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Developing A Nursing Management Degree Programme To Meet The Needs Of Irish Nurse Managers, Pauline Joyce
Developing A Nursing Management Degree Programme To Meet The Needs Of Irish Nurse Managers, Pauline Joyce
Pauline Joyce
Background The study is placed within the context of the Irish health care system, which has undergone tremendous change, at the dawn of the new millennium, in particular from the nursing management and leadership viewpoint. Aim of the study The aim of this study is to explore nurses' expectations of the content and delivery of nursing management degree programme. Methods This is an on-going action research study. Data has been collected using a focus group interview, questionnaire, document analysis and a reflective diary. Data was analysed using thematic analysis and SPSS as appropriate to qualitative and quantitative data respectively. To …