Evaluation of Care Plans Made By Nursing First Year Students in Distance Education: Descriptive Study

Ayşe Asli Oktay Gök; Merve Gülpak

doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1835439

Evaluation of Care Plans Made By Nursing First Year Students in Distance Education: Descriptive Study

Abstract

Purpose: In patient care plans, the accurate expression of nursing diagnoses in line with symptoms–aetiology–diagnosis and the adequate planning of interventions based on the diagnosis are important components of the nursing process. Students are expected to gain the ability to plan care in clinical practice.The aim of this study is to analyse the adequacy of nursing care plans prepared by first-year nursing students who are unable to undertake clinical placements and are continuing their education through distance learning. Methods: The study was planned as a descriptive study.The study was conducted through a retrospective review of 252 care plans prepared by students for three distinct cases assigned by the instructor via the Distance Education system. In the analysis of the data, numbers, percentages, averages and the chi-square test were performed using the SPSS 22.0 software package. Results: The total number of nursing diagnoses evaluated in 252 care plans was 1573. Among the 267 diagnoses in Taxonomy II, 88 different nursing diagnoses are used. It was determined that 72.2% of the diagnostic statements were accurate, 83.1% of the etiologies were appropriate, and 68.5% of the symptoms were considered sufficient. Students documented an average of 3.95±1.68 entries per diagnosis. Conclusion: In conclusion, while the Symptom–Etiology–Problem components of the nursing diagnoses in the care plans were found to be adequate, the average number of planned interventions was observed to be insufficient. It is recommended that care plan evaluations be conducted in a way that provides feedback to individual students.

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Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

Ethical Statement

This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the university of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (Number:2021/34 - 05 Date:26.10.2021).

Thanks

Thanks to all nursing students who contributed to the realization of our study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nurse Education , Fundamentals of Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ayşe Asli Oktay Gök
0000-0002-3876-4765
Türkiye

Merve Gülpak ^*
0000-0003-0585-3160
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 3, 2026

Submission Date

December 3, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 8, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 17 Number: January, February, March 2026

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1835439

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA87BE33SY

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EndNote

Oktay Gök AA, Gülpak M (March 1, 2026) Evaluation of Care Plans Made By Nursing First Year Students in Distance Education: Descriptive Study. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 17 January, February, March 2026