Service Learning in the Nursing Bachelor Thesis

The Final Degree Project (FDP) is a module that, although intended for the completion of a bachelor thesis (BT), consists of theoretical and clinical teaching. Therefore, introducing service learning (SL) can support student adjustments to the real-world professional role. This study plans to evalua...

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Autores: Roca, J.|||0000-0002-0645-1668, Gros Navés, Silvia|||0000-0001-9580-6020, Canet-Velez, Olga|||0000-0002-1826-9345, Torralbas Ortega, Jordi|||0000-0002-9423-9332, Tort-Nasarre, Glòria|||0000-0001-5270-821X, Postic, Tijana, Martínez, Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:267051
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/267051
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/ijerph191912387
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bachelor thesis
Evidence-based practice
Nursing
Service learning
Student
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Sumario:The Final Degree Project (FDP) is a module that, although intended for the completion of a bachelor thesis (BT), consists of theoretical and clinical teaching. Therefore, introducing service learning (SL) can support student adjustments to the real-world professional role. This study plans to evaluate a teaching innovation project that combines BT and SL through Kirkpatrick's four-level model (reaction, learning, behaviour and results). It takes the form of a convergent parallel mixed-methods design study. The participants were 15 final-year students obtaining a Bachelor of Nursing degree, 4 BT supervising mentors and 4 nurses. At the request of a hospital institution, in their BT, students completed a review of evidence-based nursing protocols. For data collection, the researchers used: an SL questionnaire, student narratives, mentor field diaries and nurse interviews. According to student opinion, the results showed high satisfaction rates (4.44 out of 5), the most developed skills were Independent Work and Information Management, but they signal the need to reinforce the research methodology skills. Finally, positive feedback from all participants is that using SL promotes both the opinion that the BT is useful and also promotes a collaboration between academic and clinical settings.