Master's Nursing Programs
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study: (1) to understand the models of master education in nursing in Taiwan, including goals, curriculum, and clinical hours…etc). (2) to explore the clinical competencies and career development of the graduates of master's nursing program in Taiwan. Methods: Researchers will collect the data of program goals, curriculum, and clinical hours…etc. from the websites of all nursing schools that provide master's education in nursing in Taiwan. A structured self-report questionnaire will be used to collect the data of the clinical competence and career development of the graduates who have graduated from a master's nursing program in Taiwan in recent 3 years. A third of all eligible subjects will be randomly selected and invited to fill out the questionnaire by the schools that they graduated from.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. the graduates who have graduated from a master's nursing program in Taiwan in recent 3 years (2015-2017) 2. The persons who are willing to participate in the study and fill out the questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria
1. The person who is unable to read and write Chinese. 2. The person who is unable to fill out the questionnaire by him/her-self
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| clinical competencies of study subjects | up to 24 weeks | Clinical Nurse Specialist Core Competencies Questionnaire will be used for measuring clinical competencies of study subjects. There are 67 items in the questionnaire. The questionnaire employ 5 point Likert-scale. The subject will be asked to assess his/her own clinical competence and choose an appropriate number for each item. The higher number means higher level of clinical competence. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The questionnaire of employment status | up to 24 weeks | Study subjects will be asked to fill out whether they are active practice nurse and the information of their current job, including workplace (such as hospital, community health center, school,…etc.), current job title (such as staff nurse, head nurse, nurse supervisor, clinical instructor, nurse practitioner,…etc.) and full-time or part-time. |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactWen-Yu Hu
Outcome results
None listed