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دانشگاه تربیت مدرس - دانشکده پزشکی –گروه پرستاری
Abstract
Introduction: Any shortcoming and deficiency in training has direct impacts on clinical
knowledge and skills of nurses. Such impacts will eventually affect community health. The
purpose of the present study was to explore nursing instructors’ perceptions about challenges of
effective education in Iranian nursing.
Method: A qualitative content analysis approach in-depth Semi-structured interviews and
purposeful sampling were conducted in 2011 with 15 participants to better understand their
perceptions of the effectiveness education In Ahvaz and Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Results: The data analysis resulted in three main themes achieved: ‘Non-care-centered
education, inadequate technical competence ‘Evaluation not conducted, were considered as
important challenges of in effectiveness education in Iranian nursing.
Conclusion: The findings can be helpful for international nurse instructors and educational
planners to be exposed to the unheard perspectives of nursing faculties and reconsider the
weakness of effective education in nursing planning and evaluation process conducted by them.
We suggested that educational goals in nursing are designed base on “care”. If the weaknesses
have improved, it can lead to achieve technical competency of nurses and community health will
promote.
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