Determinants of Satisfaction with Training Process among Final Year Nursing Students at Kenya Medical Training College
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Purpose: To identify the factors that influenced satisfaction with the training process among the final year nursing students in Kenya Medical Training College. Method: This was a descriptive correlational study where both quantitative and qualitative data was collected from 300 students using a self-administered questionnaire comprising of closed and open ende questions.Results: The quality of training was good. 93.6% of the students were satisfied while 0.7% was dissatisfied with the teaching and learning process. Results of regression analysis indicated that curriculum and instruction, teaching faculty, teaching learning resources, skills lab training and clinical supervision had a significant influence on teaching and learning processConclusion: During the training students acquired relevant skills needed to perform nursing duties such as critical thinking and problem solving skills, effective communication skills and self-confidence, ethical behavior and professional etiquette, emotional maturity and ability to work with other team members.Student satisfaction is defined as meeting or exceeding the student’s expectations of campus reality [1]. Although the requirements of nurse training courses are largely fulfilled when the system produces competent nurses and satisfies the standards of the consumers and regulators of health care, students’ opinion on their training cannot be ignored if improvements in the quality of training and customer satisfaction are to be achieved [2]. There is a wider acknowledgement that the totality of a student experience of an institution is a useful perspective to adopt in student satisfaction and marketing of the institution [3]. Students in Kenya Medical Training College are regarded as valuable customers and hence their satisfaction with services during training is very important if the College is to remain relevant in the training of health care providers. Student’s satisfaction can be an important quality indicator with respect to teaching and learning. This study was done to determine the factors that influenced satisfaction of student nurses with the training process.
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Kabanya CN, Karani AK, Mirie W
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- EP ID EP569069
- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000331
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