Publications by authors named "Olga Rodrigo Pedrosa"

Communicating with children and adolescents with cancer during a needle procedure can prove challenging for healthcare professionals. Our aim was to explore the perceptions of children and adolescents with cancer regarding communication with nurses during needle procedures. Thus was a qualitative phenomenological study.

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Purpose: To explore the experience of hospitalization among children and adolescents in treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Methods: Qualitative phenomenological study informed by grounded theory and involving a convenience sample of children and adolescents attending an oncology unit in Spain. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with seven children aged between 9 and 18 years and analyzed using ATLAS.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant repercussions for nursing home residents, their families, and professionals. The objective was to describe the perspectives of residents, their families, and nursing home employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. A scoping review was carried out using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews.

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The goal of personal tutoring is not only to guide future nurse practitioners in all aspects of their professional development in the academic context, but to support their development for nursing practice as well. The aim of this study is to explore how nursing students and personal tutors experience the process of personal tutoring. This was a qualitative study using educational action research methodology and convenience sampling, taking into account the criteria of maximum variation and theoretical saturation.

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Background: Internationally, most countries recognize the right of the student to receive assistance from teachers and tutors. The Tutorial Action Plan is a teaching tool that aims to promote academic, personal, and professional development in students. It is important to monitor this process of tutoring to be able to provide appropriate guidance to nursing students throughout their education.

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Article Synopsis
  • The paper investigates how teaching nurses in Spanish universities define the term "nursing" through qualitative research methods, including in-depth interviews and analytical induction.
  • It identifies three main categories of nursing perception: as a human activity linked to motherhood, a vocation to help others, and an activity that respects individuals' identities while addressing their needs.
  • The findings suggest that Spanish universities propagate a model of nursing rooted in traditional feminine roles and a service-oriented vocation, leading the Spanish Royal Academy to primarily recognize nursing as a technical assistant to medicine rather than a distinct profession.
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