Nursing Education

Nursing is both a science and an art. The professional activities of a nurse and attributes such as empathetic communication and dedicated care contribute towards maintaining well-being of patients.

The nursing curriculum prepares students with a level of competence for safe clinical practice and improved patient outcomes. A wide variety of teaching strategies and evaluation methodologies have been employed to encourage active learning, sound clinical reasoning and decision-making ability.

Core Members: Dr Lydia LAU, Dr Vivien WU

Publications

  • Ang WHD, Rusli KDB, Lau Y, Lau ST, Chew HSJ.. Nursing students' readiness towards the 'new normal' in clinical practice: a distributed cognition qualitative perspective. BMC Nurs. 2024 Apr 22;23(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-01819-x.. 10.1186/s12912-024-01819-x

  • Yoong SQ, Wang W, Seah ACW, Gan JON, Schmidt LT, Zhang H.. The experiences of nursing students participating in a student death doula service-learning program in palliative care settings: A qualitative study. Death Stud. 2024 Apr 8:1-11. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2337205. Online ahead of print.. 10.1080/07481187.2024.2337205

  • Chee JMP, Rusli KDB, Tan ZYA, Tan AJQ, Ang SGM, Lau ST, Seah B, Liaw SY.. Perceptions of community care among nursing students: A cross-sectional study with implications to nursing workforce. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Jun;137:106162. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106162. Epub 2024 Mar 14.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106162

  • Wong JCM, Chua JYX, Chan PY, Shorey S.. Effectiveness of educational interventions in reducing the stigma of healthcare professionals and healthcare students towards mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Adv Nurs. 2024 Feb 25. doi: 10.1111/jan.16127. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/jan.16127

  • Ang WHD, Lau Y.. Trait emotional intelligence as a predictor of resilience among undergraduate nursing students: A structural equation modelling approach. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 May;136:106132. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106132. Epub 2024 Feb 19.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106132

  • Shorey S, Mattar C, Pereira TL, Choolani M.. A scoping review of ChatGPT's role in healthcare education and research. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Apr;135:106121. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106121. Epub 2024 Feb 6.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106121

  • Chua M, Lau XK, Ignacio J.. Facilitators and barriers to implementation of telemedicine in nursing homes: A qualitative systematic review and meta-aggregation. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2024 Feb 10. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12711. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/wvn.12711

  • Yoong SQ, Schmidt LT, Chao FFT, Devi KM, Wang W, Zhang H.. Nursing students' perspectives and learning experiences of participating in a palliative and end-of-life care simulation programme: A qualitative study. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Mar;134:106103. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106103. Epub 2024 Jan 24.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106103

  • Kowitlawakul Y, Tan JJM, Suebnukarn S, Nguyen HD, Poo DCC, Chai J, Kamala DM, Wang W.. Development of Artificial Intelligence-Teaching Assistant System for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Field-Testing Study. Comput Inform Nurs. 2024 Jan 24. doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000001103. Online ahead of print.. 10.1097/CIN.0000000000001103

  • Ng SLA, Leow XRG, Ang WW, Lau Y.. Effectiveness of near-infrared light devices for in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 Mar-Apr;75:e81-e92. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.12.034. Epub 2024 Jan 8.. 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.12.034

  • Ang WHD, Shorey S, Zheng ZJ, Ng WHD, Chen EC, Shah L, Chew HSJ, Lau Y.. Evaluating the online Resilience Skills Enhancement programme among undergraduate students: A double-blind parallel randomized controlled trial. Stress Health. 2024 Jan 5. doi: 10.1002/smi.3367. Online ahead of print.. 10.1002/smi.3367

  • Woo B, Huynh T, Tang A, Bui N, Nguyen G, Tam W.. Transforming nursing with large language models: from concept to practice. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2024 Jan 5:zvad120. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad120. Online ahead of print.. 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad120

