Exploring factors affecting registered nurses’ pursuit of postgraduate education in Australia
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Article Title | Exploring factors affecting registered nurses’ pursuit of postgraduate education in Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 14142 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ng, Linda (Author), Eley, Robert (Author) and Tuckett, Anthony (Author) |
Journal Title | Nursing and Health Sciences |
Journal Citation | 18 (4), pp. 435-441 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1441-0745 |
1442-2018 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12289 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nhs.12289 |
Abstract | The aim of this study is to explore the factors influencing registered nurses’ pursuit of postgraduate education (PGE) for specialty nursing practice in Australia. Despite the increased requirement for PGE for advanced practice, little has been reported on the contributory factors. The NATPGE (Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Postgraduate Education) instrument was administered to 1632 registered nurses from the Nurses and Midwives e-Cohort Study (NMeS) across Australia, with a response rate of 35.9% (n=568). Data reduction techniques using principal component analysis with varimax rotation was used. Accounting for 52.5% of the variance of the scale, the analysis identified a three-factor solution for 14 items: ‘facilitators’; ‘professional recognition’; and ‘inhibiting factors’. The one higher order factor, representing facilitators to postgraduate education; accounting for 28.5% of the variance: (1) improves knowledge; (2) increases nurses’ confidence in clinical decision making; (3) enhances nurses’ careers; (4) improves critical thinking; (5) improves nurses’ clinical skill; and (6) increased job satisfaction. This new instrument has potential clinical and research applications to support registered nurses’ pursuit of postgraduate education. |
Keywords | registered nurses, postgraduate education, facilitators, inhibiting factors, professional recognition, NATPGE |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5231/exploring-factors-affecting-registered-nurses-pursuit-of-postgraduate-education-in-australia
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