2015 Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 51-61
〔Purpose〕We implemented a multi-tasking training program for nursing students who were scheduled to graduate. Our first objective was to evaluate nursing skills after implementing the training program. Then, to evaluate the effects of the training program, evaluations were repeated immediately after its implementation and 3 months after graduation.
〔Methods〕A total of 145 undergraduate nursing students who had undergone basic nursing training in A Prefecture were included in the program. All students provided consent to participate in the program. The program consisted of the following two tasks: Task 1 involved dealing with interruptions at work; Task 2 involved handling a patient in the same room as another patient undergoing a medical emergency. Self-evaluation of nursing skills was performed using a 4-step scale to rate the 20 items outlined on the basis of the goals of the training. These items were grouped in 5 categories. The results were then analyzed.
〔Results and Discussion〕Only one item in Task 1 was rated by students as significantly “accomplished.” This suggested that students found it difficult to make accurate judgments when their work was interrupted and when dealing with patients. For Task 2, items in the categories, “Judging my own abilities” and “Nursing practices appropriate for the situation” were rated by the students as significantly “accomplished.” On a questionnaire filled out 3 months after graduation, most students replied that the training period and difficulty level of the tasks in the program were appropriate. The students also believed that the program allowed them to revise their own skills, and participation in it motivated them for their future careers as nurses.