  • Shuyi AT, Zikki LYT, Mei Qi A, Koh Siew Lin S.. Effectiveness of interprofessional education for medical and nursing professionals and students on interprofessional educational outcomes: A systematic review. Nurse Educ Pract. 2024 Jan;74:103864. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103864. Epub 2023 Dec 7.. 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103864

  • Tai YS, Foo YH, Ignacio J.. Effectiveness of educational interventions for nurses caring for patients with chronic kidney disease in improving nurse outcomes: A systematic review. J Clin Nurs. 2024 Mar;33(3):951-981. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16929. Epub 2023 Nov 12.. 10.1111/jocn.16929

  • Azman NBN, Zhou TW, Shorey S.. Perceptions of healthcare professionals and students about interventions addressing implicit bias and microaggression: A mixed-studies systematic review. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 Nov;73:103820. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103820. Epub 2023 Oct 31.. 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103820

  • Quek LH, Tan AJQ, Sim MJJ, Ignacio J, Harder N, Lamb A, Chua WL, Lau ST, Liaw SY.. Educational escape rooms for healthcare students: A systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Jan;132:106004. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106004. Epub 2023 Oct 24.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106004

  • Chew HSJ, Ang WHD, Rusli KDB, Liaw SY, Ang NKE, Lau Y.. Development and psychometric properties testing of the Non-Cognitive Skills Scale for nursing students. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Jan;132:105996. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105996. Epub 2023 Oct 20.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105996

  • Tang A, Li KK, Kwok KO, Cao L, Luong S, Tam W.. The importance of transparency: Declaring the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in academic writing. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2024 Mar;56(2):314-318. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12938. Epub 2023 Oct 31.. 10.1111/jnu.12938

  • Tan MYN, Ni Z, Liu ASH, Shorey S.. The influence of social media on student nurses: A systematic mixed-studies review. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Jan;132:106000. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106000. Epub 2023 Oct 20.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106000

  • Woo BFY, Tam WWS, Hartman K, Zhou W.. Factors associated with registered nurses' academic performance in advanced practice nursing preparatory education: A retrospective cohort study. Int Nurs Rev. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/inr.12881. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/inr.12881

  • Yoong SQ, Wang W, Seah ACW, Zhang H.. The quality of verbal feedback given by nursing near-peer tutors: A qualitative study. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Nov;130:105944. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105944. Epub 2023 Aug 15.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105944

  • Yoong SQ, Schmidt LT, Devi KM, Zhang H.. Using palliative and end-of-life simulation to enhance pre-licensure nursing students' emotional intelligence, palliative care knowledge and reflective abilities: A single group, pretest-posttest study. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Nov;130:105923. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105923. Epub 2023 Aug 2.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105923

  • Nantsupawat A, Wichaikhum OA, Abhicharttibutra K, Udkunta K, Poghosyan L, Shorey S.. Factors influencing evidence-based practice among undergraduate nursing students: A cross-sectional analysis. Int J Nurs Sci. 2023 Jun 19;10(3):367-372. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2023.06.002. eCollection 2023 Jul.. 10.1016/j.ijnss.2023.06.002

  • Tam W, Huynh T, Tang A, Luong S, Khatri Y, Zhou W.. Nursing education in the age of artificial intelligence powered Chatbots (AI-Chatbots): Are we ready yet?. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Oct;129:105917. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105917. Epub 2023 Jul 18.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105917

  • Liaw SY, Tan JZ, Bin Rusli KD, Ratan R, Zhou W, Lim S, Lau TC, Seah B, Chua WL.. Artificial Intelligence Versus Human-Controlled Doctor in Virtual Reality Simulation for Sepsis Team Training: Randomized Controlled Study. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Jul 26;25:e47748. doi: 10.2196/47748.. 10.2196/47748

  • Yasser NBM, Tan AJQ, Harder N, Ashokka B, Chua WL, Liaw SY.. Telesimulation in healthcare education: A scoping review. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Jul;126:105805. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105805. Epub 2023 Mar 31.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105805

  • Yoong SQ, Wang W, Seah ACW, Kumar N, Gan JON, Schmidt LT, Lin Y, Zhang H.. Nursing students' experiences with patient death and palliative and end-of-life care: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 May;69:103625. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103625. Epub 2023 Mar 28.. 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103625

