Situations, Problem Conditions, and Needs of Students in the Field of Health Sciences

Abstract

This research is a qualitative research aimed to study the situation, problem conditions and basic resuscitation needs of tertiary students in the health sciences field in accordance with the Ministerial Regulations on National Higher Education Qualification Standards 2022 regarding the learning outcomes of graduates at all levels. The research covered 4 universities in every region of Thailand. It was conducted through documents related to the health science curriculum, group chat and in-depth interviews about the situation and basic resuscitation needs of tertiary students in the health sciences field. Subsequently, the content was analyzed. It was found that the situations, problem conditions, and needs of basic life support of tertiary students in the field of health sciences had 8 issues: (1) learning experiences in basic life support while studying at the level higher education as the universities had activities to develop basic resuscitation competencies both inside and outside the curriculum; (2) self-confidence in basic resuscitation skills was not enough to make decisions in real situations; (3) the basic resuscitation for health science students was needed due to social expectations, and could be used to help others in their working situation; (4) basic lifesaving learning was needed because the students saw that there was a great need for learning to the point of being able to actually use it; (5) expectations and basic resuscitation competency were essential due to expectations based on image and social role as a profession and health personnel; (6) problems and obstacles in organizing teaching and learning that were not sufficient for actual use giving the time and methods to study until skills were acquired; (7) teaching and learning timing; and (8) facilitation on basic lifesaving learning from the university, both in the time provided and learning resources for students These research results should be used to develop policy proposals for determining basic resuscitation competencies for tertiary health science students.