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F Vian

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PubMed1989

[Why do they enroll in nursing school? A study of the motivations of the enrollments in the School for Professional Nurses of Veneto Province].

A longitudinal investigation developed in the Regione Veneto has focused on the motivations which lead 2,500 young people per year to choose the nursing school and on the information on the school and the profession which are available for them. The ground motivations which seem to guide to choice appear to be mostly of the idealistic-humanitarian type, while the image of the nursing profession shares the characteristics of a low professional and social role. The investigation has also explored the motivations which lead 15% of the candidates to leave the school very early on, and provides a profile of those characteristics of the Regional Schools which are judged by the young candidates as positive or negative.

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[Motivation and expectations of graduate nursing students at the university of Padova].

The correct planning of a educational university process requires the knowledge of students' motivations, aspirations and socio-cultural profile. The aim of this study is to describe the students of University of Padua Nursing school recently enrolled during the academic year 1998/99, focusing on the motivations of their choice and the expectations on the university course. The data were collected through a questionnaire on 50 different questions concerning: age, sex, address, previous school experience, professional aspirations, problems in learning and following the course of the study, influence of advertising in choosing the school, ideal and concept of the role of nurse, expectation on the University course, knowledge on the didactic plan and future job availability. The study investigated 195 (84 from Padua, 54 from Treviso and 49 from Feltre, side branches) students. Out of 195 tests, 85.5% were females averaging 21.1 years and 14.4 were males averaging 22.5 years. Mean high school degree score was 42.8 (valid score from 36 to 60). 50.6% of the students are resident in the school site (main site or side branches) of the school. 85.5% of the students are living with theirs parents. The choice of the school was principally due to: future job availability (95%), humanitarian reasons (94%), scientific interest (87%), social consideration (85%). The study activities were the students' most frequent expected difficulty. The choose of the course of study was influenced by: parents suggestion (39%), friends suggestion (28%), advertisement and conferences in the high school (21%), papers (18%). Very important factor was found previous voluntary sanitary experiences.

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[The thesis of the university nursing diploma. Experience at the University of Padova, Italy].

The new didactic organization of University degree of health areas considers a final qualifying examination composed, among other exams, by a written dissertation (thesis) dealing with technical-operative-experimental matters. At the faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Padua University, the council of the Degree in Nursing proposed a document about finalities, arguments, methods and operative rules for the production of the thesis as an instrument for students and teachers. During academic year 1996/97, 49 students had been graduated, for the first time in Italy. About 63% of theses were highly congruent with council's methodological instructions. When the matter of the theses was a technical aspect of an assistance problem, the theses were correct from a methodological point of view. Many professional figures supplied support to the students for the thesis, giving them a complete experience of professional application. The dimension of the thesis suggested by the Council's instruction was unrespected, the average length of the theses (30.3 pages) was significantly (p < 0.01) higher than that proposed (20 pages). This suggests that students could have an insufficient synthetic capability.

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[Drugs and health. 1. An experience with health education in a scholastic environment].

The paper describes the aim and the realization of a health education project on "Drugs and Health". The scheme was undertaken by the Hygiene Institute of the University of Padua, at the request of the ULSS (Local Health Unit) n. 31, of Adria (Rovigo), and it was directed to the teachers of the local "Grammar School" and indirectly also to the pupils and their families. At the end of the training programme, the teachers did not only learn the fundamental concepts on drugs and their correct use, but were also able in their turn to spread the acquired knowledge. During the six sessions, in which the project was divided, various aspects of the problems were studied. An active methodology was used: at the beginning a questionnaire was distributed, then the main subject was treated and finally the answers to the questionnaires were discussed. The meetings with the teachers and the pupils were organized in the same way. The subjects of the meetings were the following: 1st meeting: "What do I know about drugs?" 2nd meeting: "How do I use drugs?" 3rd meeting: "Do I use drugs correctly?" 4th meeting: "Why don't I use drugs properly?" 5th meeting: "Consequences of improper use of drugs" 6th meeting: "How can I improve my approach to the use of drugs?" Ten teachers of different disciplines, each responsible for a class of about 25 pupils, attended the meetings. All the teachers agreed to apply the proposed methodology to their classes. This methodology enabled both teachers and pupils to identify wrong concepts, or incorrect usage, autonomously. An important number of pupils have benefited from the educational project. Moreover, as part of health education scheme, a questionnaire on the domestic presence, use, conservation, and disposal of drugs was distributed to a number of pupils to involve their families. The results of this survey will be described in another paper.

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