  • Yoong SQ, Wang W, Chao FFT, Dong Y, Goh SH, Chan YS, Lim S, Seah ACW, Wu XV, Zhang H.. Using peer feedback to enhance nursing students' reflective abilities, clinical competencies, and sense of empowerment: A mixed-methods study. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 May;69:103623. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103623. Epub 2023 Mar 28.. 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103623

  • Lau ST, Liaw SY, Loh WL, Schmidt LT, Yap J, Lim FP, Ang E, Jiat C, Siah R.. Mid-career switch nursing students' perceptions and experiences of using immersive virtual reality for clinical skills learning: A mixed methods study. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 May;124:105760. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105760. Epub 2023 Feb 25.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105760

  • Shorey S, Ang ENK, Ng ED, Yap J, Lau LST, Chui CK, Chan YH.. Evaluation of a Theory-Based Virtual Counseling Application in Nursing Education. Comput Inform Nurs. 2023 Jun 1;41(6):385-393. doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000999.. 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000999

  • Tamilselvan C, Chua SM, Chew HSJ, Devi MK.. Experiences of simulation-based learning among undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Feb;121:105711. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105711. Epub 2023 Jan 6.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105711

  • See ECW, Koh SSL, Baladram S, Shorey S.. Role transition of newly graduated nurses from nursing students to registered nurses: A qualitative systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Feb;121:105702. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105702. Epub 2022 Dec 22.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105702

  • Wu VX, Mahoney DE.. What's this got to do with nursing? The intersection between nursing and basic science. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Jul;79(7):2411-2413. doi: 10.1111/jan.15541. Epub 2022 Dec 21.. 10.1111/jan.15541

  • Woo BFY, Tam WWS, Williams MY, Ow Yong JQY, Cheong ZY, Ong YC, Poon SN, Goh YS.. Characteristics, methodological, and reporting quality of scoping reviews published in nursing journals: A systematic review. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2023 Jul;55(4):874-885. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12861. Epub 2022 Dec 9.. 10.1111/jnu.12861

  • Chua CMS, Nantsupawat A, Wichaikhum OA, Shorey S.. Content and characteristics of evidence in the use of standardized patients for advanced practice nurses: A mixed-studies systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Jan;120:105621. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105621. Epub 2022 Nov 3.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105621

  • Tang A, Li KK, Han S, Kwok KO, Tung N, Tam W.. Amplifying research influence through the social network, open access publishing, and international collaboration: A mediation analysis on nursing studies literature. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2023 Mar;55(2):477-483. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12827. Epub 2022 Oct 12.. 10.1111/jnu.12827

  • Zhang H, Yoong SQ, Dong YH, Goh SH, Lim S, Chan YS, Wang W, Wu XV.. Using a 3-Phase Peer Feedback to Enhance Nursing Students' Reflective Abilities, Clinical Competencies, Feedback Practices, and Sense of Empowerment. Nurse Educ. 2023 Jan-Feb 01;48(1):E11-E16. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001294. Epub 2022 Sep 21.. 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001294

  • Liaw SY, Sutini, Chua WL, Tan JZ, Levett-Jones T, Ashokka B, Te Pan TL, Lau ST, Ignacio J.. Desktop Virtual Reality Versus Face-to-Face Simulation for Team-Training on Stress Levels and Performance in Clinical Deterioration: a Randomised Controlled Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jan;38(1):67-73. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07557-7. Epub 2022 May 2.. 10.1007/s11606-022-07557-7

  • Liaw SY, Rusli KDB, McKenna L, Tan JZ, Lau ST.. Effectiveness of an online program using telesimulation for academic-clinical collaboration in preparing nurse preceptors' roles. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Apr;32(7-8):1115-1124. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16339. Epub 2022 Apr 25.. 10.1111/jocn.16339

