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An Exploration of Nursing Students’ Experiences Using Case Report Design: A Case Study

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Character Building and Competence Development in Medical and Health Professions Education (INA-MHPEC 2022)

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Abstract

Case report design in nursing practice and education encourages active learning, scientific writing, and critical thinking. This study explores the experiences of nursing students using a case report design. This study used a case study design. Data collection for the nursing student professional program from January to September 2022 included demographics, case report data, educational media, and semi-structured interviews. The thematic analysis followed Braun and Clarke’s framework. The results showed no difference in the characteristics of the four nursing students, who are all women. Differences were found in the patient characteristics and the type of educational media. Two themes emerge: (1) Students learn from patient case reports; and (2) Students learning for scientific writing of case reports. Each theme consists of three sub-themes. Results showed that the case studies can improve students’ clinical reasoning in providing quality care. In conclusion, according to the evidence, this study can assist professional nursing education in understanding and improving the integration of clinical practice skills and students' writing skills. In the future, clear guidelines, training, and guidance from lecturers and clinical supervisors are needed.

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Abbreviations

ESRD:

End-stage renal disease

HD:

Hemodialysis

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Acknowledgements

We appreciate everyone involved, both the educational institution of the Bachelor of Nursing Study Program and the Academic Hospital of Universitas Gadjah Mada, which are not all individually identifiable, who have contributed to this case study.

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  1. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Yayu Nidaul Fithriyyah & Khudazi Aulawi

  2. School of Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Arif Annurrahman & Atikah Kurnia Alda

  3. Department of Medical Education and Bioethics, University of Surabaya, Surabaya, 60293, Indonesia

    Astrid Pratidina Susilo

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Contributions

Yayu Nidaul Fithriyyah—responsible for the conceptualization, methodology of collecting data, and writing the initial manuscript draft.

Arif Annurrahman—responsible for collecting data, conducting transcription and analysis, and writing manuscript drafts.

Khudazi Aulawi—responsible for reviewing the data collection and analysis and revising the manuscript draft.

Atikah Kurnia Alda—responsible for collecting data, conducting transcription and analysis, and writing manuscript drafts.

Astrid Pratidina Susilo—responsible for methods and analysis and writing manuscript drafts.

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Correspondence to Yayu Nidaul Fithriyyah .

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  1. Department of Medical Education and Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Mora Claramita

  2. Department of Medical Education, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Diantha Soemantri

  3. Department of Medical Education and Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Rachmadya Nur Hidayah

  4. Department of Medical Education, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Ardi Findyartini

  5. Centre for Medical Education, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Dujeepa D. Samarasekera

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Fithriyyah, Y.N., Annurrahman, A., Aulawi, K., Alda, A.K., Susilo, A.P. (2023). An Exploration of Nursing Students’ Experiences Using Case Report Design: A Case Study. In: Claramita, M., Soemantri, D., Hidayah, R.N., Findyartini, A., Samarasekera, D.D. (eds) Character Building and Competence Development in Medical and Health Professions Education. INA-MHPEC 2022. Springer Proceedings in Humanities and Social Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4573-3_2

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