FACTORS AFFECTING POST GRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS SATISFACTION AND ITS RELATION TO THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 6, Issue 2, July 2019, Page 57-75 PDF (832.01 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2019.176362 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Hanaa Ahmad  1; Ahlam El -Shaer2
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| 1Nursing specialist | ||||
| 2Nursing Administration2 Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Today, postgraduate students’ attraction and loyalty is one of the most important problems that facing higher educational section. Several ways are suggested to increase postgraduate students’ satisfaction and their loyalty, among which improving learning environment and increase educational facilities, for that, higher educational institutions making great effort to gain postgraduate nursing students satisfaction and loyalty. Aim: The study aimed to identify factors affecting post graduate nursing students satisfaction and its relation to their academic achievement Methods: Descriptive correlational design was utilized in the present study. The study subjects includes100 of postgraduate students at Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University. Two tools were used for data collection, namely; Factors affecting postgraduate students' satisfaction questionnaire and Retrospective Audit to assess student achievement. Results and conclusion: The study findings indicated that there were significant relationship between influencing factors of postgraduate satisfaction and academic achievement. High percent of students were satisfied and influenced by learning environment factors followed by organizing factors. Moreover, administration factors were ranked as a satisfactory factor for postgraduate students followed by library services. More than half of students were excellent and had very good academic achievement. Recommendations: the policy and procedures for registration should be clear and available for all postgraduate students by using different ways such as, design manual or guideline book, regular meetings with postgraduate students and using the web site to informing students, assigned facilitators for helping postgraduate students, regular meeting with postgraduate employees to enhance effective dealing with students, making periodic survey to identify postgraduate students' opinions, needs, discuss their problems and try to solve it. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Academic achievement; Postgraduate students; Students’ satisfaction | ||||
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