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Professional commitment in RN-BSN and basic BSN students: program evaluation.

Zane Robinson Wolf1, Barbara Hoerst

  • 1School of Nursing and Health Sciences, La Salle University, 1900 West Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA. wolf@lasalle.edu

Nurse Educator
|May 15, 2007
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Professional commitment among nursing students varied significantly by program type by the end of the study. Findings suggest a need to review undergraduate nursing program evaluation strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Professional Development
  • Program Evaluation

Background:

  • Professional commitment is crucial for nursing retention and quality of care.
  • Different nursing educational pathways may influence the development of professional commitment.
  • Evaluating student outcomes is essential for program improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare professional commitment levels across different nursing student groups (RN-BSN, full-time basic, part-time basic).
  • To assess changes in professional commitment from pretest to posttest within an undergraduate nursing program.
  • To inform potential revisions to the nursing program's evaluation plan based on student outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A program evaluation study design was employed.

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  • The Health Care Professional Attitude Inventory was used to measure professional commitment.
  • Pretest and posttest assessments were conducted on nursing students from different academic tracks.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant differences in professional commitment were observed at the pretest stage among student groups.
    • Significant differences in posttest professional commitment scores were found between student groups.
    • Faculty noted the need to review and potentially revise the undergraduate nursing program's evaluation plan.

    Conclusions:

    • The educational pathway significantly impacts the development of professional commitment in nursing students.
    • Program evaluation findings highlight areas for curriculum and assessment refinement in nursing education.
    • Further investigation into factors influencing professional commitment across diverse nursing student populations is warranted.