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- The effect of strengthening nurse practitioners’ competency in occupational health services for agricultural workers exposed to pesticides in primary care units, Thailand: a before-and-after study
- Napamon Pumsopa, Ann Jirapongsuwan, Surintorn Kalampakorn, Sukhontha Siri
- J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:14. Published online April 21, 2025
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.14 [Epub ahead of print]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the Strengthening Nurse Practitioners’ Competency in Occupational Health Service (SNPCOHS) program. It was hypothesized that nurse practitioners (NPs) participating in the program would demonstrate increased competency in providing occupational health services to agricultural workers exposed to pesticides in primary care units (PCUs) compared to their baseline competency and to a comparison group.
Methods
A quasi-experimental study was conducted between August and December 2023. The 4-week intervention included five hours of an e-learning program, three hours of online discussion, and two hours dedicated to completing an assignment. The program was evaluated at three time points: pre-intervention, post-intervention (week 4), and follow-up (week 8). Sixty NPs volunteered to participate, with 30 in the experimental group and 30 in the comparison group. Data on demographics, professional attributes, knowledge, skills, and perceived self-efficacy were collected using self-administered questionnaires via Google Forms. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and repeated measures ANOVA.
Results
The experimental group demonstrated significantly higher mean scores in professional attributes, knowledge, skills, and perceived self-efficacy in providing occupational health services to agricultural workers exposed to pesticides compared to the comparison group at both week 4 and week 8 post-intervention.
Conclusion
The SNPCOHS program is well-suited for self-directed learning for nurses in primary care units, supporting effective occupational health service delivery. It should be disseminated and supported as an e-learning resource for nurse practitioners in PCUs.
- Assessing genetic and genomic literacy concepts among Albanian nursing and midwifery students: a cross-sectional study
- Elona Gaxhja, Mitilda Gugu, Angelo Dante, Armelda Teta, Armela Kapaj, Liljana Ramasaco
- J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:13. Published online April 21, 2025
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.13 [Epub ahead of print]
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This study aimed to adapt and validate the Albanian version of the Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory and to assess the level of genomic literacy among nursing and midwifery students.
Methods
Data were collected via a monocentric online cross-sectional study using the Albanian version of the Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory. Participants included first-, second-, and third-year nursing and midwifery students. Demographic data such as age, sex, year level, and prior exposure to genetics were collected. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and chi-square tests were used to compare demographic characteristics and GNCI scores between groups.
Results
Among the 715 participants, most were female (88.5%) with a median age of 19 years. Most respondents (65%) had not taken a genetics course, and 83.5% had not attended any related training. The mean score was 7.49, corresponding to a scale difficulty of 24.38% correct responses.
Conclusion
The findings reveal a low foundational knowledge of genetics/genomics among future nurses and midwives. It is essential to enhance learning strategies and update curricula to prepare a competent healthcare workforce in precision health.
- Evaluation of a virtual objective structured clinical examination in the metaverse (Second Life) to assess the clinical skills in emergency radiology of medical students in Spain: a cross-sectional study
- Alba Virtudes. Perez-Baena, Teodoro Rudolphi-Solero, Rocio Lorenzo-Alvarez, Dolores Dominguez-Pinos, Miguel Jose Ruiz-Gomez, Francisco Sendra-Portero
- J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:12. Published online April 21, 2025
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.12 [Epub ahead of print]
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The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is an effective but resource-intensive tool for assessing clinical competence. This study hypothesized that implementing a virtual OSCE in the Second Life (SL) platform in the metaverse as a cost-effective alternative will effectively assess and enhance clinical skills in emergency radiology while being feasible and well-received. The aim was to evaluate a virtual radiology OSCE in SL as a formative assessment, focusing on feasibility, educational impact, and students' perceptions.
Methods
Two virtual 6-station OSCE rooms dedicated to emergency radiology were developed in SL. Sixth-year medical students completed the OSCE during a 1-hour session in 2022-2023, followed by feedback including a correction checklist, individual scores, and group comparisons. Students completed a questionnaire with Likert-scale questions, a 10-point rating, and open-ended comments. Quantitative data were analyzed using the Student t-test and the Mann-Whitney U test, and qualitative data through thematic analysis.
Results
In total, 163 students participated, achieving mean scores of 5.1 ± 1.4 and 4.9 ± 1.3 (out of 10) in the two virtual OSCE rooms, respectively (P=0.287). One hundred seventeen students evaluated the OSCE, praising the teaching staff (9.3 ± 1.0), project organization (8.8 ± 1.2), OSCE environment (8.7 ± 1.5), training usefulness (8.6 ± 1.5), and formative self-assessment (8.5 ± 1.4). Likert-scale questions and students' open-ended comments highlighted the virtual environment's attractiveness, case selection, self-evaluation usefulness, project excellence, and training impact. Technical difficulties were reported by 13 students (8%).
Conclusion
This study demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating formative OSCEs in SL as a useful teaching tool for undergraduate radiology education, which was cost-effective and highly valued by students.
Corrigendum
- Funding information of the article entitled “Post-hoc simulation study of computerized adaptive testing for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination”
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Dong Gi Seo
, Jeongwook Choi - J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2018;15:27. Published online December 4, 2018
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2018.15.27 [Epub ahead of print]
- Corrects: J Educ Eval Health Prof 2018;15(0):14
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