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Assessment of students’ achievement to the goals of the fundamental of nursing course
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Mohammad Mojalli   , Behruz Mahram |
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Abstract: (24325 Views) |
| Introduction: Nursing as a profession focuses on the provision of help to people
to achieve the maximum health. Nursing education is crucial to supply the necessary
work force to meet the needs of the society through educating and training efficient
graduates. To ensure the achievement to this goal, there is a need to provide feedbacks
on the results of education. The purpose of this research was to assess the
achievement of nursing students to the goals of the fundamental of nursing course.
Methods: To assess the cognitive domains related to of the course syllabus and
objectives, multiple-choice questions were selected. To assess the psycho-motor
domain, a set of skills using the Likert scale was devised. To assess the emotional
domain, an attitudes’ questionnaire was developed. A self-administered questionnaire
was used for data gathering. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used for data
analysis.
Results: It was shown that in the cognitive domain (68.2%), emotional domain
(71.4%) and psycho-motor domain (52.4%), the students were in a relatively
condition good. None of the students were in the bad condition in the psycho-motor
and cognitive domains. In addition, none of them was in the very good condition in
the emotional domain.
Conclusion: There is a need to the curriculum revision in order to meet students’
emotional needs during education. Opportunities should be provided for students to
improve their knowledge and skills to reach the desired educational condition. |
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| Keywords: Fundamental of nursing, assessment, nursing students |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2012/09/29 | Accepted: 2015/03/3 | Published: 2015/03/3
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