T Salimi, H Karimi, L Shahbazi, Mh Dehghanpour, A Hafezieh, K Parandeh, F Eshghi,
Volume 13, Issue 3 (7-2005)
Abstract
Introduction: Clinical education in critical care units is very important and promotion of quality of clinical education can lead to higher qualification and professionalism of nursing students in this area of practice . So, this study was conducted to evaluate the clinical skills of nursing students in ICU , CCU and dialysis Units .
Method & Materials : This research was a cross sectional descriptive one and the samples of this research were 72 final year nursing students of Yazd Shaheed Sadoughi Nursing School.
The data was collected by a demographic and checklist questionnaire about clinical skills in ICU, CCU , and dialysis unit . Analysis and descriptive statistics were used for the research goals.
Results : Results showed that clinical skills of nursing students in critical care units is ideal, but these skills in CCU are lower than ICU and dialysis unit . Results indicated that the levels of the clinical skills of nursing students were directly related to their examination scores and interest in nursing .
Conclusion : Our findings indicate that special attention should be paid to clinical education in critical care units and selection of students in this field should be given special attention.
Hamid Hamadzade, Ramin Sarchami, Shahabaldin Nazeri,
Volume 29, Issue 6 (9-2021)
Abstract
Introduction: Self-assessment is one of the methods of benchmarking dental graduates of the acquired skills and identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current student and educational system. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the viewpoints of final-year students of Qazvin Dental School regarding their acquired clinical skills based on the educational program.
Methods: The type of study was descriptive cross-sectional. In this study, the clinical skill level of dental students was evaluated using a 45-item questionnaire (from the skills of 9 clinical departments). Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 using t-test.
Results: 24 students (10 males and 14 females) were included in the study. In general, the mean of students (out of 5 scores) was 3.41±0.30 which was in good level. There was a significant difference between the students' ability in different departments (P = 0.000). The highest ability was in endodontics (4.00) and the lowest in oral disease and diagnosis (2.98). There was no significant difference in total abilities between men and women, but the ability of women in the endodontics ward was higher than men (P = 0.002).
Conclusion: The level of ability of the students from their point of view in this study was good. There was also a difference in the skills of girls and boys in educational settings. The results of this study can be used for evaluation of strengths and weaknesses and planning for promoting education in Qazvin Dental School.