  • Ang, W. H. D., Lau, S. T., Cheng, L. J., Chew, H. S. J., Tan, J. H., Shorey, S., & Lau, Y. (2022). Effectiveness of resilience interventions for higher education students: A meta-analysis and metaregression. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000719

  • Goh, H. S., Ng, E., Tang, M. L., Zhang, H., & Liaw, S. Y. (2022). Psychometric testing and cost of a five-station OSCE for newly graduated nurses. Nurse Education Today, 112, 105326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105326

  • Hu, Y., Ow Yong, Q.Y., Chng, M.L., Li, Z. & Goh, Y.-S. (2022). Exploring undergraduate nursing students' experiences towards home-based learning as pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive qualitative exploration. BMC Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00788-9

  • Kunaviktikul, W., Ang, E., Baridwan, N. S., Bernal, A. B., Dones, L., Flores, J. L., Freedman-Doan, R., Klunklin, A., Lee, W. L., Lin, C. C., Luk, T. T., Nguyen, A., Nurumal, M. S., Setiawan, A., Sumaiyah Jamaluddin, T. S., Huy, T. Q., Tungpunkom, P., Wati, N., Xu, X., & Shorey, S. (2022). Nursing students' and faculty members' experiences of online education during COVID-19 across Southeast Asia: A Photovoice study. Nurse education today, 111, 105307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105307

  • Lau, S. T., Liaw, S. Y., Lau, Y., & Lopez, V. (2022). "Seeing beyond the expected." Nursing students' experience in community practice and collaborative learning: A qualitative study. Health & social care in the community, 10.1111/hsc.13868. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13868

  • Shorey, S., & Ng, E. D. (2022). Examining characteristics of descriptive phenomenological nursing studies: A scoping review. Journal of advanced nursing, 78(7), 1968–1979. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15244

  • Shorey, S., Ang, E., Baridwan, N. S., Bonito, S. R., Dones, L., Flores, J., Freedman-Doan, R., Fukahori, H., Hirooka, K., Koy, V., Lee, W. L., Lin, C. C., Luk, T. T., Nantsupawat, A., Nguyen, A., Nurumal, M. S., Phanpaseuth, S., Setiawan, A., Shibuki, T., Sumaiyah Jamaluddin, T. S., … Kunaviktikul, W. (2022). Salutogenesis and COVID-19 pandemic impacting nursing education across SEANERN affiliated universities: A multi-national study. Nurse education today, 110, 105277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105277

  • Shorey, S., Ang, E., Chua, J., & Goh, P. S. (2022). Coaching interventions among healthcare students in tertiary education to improve mental well-being: A mixed studies review. Nurse education today, 109, 105222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105222

  • Thangavelu, D. P., Tan, A., Cant, R., Chua, W. L., & Liaw, S. Y. (2022). Digital serious games in developing nursing clinical competence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nurse Education Today, 113, 105357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.10535

  • Chua, W.W., Kuek, J.H.L., & Goh, Y.-S. (2021). Nursing students' perception towards recovery in mental health: A descriptive qualitative study. Journal of American Psychiatric Nursing Association. https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903211023564

  • Goh, Y.-S., Ow Yong, Q.Y., Seetoh, Y.M., Chng, M.L., Hu, Y., & Li, Z. (2021). Exploring pedagogies used in undergraduate mental health nursing curriculum: An Integrative Literature Review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 30(1). 47- 61. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12816

  • Goh, Y.-S., Ow Yong, Q.Y., Seetoh, Y.M., Chng, M.L., Hu, Y., & Li, Z. (2021). Exploring pedagogies used in undergraduate mental health nursing curriculum: An Integrative Literature Review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 30(1). 47- 61. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12816

  • Lau, S. T., Ang, E., Shorey, S., & Lau, Y. (2021). Entrustable professional activity assessment tool for clinical procedures: A psychometric study. Journal of clinical nursing, 30(19-20), 2822–2831. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15788

  • Shorey, S., Chan, V., Rajendran, P., & Ang, E. (2021). Learning styles, preferences and needs of generation Z healthcare students: Scoping review. Nurse education in practice, 57, 103247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103247

