Educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening: Impact on nursing students involved in primary care
Introduction: Nurses are the foundation of the Indian health system. They play a crucial role in primary care and implementation of community-centered government health initiatives such as cancer screening. The purpose of this manuscript is to share the experience of this educational intervention st...
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| author | Kavitha Dhanasekaran Chandresh Verma Latha Sriram Vipin Kumar Roopa Hariprasad |
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| description | Introduction: Nurses are the foundation of the Indian health system. They play a crucial role in primary care and implementation of community-centered government health initiatives such as cancer screening. The purpose of this manuscript is to share the experience of this educational intervention study and emphasize the need for drastic medical education reforms to include curricula to strengthen knowledge about cancer screening among nursing students. Methods: A one-day workshop on “Cervical and breast cancer screening” was conducted for nursing students pursuing BSc Nursing (Group 1) and General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) (Group 2) in India. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was administered among consented participants before and after the workshop to assess their knowledge and awareness on the subject at the baseline and the improvement they gained after the workshop. Results: Ninety-one students attempted both pre and post-surveys, of which 56 were from Group 1 and 35 from Group 2. Students demonstrated statistically significant improvements in knowledge on cervical and breast cancer screening after participating in the workshop. Conclusion: Undergraduate nursing education curricula must undergo medical education reform to include education and training for nurses in cancer screening and further motivate their increased participation in preventive cancer screening programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d687aed2fb644b9eba5733cc05b83f112022-12-22T03:00:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632022-01-011162846285110.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1786_21Educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening: Impact on nursing students involved in primary careKavitha DhanasekaranChandresh VermaLatha SriramVipin KumarRoopa HariprasadIntroduction: Nurses are the foundation of the Indian health system. They play a crucial role in primary care and implementation of community-centered government health initiatives such as cancer screening. The purpose of this manuscript is to share the experience of this educational intervention study and emphasize the need for drastic medical education reforms to include curricula to strengthen knowledge about cancer screening among nursing students. Methods: A one-day workshop on “Cervical and breast cancer screening” was conducted for nursing students pursuing BSc Nursing (Group 1) and General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) (Group 2) in India. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was administered among consented participants before and after the workshop to assess their knowledge and awareness on the subject at the baseline and the improvement they gained after the workshop. Results: Ninety-one students attempted both pre and post-surveys, of which 56 were from Group 1 and 35 from Group 2. Students demonstrated statistically significant improvements in knowledge on cervical and breast cancer screening after participating in the workshop. Conclusion: Undergraduate nursing education curricula must undergo medical education reform to include education and training for nurses in cancer screening and further motivate their increased participation in preventive cancer screening programs.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=6;spage=2846;epage=2851;aulast=Dhanasekaranawareness workshopcancer screeningmedical education reformpre and post knowledge surveyundergraduate nursing education |
| spellingShingle | Kavitha Dhanasekaran Chandresh Verma Latha Sriram Vipin Kumar Roopa Hariprasad Educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening: Impact on nursing students involved in primary care Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care awareness workshop cancer screening medical education reform pre and post knowledge survey undergraduate nursing education |
| title | Educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening: Impact on nursing students involved in primary care |
| title_full | Educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening: Impact on nursing students involved in primary care |
| title_fullStr | Educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening: Impact on nursing students involved in primary care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening: Impact on nursing students involved in primary care |
| title_short | Educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening: Impact on nursing students involved in primary care |
| title_sort | educational intervention on cervical and breast cancer screening impact on nursing students involved in primary care |
| topic | awareness workshop cancer screening medical education reform pre and post knowledge survey undergraduate nursing education |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=6;spage=2846;epage=2851;aulast=Dhanasekaran |
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