The purpose of study is to investigate why state certified nurses on a conversion programme to
become registered general nurses score higher marks on medical - related than on nursing
assessments during their fourth practical assessments.
The universal sample is made up of state certified nurses on a one year conversion programme. A
purposive sample consisting of 20 student nurses, 10 nurse- assessors and 5 doctor assessors was
recruited into the exploratory quantitative study which was done at Kwekwe Hospital.
A questionnaire for each of the three sample groups was used to collect data to meet the study's
objectives.
Data analysis yielded the main finding that students scored higher marks on nursing - related
areas than on medical- related practical assessments contrary to the study's assumption.
The implication is that the student nurses were able to acquire nursing care focused skills and
knowledge in spite of their former medical care biased training and nursing experience. / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/17469 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Mnkandla, Annah |
| Contributors | Potgieter, E. (Eugéne), Mrs. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xii, 206 leaves) |
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