'n Gehalteverbeteringsprogram vir verpleegonderwys in die privaat gesondheidsdienste
- Paolini, Magdalena Wilhelmina
- Authors: Paolini, Magdalena Wilhelmina
- Date: 2014-02-11
- Subjects: Nursing - Study and teaching , Medical care - Research , Educational innovations
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3890 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9256
- Description: M.Cur. , The aim of this study is to describe a quality improvement programme for nursing education in the private health care services. In the present economic climate of South Africa everybody strives towards quality service and as a result it has also became a customer demand. The learning accompanist is thus faced with the challenge to create a service which accommodates the expectations of the student as the customer. In the dynamic interactive relationship between the learning accompanist and the student, the student has the right to receive quality education which would enable him/her to function as an independent practitioner with critical and analytical thinking skills and able to provide quality nursing. The paradigmatic perspective that guides this research is based on metatheoretical, theoretical and methodological assumptions. The metatheoretical assumption utilised the Nursing Theory for the whole person, whereas the theoretical assumption utilised three sources:- the Nursing Theory for the Whole Person, the Quality Improvement Model of Muller (1986) and the Adult-Learner proposed by Knowles (1980). The methodological assumptions of this study are based on Botes' research model (1992), which imply a functional approach to practice of nursing science. The expectations of students regarding quality nursing education in the private health care services were initially explored by means of focus group interviews and these ideas are supported by literature searches. The sample population was N = 76 and the sample realization was N =12 for the focus group interview. Trustworthiness was ensured using the strategies proposed by Lincoln and Guba (1985: 290). A questionnaire based on this data was constructed to confirm these expectations as well as to explore-the theological dimension ("how") of the identified expectations. Analysis of the resultant data enabled the generation of specific statements which embodied the expectations with respect to the learning accompanist, nursing education and the system (N=9). In chapter four the conceptual framework is described based on the identified concepts.. relevant national and international literature. Trustworthiness was ensured by means of sound literature scrutiny and literature analysis (N=64). From the analysis of the description of the conceptual framework, six main and related concepts which resulted in concise and clear statements on nursing care could be generated (N =30). The contents of a desirable quality improvement programme were drawn up by means of deductive and inductive reasoning from these statements. The resultant programme focuses on the actions which should be carried out in order to improve quality in nursing education in the private health care services.
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- Authors: Paolini, Magdalena Wilhelmina
- Date: 2014-02-11
- Subjects: Nursing - Study and teaching , Medical care - Research , Educational innovations
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3890 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9256
- Description: M.Cur. , The aim of this study is to describe a quality improvement programme for nursing education in the private health care services. In the present economic climate of South Africa everybody strives towards quality service and as a result it has also became a customer demand. The learning accompanist is thus faced with the challenge to create a service which accommodates the expectations of the student as the customer. In the dynamic interactive relationship between the learning accompanist and the student, the student has the right to receive quality education which would enable him/her to function as an independent practitioner with critical and analytical thinking skills and able to provide quality nursing. The paradigmatic perspective that guides this research is based on metatheoretical, theoretical and methodological assumptions. The metatheoretical assumption utilised the Nursing Theory for the whole person, whereas the theoretical assumption utilised three sources:- the Nursing Theory for the Whole Person, the Quality Improvement Model of Muller (1986) and the Adult-Learner proposed by Knowles (1980). The methodological assumptions of this study are based on Botes' research model (1992), which imply a functional approach to practice of nursing science. The expectations of students regarding quality nursing education in the private health care services were initially explored by means of focus group interviews and these ideas are supported by literature searches. The sample population was N = 76 and the sample realization was N =12 for the focus group interview. Trustworthiness was ensured using the strategies proposed by Lincoln and Guba (1985: 290). A questionnaire based on this data was constructed to confirm these expectations as well as to explore-the theological dimension ("how") of the identified expectations. Analysis of the resultant data enabled the generation of specific statements which embodied the expectations with respect to the learning accompanist, nursing education and the system (N=9). In chapter four the conceptual framework is described based on the identified concepts.. relevant national and international literature. Trustworthiness was ensured by means of sound literature scrutiny and literature analysis (N=64). From the analysis of the description of the conceptual framework, six main and related concepts which resulted in concise and clear statements on nursing care could be generated (N =30). The contents of a desirable quality improvement programme were drawn up by means of deductive and inductive reasoning from these statements. The resultant programme focuses on the actions which should be carried out in order to improve quality in nursing education in the private health care services.
