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Published on: June 21, 2010
[Implications for successive employment after general nursing education programmes - a multi-perspective study]
Karin Reiber1, Dorothea Reichert2, Maik Winter3
11 Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaften, Hochschule Esslingen.
Abstract:
Implications for successive employment after general nursing education programmes - a multi-perspective study Abstract.
Background:
The passage of the new education law will restructure the entire nursing education system in Germany, including the broad implementation of two former pedagogical pilot programmes - a generalist nursing programme and an academic nursing programme. So far, little research has been done to determine whether these new programmes, particularly the generalist nursing programme, equip students with suitable competencies.
Aim:
This paper seeks to determine how well alumni from the generalist nursing pilot programme in Baden-Württemberg are actually prepared for the nursing profession compared to the expectations of potential employers, especially those in the field of geriatrics.
Methods:
In a research project conducted on behalf of the Baden-Württemberg Foundation, one hundred nurses, who were graduates from a generalist nursing pilot programme, were asked to fill out questionnaires. Furthermore, eleven human resources experts from within the nursing industry were interviewed. The results of both parts were compared and contrasted using a triangulated convergence model.
Results:
The generalist nursing programme graduates' responses showed a preference for acute care nursing activities, and the respondents generally evaluated career paths within the field of geriatrics as less desirable. This sentiment mirrored employers' apprehensions. Alumni and experts alike agreed on the greater need for continuing education after the completion of a generalist nursing programme.
Conclusion:
For the implementation of the new nursing education bill, the question has to be clarified how the preferences of graduates of generalist nursing programme can be matched with the personnel needs of various nursing care settings. The anticipated skill and grade mix will require novel staff deployment strategies as well as tailor-made continuing education concepts.
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