Engaging Undergraduate Nursing Students in Research: The Students’ Experience of a Summer Internship Program Pilot Project

Cepanec, Diane; Clarke, Diana E.; Plohman, James; Gerard, Judy

doi:10.3928/01484834-20130718-03

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“…In contrast, academic–service partnerships for nursing undergraduate programs are common, and 40% of the partnerships include some research focus (De Geest et al, 2013). This includes summer research programs for undergraduates in which nursing students are employed as full-time interns to work on faculty research projects and receive research training (Cepanec, Clarke, Plohman, and Gerard (2013). Using this format, students reported increased research skill development and interest in pursuing graduate school in the future.…”

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An Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program to Prepare Nursing Students for Future Workforce Roles

Slattery

Logan

Mudge

et al. 2016

Journal of Professional Nursing

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It is important for nurses today and for those joining the workforce in the future to have familiarity and training with respect to interprofessional research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. In an effort to address this need, we describe a 10-week summer research program that immerses undergraduate nursing students in a broad spectrum of clinical and translational research projects as part of their exposure to advanced nursing roles. In doing so, the program increases the ability of the students to participate in research, effectively interact with academic medical center researchers, and incorporate elements of evidence-based practice into future nursing interventions. Their mentors are nurses practicing in roles as nurse researcher, advanced practice nurses involved in evidence-based practice or quality improvement, and clinical trials research nurses. Each student is matched with 3 of these mentors and involved in 3 different projects. Through this exposure, the students benefit from observing multiple nursing roles, taking an active role in research-related activities participating in interdisciplinary learning experiences. Overall, the program provides benefits to the students, who demonstrate measured improvement with respect to the program objectives, and to their mentors and each of the participating organizations.

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An Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program to Prepare Nursing Students for Future Workforce Roles

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Logan

Mudge

et al. 2016

Journal of Professional Nursing

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“…However, involving UG students during semester would requires less time such as four hours a week due to academic load on students (Jamerson, Fish, & Frandsen, 2011). In comparison, they can be involved full-time in research project and training during summer (Cepanec, Clarke, Plohman, & Gerard, 2013). It shall be taken into consideration that involving students during summer research program is more effective as compared to involvement during semester (Slattery et al 2016).…”

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Preferences for Developing Undergraduate Research in Pakistani Universities: Student Teachers’ Perspective

Faizi¹,

Hussain²

2017

Pak. j. educ.

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Undergraduate Research (UGR) is an important component in the curriculum of good ranking universities at present. It encompasses a continuous process of research engagements during undergraduate studies. Involving undergraduate students in research helps in linking theory to practice, understanding research processes and determining career choices. However, promoting UGR in universities in Pakistan requires proper consideration and planning. This study was aimed at identifying research preferences of undergraduate students and improving UGR in Pakistani universities. As students are the most important stakeholder in UGR, the data were collected from 2168 undergraduate students randomly selected from four large universities in Rawalpindi-Islamabad. The research instrument used was a questionnaire developed, pilot tested and validated before its use in this study. The data were converted into percentages and crosstabs using SPSS to analyze data. We found that undergraduate students expressed strong preference for research involvement and were willing to work any part of the week for gaining research experience. The students preferred field research as compared to research in lab or desk work. The students’ views and preferences on crosstabs helped in devising strategies for improving UGR in universities in Pakistan.

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“…They felt anxious at the beginning and found difficulties in searching and critical appraisal step of EBP. Other studies [39,46] also reported that insufficient time and resources were perceived as barriers of studying EBP.…”

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Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Experience in Studying Evidence-Based Practice by Application of Concept Map

Ahmed¹,

Mohamed²

2019

AJNR

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Background: Nowadays nurses should be competent in using knowledge in clinical decision-making for nursing intervention. Therefore, the application of evidence-based practice (EBP) in community healthcare settings is a crucial need that fortifies the quality of the provided services. The governmental policies mandate the application of EBP in healthcare services. The lack of EBP competencies among healthcare professionals including nurses is a barrier for achieving this mandate. Incorporating EBP in nursing curricula combined with interactive teaching strategy such as concept map would overcome this barrier. Aim: The study aimed at providing an overview of the experiences of undergraduate nursing students about studying evidence-based practice by the application of concept map as an educational strategy. Research Design: Qualitative phenomenology study design was used. Setting: The study was carried out at the faculty of nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt during the period from October 2018 until January 2019. Subjects and Sampling: Purposive sampling technique was used to recruit the study participants who were composed of 95 undergraduate nursing students registered at the courses of Community Health Nursing Department. Data collection: Focus group discussion (FGD) was used to collect the required data to achieve the aim of this study. Results: Undergraduate nursing students showed positive views regarding EBP and concept map. They showed interests in studying EBP and applying it in their future career. Nursing students were enthusiastic to use concept map in studying other courses because it helped them in understanding the course content and increased retaining of information. They found the concept map was very helpful in problem-solving. Conclusion and Recommendations: Teaching EBP by using concept map was accepted by undergraduate nursing students. The study recommended the continuity of teaching EBP for undergraduate nursing students and embedding the course of EBP in nursing curricula in postgraduate studies. Concept map would be used in teaching all nursing academic courses.

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Engaging Undergraduate Nursing Students in Research: The Students’ Experience of a Summer Internship Program Pilot Project

Cited by 22 publications

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An Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program to Prepare Nursing Students for Future Workforce Roles

An Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program to Prepare Nursing Students for Future Workforce Roles

Preferences for Developing Undergraduate Research in Pakistani Universities: Student Teachers’ Perspective

Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Experience in Studying Evidence-Based Practice by Application of Concept Map

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