Acquisition and evolution of scientific and professional human capital in nursing care: the case study

Authors

  • Andrej Starc
  • Branko Ilič

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to model and apply a theoretical concept of acquisition and evolution of scientific and technical human capital of health care workers (graduate nurses). The research, structured as pilot study was carried out in the public health care organization named Orthopaedic Hospital of Valdoltra, Slovenia. We examined the entire population of 29 registered nurses who answered a questionnaire in summer 2005. In order to test the theoretical model (i.e. assumed relations) the correlation analysis was applied. Results: Respondents perceive the process of education and learning as upgrading of basic scientific and expert knowledge, linking it with practice. Also, research indicates that permanent education and learning process enables up-to-down delegation of new duties/work obligation to health care workers, accelerating acquisition and development of new personal and organizational knowledge. Conclusions: The »activation« of health care workers in the process of permanent education and learning discloses a positive correlation between the process of permanent education and learning and the indicators of the successful acquisition and evolution of scientific and technical human capital. The research confirms public health care workers as permanent creators of intellectual capital.

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Published

2007-09-01

How to Cite

Starc, A., & Ilič, B. (2007). Acquisition and evolution of scientific and professional human capital in nursing care: the case study. Slovenian Nursing Review, 41(2/3), 61–69. Retrieved from https://obzornik.zbornica-zveza.si/index.php/ObzorZdravNeg/article/view/2626

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Retrospective (archive)