Exploring how reflective practice training affects nurse interns’ critical thinking disposition and communication skills

The Effect of Managerial and Leadership Training and Simulation on Senior Nursing Students’ Career Planning and Self-Efficacy

“…Due to the limitation of sample size and lacking a true experimental design, we recommend replicating the intervention with more sample size and comparison between experimental and control groups to validate the effect of such an intervention. Khalil and Abou Hashish (2022) recommended using true experimental studies and longitudinal design to assess the effectiveness of the intervention in enhancing students' future professional practice.…”

“…Chernikova et al (2020) stated that critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and collaboration seem to be the most relevant skills that students should acquire during their education, in addition to domain-specific knowledge and skills to be able to make professional decisions and implement solutions. Likewise, recently, Khalil and Abou Hashish (2022) acknowledged reflective practice as a vital component of nursing practice and an essential aspect of experiential learning, with the potential to bridge the gap between theory and practice and promote students and nurses’ personal and professional development. They found that after reflective practice training, the overall mean scores for certainty, critical thinking disposition, and interpersonal communication competency were significantly higher than before the training.…”

“…Recently, more attention has been paid to nursing students’ career development competencies and talent development, which are important for them to grow as professionals (Abou Hashish, 2019; Khalil and Abou Hashish, 2022). Nonetheless, there are ample concerns about new nursing graduates’ readiness to practice in the workplace (AlMekkawi & El Khalil, 2020).…”

“…Therefore, their clinical training should prepare them to work in new and challenging environments (Seth, 2016; Spence et al, 2019). Career planning and knowledge, career choices, and self-efficacy are vital aspects of students’ professional development for their future roles (Abou Hashish, 2019; Khalil and Abou Hashish, 2022). Career planning is an ongoing, iterative process that includes getting to know oneself, desires, and expectations, setting career goals, revising skills, and searching for the right career fit (Seren, Bacaksiz, & Baykal, 2017).…”

Implementation of an Enculturation Toolkit for New Nurses During Unit Onboarding

“…15 Discussion prompts and other reflective practice activities help nurses assimilate into their roles, engage in shared governance, and optimize individual development. 7,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Repetition of enculturation activities and involvement of leaders helps new staff to perceive and understand the culture, improving their ability to align with the unit and organization. 3,18 Toolkits can be used to organize content such as role-playing scenarios, clinical skills training, and coaching discussions 22,26 ; yet few publications have evaluated the implementation of toolkits.…”