First Semester Nursing Student Perceptions of Their Knowledge of and Difficulties in Performing Supportive Caring Actions

Students in nursing education do not need to have any experience of having worked in healthcare prior to entering the programme. A total of 123 students rated their perceived knowledge and degree of difficulty in performing supportive caring actions during the first semester of their nursing education. The study, which has a descriptive approach, has been carried out using the Verbal and Social Interaction for Nursing Students (VSI-NS) questionnaire that contains four factors: Inviting to talk about feeling and thoughts, Building a caring relationship, Encouraging social and practical aspects in daily life and Caring towards health and well-being. The results of the study showed that the nursing students rated a high level of knowledge about supportive caring actions, but that these could be difficult to perform. The only significant difference was between male and female nursing students, where the male nursing students considered that it was more difficult to create a caring relationship than their female counterparts. ; Les étudiantes et étudiants en sciences infirmières n'ont pas d’expérience de travail dans un milieu de santé avant d'entrer dans le programme. Une étude auprès de 123 d’entre eux a permis de collecter des données quant à leurs connaissances perçues et à leur degré de difficulté à effectuer des actions de soins de soutien au cours du premier semestre de leur formation en sciences infirmières. L’étude descriptive a été menée en utilisant le questionnaire Verbal and Social Interaction for Nursing Students (VSI-NS), qui comprend quatre dimensions : inviter à parler de ses sentiments et de ses pensées, établir une relation de caring, promouvoir les aspects sociaux et pratiques de la vie quotidienne et prendre soin de sa santé et de son bien-être. Les résultats de l'étude ont montré que les étudiantes et étudiants en sciences infirmières percevaient qu’ils avaient un niveau élevé de connaissances sur les actions de soins de soutien, mais que ces actions pouvaient être difficiles à mettre en œuvre. ...