DOBROWOLSKA, Beata, Aleksandra ZEC, Jessica TOSORATTI, Michal MACHUL, Andrea POKORNÁ, Carla NASCIMENTO, Sonia FERRAO, Katarina ZIAKOVA, Andrea SOLGAJOVA, Lubica RYBAROVA, Illarj ACHIL and Alvisa PALESE. Night shifts as a learning experience among nursing students across Europe: Findings from a cross-sectional survey. Nurse Education Today. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, vol. 90, July 2020, p. 1-9. ISSN 0260-6917. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104441. 2020.
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Original name Night shifts as a learning experience among nursing students across Europe: Findings from a cross-sectional survey
Authors DOBROWOLSKA, Beata (616 Poland), Aleksandra ZEC (380 Italy), Jessica TOSORATTI (380 Italy), Michal MACHUL (616 Poland), Andrea POKORNÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Carla NASCIMENTO (620 Portugal), Sonia FERRAO (620 Portugal), Katarina ZIAKOVA (703 Slovakia), Andrea SOLGAJOVA (703 Slovakia), Lubica RYBAROVA (703 Slovakia), Illarj ACHIL (380 Italy) and Alvisa PALESE (380 Italy, guarantor).
Edition Nurse Education Today, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone, 2020, 0260-6917.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30307 Nursing
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 3.442
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/20:00115799
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104441
UT WoS 000536134400015
Keywords in English Clinical education; Cross-sectional; Europe; Experience; Night shifts; Undergraduate nursing education
Tags 14110611, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Background: Organising clinical placements during nights has been reported as an additional opportunity to introduce students to the whole picture of their future responsibilities. However, studies in this field are still lacking. Objectives: To describe and compare (a) the night shift experience of nursing students across Europe, (b) the patient-related problems that they face during night shifts, (c) the night care activities nursing students are called to perform, and (d) the perceived effects of night shift work on learning outcomes. Design: A cross-sectional study, 2016. Settings: Five European countries: Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Slovakia. Participants: Nursing students from nine Bachelor of Nursing Science degree programmes attending night shifts during their study period and who were willing to participate were included. A total of 907 out of 1347 (67.3%) eligible students participated. Methods: Questionnaire based on the available literature, translated into five languages. Results: The duration of the night shift was from an average of 9.8 (CI 95% 9.6-10.0) in Italy to 11.9 (CI 95% 11.7-12.0) in the Czech Republic. Students faced mainly patients' pain without statistical differences across countries (at the overall level, 717 out of 907; 79%; p=.318). However, significant differences in the tasks performed during nights emerged: Polish students reported being more involved in performing basic nursing care (72; 93.5%) as compared to other countries (e.g., Portuguese students 337; 84.9%), (p=.02). Overall, an average of 28.9% of the night shift time was reported to be free of commitments, with higher values among Polish (38%, CI 95% 33.6-42.3) and Slovakian students (33.4%, CI 95% 30.6-36.3) and lower values among Czech Republic students (20.4%, CI 95% 17.6-23.2) (p.001). Boredom and satisfaction were reported as the main feelings during night shifts, with significant differences (p.001) across countries. Students reported significant different effects (p.001) of night shifts on their understanding of a nurse's role (from 5.2 out of 10 in Poland to 6.5 in the Czech Republic), on the understanding of the continuity of nursing care (from 5.2 in Poland to 6.7 in Italy), and on having a relationship with the clinical mentors (from 2.7 and 4.2 in Poland and the Czech Republic, respectively, to 6.9 in Italy). Conclusions: Night shifts can be both a valuable and a non-valuable learning experience, suggesting the need to carefully plan and assess their effectiveness at the unit level.
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