Generic and professional outcomes of a general nursing education program – a national study of higher education.

• A majority of nursing education today is given within the frame of higher education. In combination with a health-care sector that is rapidly changing this has put the focus on outcome of education. This study focuses on this outcome in terms of generic and professional skills and the professional preparedness of the students. In total 1110 students in their final semester of a general nursing program at 24 universities in Sweden answered a questionnaire. The results revealed that the students perceived themselves having especially developed their information seeking abilities, critical and analytical thinking,and professional knowledge and skills. They did not perceived the education had contributed to their understanding of people from other cultures or how to engage in the development in society to the same extent. Significant differences between men and women were found in almost all studied areas regarding outcome of the education.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogy (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

Keyword

nursing students

outcome of education

national survey

higher eduction

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)