Journal article
Developing and Testing of a Software Prototype to Support Diagnostic Reasoning of Nursing Students
International journal of nursing knowledge, Vol.29(2), pp.124-132
04/2018
DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12145
PMID: 27321209
Abstract
PURPOSE
To design and test educational software to improve nursing students’ diagnostic reasoning through NANDA‐I‐based clinical scenarios.
METHODS
A mixed method approach was used and included content validation by a panel of 13 experts and prototype testing by a sample of 56 students.
FINDINGS
Experts’ suggestions included writing adjustments, new response options, and replacement of clinical information on the scenarios. Percentages of students’ correct answers were 65.7%, 62.2%, and 60.5% for related factors, defining characteristics, and nursing diagnoses, respectively.
CONCLUSION
Full development of this software shows strong potential for enhancing students’ diagnostic reasoning.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE
New graduates may be able to apply diagnostic reasoning more rapidly by exercising their diagnostic skills within this software.
OBJETIVO
Desenvolver e testar um protótipo de software educativo para melhorar o raciocínio diagnóstico de estudantes de enfermagem.
MÉTODOS
Uma abordagem mista foi utilizada e incluiu validação de conteúdo por 13 experts e testagem do protótipo por 56 estudantes.
RESULTADOS
Sugestões dos experts incluíram ajustes na escrita, inclusão de novas opções de resposta e substituição de dados clínicos nos cenários. Os percentuais de respostas corretas dos estudantes foram 65,7%, 62,2% e 60,5% para fatores relacionados, características definidoras e diagnósticos de enfermagem respectivamente.
CONCLUSÃO
O desenvolvimento deste software tem um forte potencial para melhorar o raciocínio diagnóstico de estudantes.
IMPLICAÇÕES PARA A PRÁTICA EM ENFERMAGEM
Através deste software, enfermeiros poderão ser capazes de exercitar o raciocínio diagnóstico e aplicá‐lo mais rapidamente.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Developing and Testing of a Software Prototype to Support Diagnostic Reasoning of Nursing Students
- Creators
- Vanessa Emille Carvalho Sousa - University of Illinois at ChicagoMarcos Venícios Lopes - Nursing Associate Professor at the Federal University of CearáGail M. Keenan - University of FloridaKaren Dunn Lopez - University of Illinois at Chicago
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of nursing knowledge, Vol.29(2), pp.124-132
- DOI
- 10.1111/2047-3095.12145
- PMID
- 27321209
- ISSN
- 2047-3087
- eISSN
- 2047-3095
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2018
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370638402771
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