The Bachelor's thesis in nursing : Characteristics and students' approach and satisfaction
Fernández-Cano, María Isabel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria)
Arreciado Marañón, Antonia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Grup de Recerca Multidisciplinar en Salut i Societat (GREMSAS))
Feijoo Cid, Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Grup de Recerca Multidisciplinar en Salut i Societat (GREMSAS)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of the Bachelor's thesis of fourth-year nursing students at a Spanish public university, the criteria that students used to choose a topic and students' degree of satisfaction after completing the Bachelor's thesis. Design: Quantitative study. Methods: We examined 420 Bachelor's theses carried out from 2013 to 2018 and conducted an online survey among fourth-year students in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years (81 completed questionnaires). Results: The Bachelor's thesis took the form of a research proposal. The most frequent proposal type was a qualitative hospital-based study whose objective was to understand the experiences of adult or adolescent patients, close family members, or nurses. Students chose topics for personal reasons. Most participants reported feeling satisfied with the knowledge and skills acquired. Conclusions: Students completing a Bachelor's thesis in the form of a research proposal have the potential to transfer their research skills to their nursing practice.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Bachelor’s Thesis ; Clinical Nursing ; Nursing Education Research ; Quantitative Research
Published in:	Nurse Education in Practice, Vol. 53 (May 2021) , art. 103067, ISSN 1873-5223

DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103067

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