  • Sia, C. H., Ng, S., Hoon, D., Soong, J., Ignacio, J., & Kowitlawakul, Y. (2021). The effectiveness of collaborative teaching in an introductory online radiology session for master of nursing students. Nurse education today, 105, 105033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105033

  • Siah, C. J., Lim, F. P., Lau, S. T., & Tam, W. (2021). The use of the community of inquiry survey in blended learning pedagogy for a clinical skill-based module. Journal of clinical nursing, 30(3-4), 454–465. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1111/jocn.15556

  • Tan, M. W., Lim, F. P., Siew, A. L., Levett-Jones, T., Chua, W. L., & Liaw, S. Y. (2021). Why are physical assessment skills not practiced? A systematic review with implications for nursing education. Nurse Education Today, 99, 104759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104759

  • Yu, M., Tong, H., Li, S., Wu, X.V., Hong, J., Wang, W. (2021). Clinical competence and its association with self-efficacy and clinical learning environments among Chinese undergraduate nursing students, Nurse Education in Practice, 53, 103055, ISSN 1471-5953, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103055.

  • Chan, K. G., Pawi, S., Ong, M. F., Kowitlawakul, Y., & Goy, S. C. (2020). Simulated electronic health documentation: A cross-sectional exploration of factors influencing nursing students' intention to use. Nurse education in practice, 48, 102864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102864

  • Chen, H.C., Ignacio, J., Yobas, P. (2020). Evaluation of the symptom-focused health assessment and empathy program for undergraduate nursing students: A randomized controlled trial. Nurse Education Today, 94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104566

  • Ignacio, J., Chen, H.C. (2020). Cognitive integration in health professions education: Development and implementation of a collaborative learning workshop in an undergraduate nursing program. Nurse Education Today, 90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104436

  • Ignacio, J., Chen, H.C. (2020). The use of web-based classroom gaming to facilitate cognitive integration in undergraduate nursing students: A mixed methods study. Nurse Education in Practice, 46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102820

  • Lau, S. T., Ang, E., Samarasekera, D. D., & Shorey, S. (2020). Development of undergraduate nursing entrustable professional activities to enhance clinical care and practice. Nurse education today, 87, 104347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104347

  • Lau, S. T., Ang, E., Samarasekera, D. D., & Shorey, S. (2020). Evaluation of an undergraduate nursing entrustable professional activities framework: An exploratory qualitative research. Nurse education today, 87, 104343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104343

  • Lim, H.J., Moxham, L., Patterson, C., Perlman, D., Lopez, V. & Goh, Y.-S (2020). Students' mental health clinical placements, clinical confidence and stigma surrounding mental illness: A correlational study. Nurse Education Today. 45. 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.08.005

  • Monbec, L., Tilakaratna, N., Brooke, M., Lau, S.T., Chan, Y.S., Wu, X.V. (2020) Designing a rubric for reflection in nursing: a Legitimation Code Theory and systemic functional linguistics-informed framework, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2020.1855414  

  • Wong, S., & Kowitlawakul, Y. (2020). Exploring perceptions and barriers in developing critical thinking and clinical reasoning of nursing students: A qualitative study. Nurse education today, 95, 104600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104600

  • Zhang H., Wang, W., Goh, H.S., Wu, X.V., Mörelius, E. (2020). The impact of a three-phase video-assisted debriefing on nursing students' debriefing experiences, perceived stress and facilitators' practices: A mixed methods study. Nurse Education Today. 90:104460, DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104460

  • Goh, H. S., Tang, M. L., Lee, C. N., & Liaw, S. Y. (2019). The development of Singapore nursing education system - challenges, opportunities and implications. International Nursing Review, 66(4), 467–473. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.1253

  • Siah, C. J., Lim, F. P., Lim, A. E., & Tam, W. (2019). Efficacy of team-based learning in knowledge integration and attitudes among year-one nursing students: A pre-and post-test study. Collegian, 26(5), 55656q. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2019.05.003