Yasemin Yıldırım Usta

Nursing students’ attitudes toward ageism in Turkey

This research involved a descriptive study with the goal of examining the attitudes of 145 Turkish nursing students studying toward ageism and the factors affecting ageism views. A Student Description Form and the Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS) were the data collection instruments used in this study. Statistical evaluation of the data included percentage, median and Kruskal Wallis Test and Mann-Whitney U-test. The average age of student participants was 20.10 ± 3.52; further 37.9% of these students were 1st year nursing students, 25.5% of were 2nd year, 11.7% were 3rd year, and 24.8% were 4th year students. Of the students in this study 63.4% had completed coursework in elderly health as part of undergraduate study. Average scores on the AAS students were 84.01 ± 7.61 points. Most female students who completed classes related to elderly health, either lived with or planned to live with at least one elderly parent after starting a family or already experienced having an elderly relative in their home. These students tended to have positive attitudes toward aging.

Effect of Peer Teaching Used in Nursing Education on the Performance and Competence of Students in Practical Skills Training

ABSTRACT Peer teaching is an effective educational approach for nursing students. It has been used in nursing as an adjunct to lectures and to support learning in clinical practice. This study evaluated the efficacy of peer teaching model which is used in skills training of student nurses. As an experimental study, it included 57 first years and 10 senior students from the nursing department. First years constituted the interventional group and the control group while seniors made up the peer educators. This study revealed that the experimental group students had obtained adequate skills in nasopharyngeal aspiration, permanent bladder catheterization practices and take blood pressure compare to their counterparts (p<0.05).The approach is helpful for improving students’ ability in practical training. The study results add to the literature supporting the use of peer teaching approach in nursing training practical education.