Article: The application of family-nursing assessment skills: From classroom to hospital ward among final-year nursing undergraduates in Hong Kong

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TitleThe application of family-nursing assessment skills: From classroom to hospital ward among final-year nursing undergraduates in Hong Kong
AuthorsLee, ACK2
Leung, SSK1
Mak, YW3
KeywordsFamily assessment skills
Family nursing
Hong Kong
Undergraduate
Issue Date2012
PublisherChurchill Livingstone. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/nedt
CitationNurse Education Today, 2012, v. 32 n. 1, p. 78-84 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.013
AbstractBackground: There is little research on nursing students' application of family health assessment in clinical practice. Objective: To examine the effect of an elective course, Family in Health and Illness (FHI), on year 4 nursing students' family health assessment and practice. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used. One hundred and twenty students completed pre- and post-course questionnaires, after taking FHI (n=49) or a course in Women's Health (WH; n=71) in a baccalaureate nursing program in Hong Kong. Students rated their interest in family assessment and appraised their own confidence and competence in practicing family nursing before the courses commenced, immediately after, and three months post course completion. In addition, their perceived ease of applying family assessment in practice was measured. Results: Students who had taken FHI reported significantly higher interest than those who had not immediately after the course and three months later. The perceived ease of functional assessment immediate after the course was the only predictor of confidence and competence in practicing family nursing (B=0.76, 95% CI=1.37-8.23, p=0.011) at the 3-month follow-up after controlling for age and baseline measures. Level of interest (B=0.44, 95% CI=4.55-0.13, p=0.040) was an additional predictor of nurse-patient relationship at the 3-month follow-up. Conclusion: Educational input to nursing students may foster their interest and confidence in working with families in clinical settings. Further studies are needed to examine the factors impeding actual application of family nursing assessment. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
ISSN0260-6917
2011 Impact Factor: 1.241
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.052
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.013
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000299603600015
Funding AgencyGrant Number
School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong
Funding Information:

The authors would like to acknowledge the seed funding from the Departmental Professional Development Budget, School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong. Special thanks to Dr SO Leung for statistical advice, Professor Marion Good for professional advice on manuscript and nursing students who took part in this study.

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dc.contributor.authorLee, ACK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, SSK
dc.contributor.authorMak, YW
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-27T02:00:21Z
dc.date.available2011-07-27T02:00:21Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractBackground: There is little research on nursing students' application of family health assessment in clinical practice. Objective: To examine the effect of an elective course, Family in Health and Illness (FHI), on year 4 nursing students' family health assessment and practice. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used. One hundred and twenty students completed pre- and post-course questionnaires, after taking FHI (n=49) or a course in Women's Health (WH; n=71) in a baccalaureate nursing program in Hong Kong. Students rated their interest in family assessment and appraised their own confidence and competence in practicing family nursing before the courses commenced, immediately after, and three months post course completion. In addition, their perceived ease of applying family assessment in practice was measured. Results: Students who had taken FHI reported significantly higher interest than those who had not immediately after the course and three months later. The perceived ease of functional assessment immediate after the course was the only predictor of confidence and competence in practicing family nursing (B=0.76, 95% CI=1.37-8.23, p=0.011) at the 3-month follow-up after controlling for age and baseline measures. Level of interest (B=0.44, 95% CI=4.55-0.13, p=0.040) was an additional predictor of nurse-patient relationship at the 3-month follow-up. Conclusion: Educational input to nursing students may foster their interest and confidence in working with families in clinical settings. Further studies are needed to examine the factors impeding actual application of family nursing assessment. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
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dc.identifier.citationNurse Education Today, 2012, v. 32 n. 1, p. 78-84 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.013
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.013
dc.identifier.epage84
dc.identifier.hkuros187104
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000299603600015
Funding AgencyGrant Number
School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong
Funding Information:

The authors would like to acknowledge the seed funding from the Departmental Professional Development Budget, School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong. Special thanks to Dr SO Leung for statistical advice, Professor Marion Good for professional advice on manuscript and nursing students who took part in this study.

dc.identifier.issn0260-6917
2011 Impact Factor: 1.241
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.052
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dc.identifier.pmid21345549
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/135944
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/nedt
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofNurse Education Today
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectFamily assessment skills
dc.subjectFamily nursing
dc.subjectHong Kong
dc.subjectUndergraduate
dc.titleThe application of family-nursing assessment skills: From classroom to hospital ward among final-year nursing undergraduates in Hong Kong
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
  2. The University of Hong Kong
  3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University