Ghaffari Fatemeh, Dehghan-Nayeri Nahid, Navabi Nasrin, Seylani Khatereh
Ramsar Nursing Care Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran.
Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
Clin Interv Aging. 2016 Sep 26;11:1333-1342. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S109004. eCollection 2016.
Improving the quality of health care and rehabilitation for the elderly is one of the most important priorities of the health care system. Given the importance of evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of any program after its implementation, this study was conducted to identify the advantages and weaknesses of a geriatric nursing program at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
This was a qualitative study, and the study population comprised students, graduates, and professors of geriatric nursing at the Master of Science level. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and focus groups. Sixteen interviews were conducted. The interview guide was used as a research tool. Interviews continued until data saturation was reached. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data.
Three main themes including "motivation to enter geriatric nursing", "lack of employment groundwork", and "lack of practical implementation of the curriculum" were the main findings of the study.
Efforts to restructure the administrative system and employment can deter geriatric nursing students from simply earning a degree and actually encourage them to learn the required content. Appraisal and improvement of education facilities for student recruitment can guarantee the practical implementation of the curriculum. Drafting policies to attract graduates in clinical environments, opening up employment opportunities, providing organizational positions for the recruitment of this group, as well as dedicating some wards for elderly special care and providing nursing care to elderly people only can increase students' motivation to learn and their hopes of good job prospects.
提高老年人的医疗保健和康复质量是医疗保健系统最重要的优先事项之一。鉴于在任何项目实施后评估其优缺点的重要性，本研究旨在确定德黑兰医科大学老年护理项目的优缺点。
这是一项定性研究，研究对象包括老年护理硕士层次的学生、毕业生和教授。通过面对面访谈和焦点小组收集数据。共进行了16次访谈。访谈指南用作研究工具。访谈持续进行直至达到数据饱和。采用常规内容分析法对数据进行分析。
“进入老年护理领域的动机”“缺乏就业基础”和“课程缺乏实际应用”这三个主要主题是该研究的主要发现。
重组行政系统和就业方面的努力可以阻止老年护理专业学生单纯为了获得学位，而是真正鼓励他们学习所需内容。评估和改善用于招生的教育设施可以保证课程的实际实施。制定政策以吸引临床环境中的毕业生、开辟就业机会、为该群体的招聘提供组织职位，以及专门设置一些老年特殊护理病房并只为老年人提供护理，都可以增加学生的学习动力和对良好就业前景的期望。
