| dc.description.abstract | The problem adressed in this study was that
many staff nurses fail to keep updated on nursing
knowledge and skills. The purpose guidinq this study
was to determine the effects of a motivational program
on attitude toward updating of knowledge in nursing
care by staff nurses.
This study used a quasi-experimental, pretest-
posttest design with an experimental group of 38 staff
nurses and a control group of 22 nurses in two
different hospitals under the same management. The
instrument contained a demographic section, Scale A,
Availability of Facilitles (12 items) and scale B,
Work practices (17 items). Subjects rated each scale
attribute on a 5-point Likert scale for agreement,
1 (very unimportant) to 5 (very important).
Three research questions had to do with
equivalency of the two groups on demographic variables,
and Availability of Facilities Scale and Work Practices
Scale B before the intervention, and comparisons of
experimental and control groups on the posttest and
changes of mean ratings from time one to time two.
Descriptive statistics used were frequencies,
means, and standard deviations. The five hypothesis
were tested using z test, sign test, and chi square.
Probability was set at the .01 level.
This study was based on achievement motivation
theory, cognitive dissonance theory, expectation
theory, and force field change theory.
Findings of this study were that there were
significant differences in perceptions of the
importance of updating activities of nurses between the
experimental and control groups at the post
intervention time. The groups were equivalent in
demographic chracteristics except for the nurses in
the experimental group having significantly more
nursing experience.
Major conclusion of this study was that the
motivatlonal program has a strong influence on the
nurses' perception of the importance of updating skills
and knowledge in nursing.
Major recommendations were that (a) a
motivational program should be implemented and
continued for all levels of nurses on importance of
updating skills and knowledge; (b) a research should be
done to determine to what extent quality of nursing
care is associated with updating of skills and
knowledge; (c) nursing information (magazines, books,
brochures, and courses) should be readilly available to
nurses in the hospital and regularly updated; and (d)
nurses should be placed in positions accordinq to their
skills in order to develop interest in improving job
performance. | en_US |
