student emparelhado. Resultados Não houve mudança significativa do grau de estigmatização nas dimensões avaliadas (estereótipo total, p = .230; preconceito percebido, p = .172; distância social, p = .209; direitos civis, p = .837). Quanto à autopercepção de conhecimento, os valores médios do número de resposta igual a 3 e a soma no momento pós- são significativamente maiores que no momento pré- (p = .007 e p < .0001, respectivamente). Os ganhos não se mostraram associados significativamente com as variáveis demográficas. Conclusão A despeito do ganho em conhecimento, a imersão em saúde mental no internato do curso de Medicina ao longo de quatro semanas não se mostrou eficaz para mudança no estigma. É possível que a curta duração da intervenção implique contato insuficiente com o portador de doença mental para redução do estigma. Sugerimos a realização de novos trabalhos com ampliação da amostra e com desenhos experimentais.

ABSTRACT Introduction Considering the high prevalence of mental illnesses, it is essential for any physician to offer proper treatment and attention to people with these disorders. Nevertheless, the usual stigma and lack of knowledge regarding the management of mental disorders on the part of physicians can represent a significant barrier to treatment and inefficiency faced by patients in the health care system. Objective This study aimed to measure the gain of psychiatric knowledge and the reduction in the stigmatization of people with schizophrenia by medical students after exposure to the compulsory internship program at a public medical school in the Federal District. Methods Quasi-experimental study to evaluate the impact of the training program during medical internship in the final year of undergraduate medical training. The sample was 35 final-year medical students. Questionnaires were applied to measure the degree and type of stigma in relation to schizophrenia and self-perception regarding the drug management and treatment of psychiatric diseases. A three-point Likert scale was used to measure the results. The questionnaires were applied immediately before and after exposure to the four-week training program. The medical values of self-perception and stigma were compared between two moments using the Student's t test. Results: There was no statistically significant difference found between stigmatization before and after the intervention (total stereotype, p = 0.230; perceived prejudice, p = 0.172; social distance, p = 0.209; civil rights, p = 0.837). Regarding self-perception of knowledge, the number of items reaching total confidence and the mean values after the training were significantly improved (p = 0.007 and p < 0.0001, respectively). There was no correlation with sociodemographic characteristics. Conclusion Despite the knowledge gain, medical students failed to show any improvement in the degree of stigma held after immersion in a 4-week practical psychiatric training program. The short duration of the intervention might have meant that the students' contact with patients was insufficient to reduce stigma. More studies are needed with larger groups and experimental designs.

Avaliação da aprendizagem no estágio supervisionado de enfermagem em saúde coletiva / Assessment of learning in the supervised internship in nursing in collective health / Evaluación de aprendizaje durante la práctica o residencia de enfermería en salud colectiva

Resumo Neste ensaio teórico-reflexivo, desenvolvemos uma discussão a respeito da avaliação da aprendizagem no processo de formação da assistência de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva no decorrer do estágio supervisionado. Dialogamos com autores da Saúde Coletiva e da avaliação da aprendizagem por competências, principalmente da medicina, que foram pioneiros nesse debate, empregando o modelo hierárquico-conceitual de avaliação de competências proposto por George Miller. Procuramos contribuir ao apresentar possibilidades de métodos, instrumentos e procedimentos de avaliação da aprendizagem em contextos somativos ou formativos, perspectivas e tendências da avaliação do processo de ensino-aprendizagem na área da Enfermagem. Constatamos que a avaliação por competências necessita ser mais discutida para estar alinhada às mudanças curriculares em curso e às demandas de formação de perfis profissionais em consonância com as necessidades e princípios do Sistema Único de Saúde.

Abstract In this thoughtful theoretical essay, we developed a discussion regarding the assessment of learning in the process of training for care in Nursing in Collective Health throughout the supervised internship. We had conversations with the authors of Collective Health and of the assessment of learning by competencies, mainly those involved in medicine, who were pioneers in this debate, using the hierarchical-conceptual model of assessment by competencies proposed by George Miller. We sought to make a contribution by presenting the possibilities of methods, tools and procedures for the assessment of learning in summative or formative contexts, and the perspectives and tendencies of the assessment of the teaching-learning process in the field of Nursing. We verified that the assessment by competencies needs to be more discussed in order to be in line with the ongoing syllabus changes and the demands for the training of professional profiles that is in accordance with the needs and principles of the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS, in the Portuguese acronym).

Resumen En este ensayo teórico reflexivo, desarrollamos una discusión acerca de la evaluación de aprendizaje en el proceso de formación de asistencia de Enfermería en Salud Colectiva durante la práctica o residencia. Dialogamos con autores sobre Salud Colectiva y la evaluación de aprendizaje por competencias, principalmente de la medicina, que fueron pioneros en este debate, empleando el modelo jerárquico-conceptual de evaluación de competencias propuesto por George Miller. Buscamos contribuir al presentar posibilidades de métodos, instrumentos y procedimientos de evaluación de aprendizaje en contextos sumativos o formativos, perspectivas y tendencias de la evaluación del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en el área de Enfermería. Constatamos que la evaluación por competencias necesita ser más discutida para alinearse a los cambios curriculares en curso y a las demandas de formación de perfiles profesionales de acuerdo a las necesidades y principios del Sistema Único de Salud.