Influence of Simulated and Actual Community Vaccination Clinics on Student Empowerment and Self‐Efficacy for Public Health Nursing Competencies

Babenko-Mould, Yolanda; Ferguson, Karen; Riddell, Thelma; Hancock, Michele; Atthill, Stephanie

doi:10.1111/phn.12151

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“…A study in Canada examined the possibility of performing training for administering independent vaccinations during pre-Nursing practice. Following the intervention, the students perceived themselves as more confident and capable of providing safe vaccination [64]. Such training is arguably necessary when permitting vaccination without a medical prescription: in France, nurses have been able to vaccinate patients against influenza without medical prescription since 2008 to improve vaccination coverage.…”

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A Comparison of the Attitudes to Influenza Vaccination Held by Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, and Public Health Students and Their Knowledge of Viral Infections

Kałucka

Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk

Grzegorczyk-Karolak

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Vaccines

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Influenza is a viral vaccine-preventable disease. The present study aims to explore the attitude to influenza immunization and the knowledge of influenza among students in Poland. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 among students of Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, and Public health in all years of study. Data was obtained from 1137 students (90.7% female, 9.3% male), mean age 21.3 ± 1.62 years. The urban students were more likely to be vaccinated against seasonal influenza than rural students (OR: 1.52; 95% CI [1.10–2.10], p = 0.010362). The students of Public health were more likely to be vaccinated against influenza (48.9%, regularly annually 1.1%) than Pharmacy (31%, regularly annually 2.5%), Nursing (30.7%, regularly annually 1.3%) or Midwifery (25.1%, regularly annually 2.4%). First-year and second-year students were vaccinated more often (OR: 2.75; 95% CI [1.99–3.82], p = 0.00000; OR: 1.84; 95% CI [1.32–2.59], p = 0.0004, respectively) than later-year students. All students reported the main reasons for vaccination to be their own protection and parental decision. Concluded, present findings demonstrate a low prevalence of flu vaccination among medical students. Therefore, strategies are needed to increase the uptake of influenza vaccine in students, especially considering the future contact between this group of future health care workers and higher risk groups.

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A Comparison of the Attitudes to Influenza Vaccination Held by Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, and Public Health Students and Their Knowledge of Viral Infections

Kałucka

Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk

Grzegorczyk-Karolak

et al. 2020

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“…Practical simulation study used clinical care scenarios based on a curriculum (Herrington & Schneidereith, 2017) with high-quality practice guidelines (Lewis et al, 2017) over a semester. Previous studies of simulation-based education as a part of a class did not occur over an entire semester (Akselbo et al, 2018;Babenko-Mould et al, 2015;Lebcir et al, 2017; Romero-Collado et al, 2020;Tamaki et al, 2019). Use of SPs and high-fidelity simulation is more effective than low-fidelity simulation (Cant & Cooper, 2017;J.…”

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Effectiveness of Health Guidance Simulation in Community Settings for Public Health Nursing Students: A Preliminary Study

Yoshioka‐Maeda

Naruse

2021

SAGE Open Nursing

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Introduction Simulation-based learning is a relatively new concept in public health nursing education, and little is known about the efficacy of this approach for teaching of health guidance. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of health guidance simulation in community settings for public health nursing students. Methods Using a pre/post-test design, 29 public health nursing students in their third year participated in a high-fidelity simulation program with standardized patients. We developed six scenarios on health guidance for three themes (mother and child, tuberculosis, and adult occupational health) and practice guidelines for the standardized patients to act and assist in understanding of the purpose of the course. Data were collected at baseline and after the simulation sessions through evaluation sheets that the students placed in a designated box on campus. Changes in the level of self-confidence of the students were evaluated based on the “practical skills required for public health nurses and achievement level at graduation” of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and the skills in the minimum requirements for public health nurse education defined by the Japan Association of Public Health Nurse Educational Institutions. Results The total score for self-confidence and the mean self-confidence scores for health guidance skills for mother and child, tuberculosis, and adult occupational health nursing were significantly higher post-test compared to pre-test ( p < 0.001). Conclusion These results indicate that high-fidelity simulation focused on health guidance in community settings can bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practice of students.

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“…If students are not accustomed to getting vaccinated during their studies and do not perform vaccination, they are unlikely to become vaccinated after graduation and to promote vaccination among patients. It has been shown that participation in simulated vaccination clinics increases confidence among students, and this is believed to be associated with providing the knowledge regarding vaccination and the skills for safe vaccine administration [49].…”

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Barriers Associated with the Uptake Ratio of Seasonal Flu Vaccine and Ways to Improve Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Young Health Care Workers in Poland

Kałucka

Grzegorczyk-Karolak

2021

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Despite not being full-time health care workers, annual flu vaccination is nevertheless an important consideration for medical students. This study examined the reasons for refusing flu vaccination among medical students, a group characterized by low vaccination coverage, despite the fact that the flu vaccine is arguably the most effective way of preventing serious flu complications. A cross-sectional survey was performed of 1313 students at the Medical University of Lodz. The findings indicate that the main sites of vaccination were primary care centers, and main source of information about influenza vaccination (about 90% of cases) was the general practitioner (GP). The most common motivations for vaccination were a recommendation by the family doctor or the belief that it was an important factor for protection against influenza. Most students reported various adverse effects after vaccination, usually mild pain at the site of vaccination, malaise, or fever. The main reasons for rejecting influenza vaccination were the apparent low risk of disease, the need for annual vaccination, the need to pay for it, lack of time or opportunity, lack of vaccination promotion, negative attitudes toward the flu vaccine, or the belief that there are other methods of preventing flu. To increase long-term vaccine acceptance and increase the vaccination rate among medical students and qualified health care workers, there is a need to adapt the health system and to initiate ongoing promotion programs at university to raise consciousness, promote vaccinations, and develop clinical skills for immunization.

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Influence of Simulated and Actual Community Vaccination Clinics on Student Empowerment and Self‐Efficacy for Public Health Nursing Competencies

Abstract: This study suggests that nursing students acquired the necessary knowledge and skills for safe vaccination administration through the combination of simulated practice and participating in an actual public health vaccination clinic.

Cited by 14 publications

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A Comparison of the Attitudes to Influenza Vaccination Held by Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, and Public Health Students and Their Knowledge of Viral Infections

A Comparison of the Attitudes to Influenza Vaccination Held by Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, and Public Health Students and Their Knowledge of Viral Infections

Effectiveness of Health Guidance Simulation in Community Settings for Public Health Nursing Students: A Preliminary Study

Barriers Associated with the Uptake Ratio of Seasonal Flu Vaccine and Ways to Improve Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Young Health Care Workers in Poland

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