This study aimed to detect the factors that affect nursing students' self-directed learning at faculty of nursing in Minia University. Setting: The present study was conducted at nursing faculty in Minia University. Research design: This study used descriptive comparative research design. Subjects: Subjects of the study included a total coverage sample of all four academic years nursing students during academic year (2013)(2014). Total number of students were (n=777). Tools of data collection included two parts, part one: demographic characteristics of the sample, Part two comprised of scale for self-directed learning factors (three major factors subtitled by 60 statements) Results: female nursing students have the highest mean score for all major factors related to feeling successful and satisfied in studies and their characteristics which were 28.45, 44.19 and 145 respectively. The 1st year nursing students have the highest mean score for the same factors were (29.75 ±4.37), (44.91±5.42) and (1.51E2 ±19.04) respectively. Conclusions: the 1 st year nursing students and female students have the highest mean score for all major factors. This study recommended providing self-directed learning opportunities for promoting SDLR of the nursing students by motivating them and providing training, and educational resources for carrying out teaching learning process.
Background: Good career choice outcomes should produce a series of positions that give opportunity for good performance, maintain a commitment to the field, and provide high work satisfaction. Aim: to investigate factors contributing to career change among nursing staff. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized to fulfill the aim of the study. Subjects: a convenience sample of staff nurses their age under 40 years working at Minia University and Fever Hospitals during the period of data collection. Setting: Fever Hospital and Minia university hospitals in Minia city, Egypt. Data collection tools included three tools; first personal data, second, anticipated career change factors, and third, social factors. Results: 82.0%, 80.5%, 77.3, and 52.3% of the studied nurses have moderate total anticipated factors, job satisfaction, burnout level, and autonomy respectively, while 64.1%, 41.4%, 21.1%, 18.0%, 14.8% of them had high-level workload, autonomy, burnout, anticipated factors, and job satisfaction respectively. Moreover, 53.1% of the studied nurses have moderate social factors to career change, 44.5% have high levels, and 2.3% have low levels. Conclusion: This study revealed that nearly two-thirds of the studied nurses mentioned that the main factors for career change were workload and social factors. Recommendation: develop advanced career ladder for better advancement, high job satisfaction, autonomy and low burnout and career change.
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