How nursing students learn infection control education through undergraduate nursing programs: a phenomenographic research study

ABSTRACT:

Background

Competency in infection control is crucial for implementing nursing best practices to ensure patient safety. However, research is lacking on the infection control education received by nursing students prior to entering clinical settings as nurses. This study aimed to explore how nursing students conceptualize infection control care in undergraduate nursing programs.

Methods

This study employed a qualitative research method using phenomenography. Universities providing undergraduate nursing programs in Korea. Thirty nursing students: 10 students each from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years of five undergraduate programs. Data were collected from May 2019 to February 2020 through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a phenomenographic analysis procedure.

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SUBMITTER: Chang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470169 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature