英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a management development program to promote senior nurses' competency in administration. The research program was designed with a purposive sampling and pre-& post-test evaluation with time series. Twenty-five senior nurses were selected from a medical center in Taipei, Taiwan. The management development program included three sections: class teaching, two-month clinical apprentice, and two-month clinical practice. Structured questionnaires were used for self-evaluation before and after the completion of class teaching, before and after the completion of apprentice, and before and after the completion of practice. The results showed that senior nurses had higher mean scores after teaching classes (t(subscript (21))=-3.683; p=0.001), before apprentice (t(subscript (20))=-4.363; p=0.000), and after practice (t(subscript (20))=-4.524; p=0.000). Senior nurses had the highest mean score of 'relationship and communication' (F=9.34; p=0.01) and the lowest mean score of 'financial and cost effect' (F=12.68; p=0.001). The findings of this study may be used as a reference for healthcare institutions in providing management development programs to promote senior nurses' competency in administration. |