Nursing Education, South Block, Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia.
Director Research and Practice Development Nursing and Midwifery Executive Northern Sydney Local Health District, Australia; Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2018 Jul;31:54-60. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2018.04.011. Epub 2018 May 1.
Specialist postgraduate education improves patient health outcomes, and assists in meeting the emerging specialisation of nursing practice. The aim of this study was to investigate the motivational factors that influence nurses' engagement with hospital-based postgraduate education. The research design was descriptive and exploratory, using a survey method. The survey consisted of demographic details, the Participation Reasons Scale (PRS) and open-ended questions. Thirty-four participants (100%) completed the survey. Of the PRS extrinsic and intrinsic factors, Professional Improvement and Development (Factor 1) and Professional Service (Factor 2), both intrinsic factors, ranked the highest. Therefore, this study identified that intrinsic motivation factors influenced engagement with postgraduate specialty programs for early career nurses. These results highlight the importance of intrinsic motivation factors for a nursing workforce and how this can potentially drive behaviour and decision making. A better understanding of motivation factors across a nurse's career could lead to educational strategies that optimise postgraduate program engagement to better support healthcare delivery and a culture of lifelong learning.
专业研究生教育改善了患者的健康结果，并有助于满足护理实践的新兴专业化。本研究旨在探讨影响护士参与医院研究生教育的激励因素。研究设计采用描述性和探索性方法，使用问卷调查法。问卷包括人口统计学细节、参与原因量表（PRS）和开放式问题。34 名参与者（100%）完成了调查。在 PRS 的外在和内在因素中，专业提升和发展（因素 1）和专业服务（因素 2）这两个内在因素的排名最高。因此，本研究表明，内在激励因素影响着初级职业护士参与研究生专业项目。这些结果强调了内在激励因素对护理人员队伍的重要性，以及这如何可能推动行为和决策。更好地了解护士职业生涯中的激励因素，可以制定出优化研究生项目参与的教育策略，以更好地支持医疗保健服务的提供和终身学习的文化。
