Training Program on Decision Making for Fourth Year Students at the Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||||
Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 2, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2014, Page 19-34 PDF (90.09 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.12816/0029316 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Maha Abdeen Abdeen1; Sahar Hamdy El-Sayed2; Fatma Gouda Metwally1 | ||||
1Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University. | ||||
2Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Nurses use knowledge, skills and critical thinking to make the effective decisions that enable them to provide care in a variety of traditional and expanding nursing roles. The rapid changes in health care environment have expanded the decision-making role of the nurse. Therefore, one of the emphasized goals of nursing education is to increase and improve learners' thinking and decision-making skills. Aim of the study: The study aims to identify the effect of a decision making training program on knowledge and skills of fourth year nursing students. Setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University. Subjects: A total of 338 nursing students, enrolled in the fourth year at the time of the study, during the academic year 2011-2012 were recruited for the study. Of these, 125 students (18 males & 107 females) agreed to participate. Three tools were used for data collection. They included;1) The knowledge questionnaire sheet,2) Five situations about decision-making, and 3)Students' decision-making evaluation sheet. Results: Before implementation of the program, all students (100%) had inadequate knowledge and the highest percentage of them (84.8%) had unsatisfactory practices regarding decision-making. After the implementation of the program, most of students (92.8%) had adequate knowledge and more than half of them (55.2%) had satisfactory practices immediately after implementation the program. However, these percentages dropped to 65.6% and 51.2% respectively in the follow-up test. There are statistically significant correlations between students' knowledge and practices scores in the post and follow-up tests. Conclusion and recommendation: The findings led to the conclusion that such training is effective in improving students' knowledge and practices about decision making. In the light of the findings, it is recommended to incorporate such training in Nursing Faculty curricula, with more use of appropriate educational and clinical strategies to foster critical thinking and decision-making skills. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Decision Making; Tools of decision-making; Group decision-making; Training program | ||||
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