Educational training and nursing professional self-perception in Mongolia: A prospective observational pre-post...

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Health Professions Education
• Global Health

Background:

• Mongolia faces a significant nursing shortage, impacting healthcare quality.
• Professional self-perception is crucial for nurse retention and job satisfaction.
• There is a need for current research on nursing professional self-perception in Mongolia.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the impact of an educational intervention on the professional self-perception of nurses in Mongolia.
• To identify differences in professional self-perception scores among various nurse subgroups.
• To address the nursing shortage by improving job satisfaction and retention.

Main Methods:

• Prospective observational pre-post design.
• Convenience sample of 67 nurses in Mongolia (2019).
• Nursing Professional Values Scale-3 (NPVS-3) instrument used pre- and post-intervention.
• Independent and paired sample t-tests for data analysis using IBM SPSS and Stata/SE.
• Study adhered to the STROBE checklist.

Main Results:

• Nurses reported higher overall professional self-perception post-intervention.
• Significant improvements were observed across subscales: activism, professionalism, and caring.
• Baseline scores on the NPVS-3 indicated a high level of professional nursing self-perception (NPSP) among Mongolian nurses.

Conclusions:

• Continuing education significantly enhances nurses' professional self-perception.
• Improving NPSP is vital for nurse retention in lower-middle-income countries.
• Further research is recommended to include nurses from diverse regions of Mongolia and explore specific subgroup needs.