The views of master students of the study programme "Education and management in health care" on the acquired knowledge
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https://doi.org/10.14528/snr.2015.49.2.40Keywords:
responsibility, competences, power, nursesAbstract
Introduction: Due to the rapid development of science and the ever-changing environment, education and lifelong learning became an imperative. The main objective of this study was to measure the attitudes and opinions regarding the knowledge acquired through master's degree preparation in nursing. The sample included the students of the master study programme »Education and management in health care«. Methods: The research was based on a quantitative research method. The data were obtained through a web questionnaire which included three generations of students (n = 61) enrolled in the master study programme "Education and management in health care". The survey's response rate was 63.9 % (n = 39). The reliability was calculated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient amounting to 0.86. This statistical characteristic was tested at the level of 5 % risk (p = 0.05). To test the hypothesis about the difference of arithmetic means, factor variance analysis was used, while the Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to determine the strength of correlations between variables. Results: Respondents from all institutions (hospitals, health centres, homes for the elderly, private individuals, employees from non-medical institutions, unemployed) reported highest levels of agreement with the statement that education gives them professional and expert power (x = 4.7), and that knowledge strengthens the profession (x = 4.7). The level of agreement was found to be lowest for with the statement that they might be transferred to a different work place after graduation (x = 2.1). A statistically significant difference refers to the statement that the members of their health team will respect them more due to their higher education and title (F* = 5.059, p = 0.012). Discussion and conclusion: Institutions will not be able to take full advantage of the newly acquired knowledge of their staff due to unfavourable economic conditions. The graduates of the master programme will in turn apply their knowledge in the provision of care, hereby contributing to quality of patient care, development and professionalization of nursing.Downloads
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