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'n Posgraderingstelsel vir verpleegkundiges in 'n privaatgesondheidsdiens
- Paolini, Magdalena Wilhelmina
- Authors: Paolini, Magdalena Wilhelmina
- Date: 2012-09-11
- Subjects: Nursing - Job descriptions , Nursing services - Administration , Job analysis
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10066 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7453
- Description: D.Cur. , The aim of this study was to describe a job grading system for nurses in a specific private health service. Nursing personnel form a significant component of the manpower in private health services and must therefor be utilized in the most costeffective manner. The Labour Relations Act (South Africa, 1996) demands that the principles of fair labour practice must be applied in all dimensions of personnel management. In the dynamic relationship between the employer and employee within private health services, the nurse as employee has the right to fair labour practice. The job grading system is described by means of a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research design within the context of a specific private health service in South-Africa. The system is described according to the Paterson job grading system (1957), the NIPN-Q system of the Institute for Personnel Management, the Peromnes system, the Hay-method and the JE Manager method of job grading. The methodological assumptions of the study are based on Botes' research model (1994) which implies a functional approach to the practice of Nursing Science. The context of the study is a particular private health service where all categories of nurses are employed. The aim of the system is the facilitation of fair labour practice as included in the legislation concerning labour relations. Within the context of this study, the implementation of the job grading system is the duty of the nursing human resources manager and to function as agent for the implementation of the job grading system implies specific internal sources such as abilities, attitudes and values in order to facilitate fair labour practice. The study takes place in four phases. During phase one of the study the expectations of the role-players with regard to a job grading system for nurses in a particular private health service were explored and described by means of focus group interviews as well as individual interviews with top management and supported by literature. Applying the strategies as suggested by Lincoln and Guba (1985:290) ensured trustworthiness. From this data a total of twenty-one statements were formulated. A theoretical framework for the job grading system was described during phase two of the study based on the identified concepts and relevant national and international literature. During the description of the theoretical framework, deductive logic was utilized to formulate statements for each concept. At the end of the theoretical framework, six sets of statements were formulated with a total of fifty statements. The contents of the job grading system were derived from the generated statements of the expectations and the statements from the conceptual framework by means of deductive and inductive logic. During phase three of the study, which comprised the development of the job grading system, the system was validated and refined by a representative profile of the different role-players. The system was also made available in English and guidelines for implementation was described. The emphasis in the guidelines is based on the principles of democracy and the facilitation of fair labour practice. During phase four of the study the system was validated and evaluated for its' operationalization value by means of individual application of the system by nurses holding certain posts in the specific private health care service. Content validity was determined by means of a content validity index as described by Lynn (1986). The unique contribution of this study is the description of a job grading system for nurses with fair labour practice as purpose. The strength of the study is grounded in the verification, validation and operationalization of the system, which is significant of the implement value of the system in the practice.
- Full Text:
- Authors: Paolini, Magdalena Wilhelmina
- Date: 2012-09-11
- Subjects: Nursing - Job descriptions , Nursing services - Administration , Job analysis
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10066 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7453
- Description: D.Cur. , The aim of this study was to describe a job grading system for nurses in a specific private health service. Nursing personnel form a significant component of the manpower in private health services and must therefor be utilized in the most costeffective manner. The Labour Relations Act (South Africa, 1996) demands that the principles of fair labour practice must be applied in all dimensions of personnel management. In the dynamic relationship between the employer and employee within private health services, the nurse as employee has the right to fair labour practice. The job grading system is described by means of a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research design within the context of a specific private health service in South-Africa. The system is described according to the Paterson job grading system (1957), the NIPN-Q system of the Institute for Personnel Management, the Peromnes system, the Hay-method and the JE Manager method of job grading. The methodological assumptions of the study are based on Botes' research model (1994) which implies a functional approach to the practice of Nursing Science. The context of the study is a particular private health service where all categories of nurses are employed. The aim of the system is the facilitation of fair labour practice as included in the legislation concerning labour relations. Within the context of this study, the implementation of the job grading system is the duty of the nursing human resources manager and to function as agent for the implementation of the job grading system implies specific internal sources such as abilities, attitudes and values in order to facilitate fair labour practice. The study takes place in four phases. During phase one of the study the expectations of the role-players with regard to a job grading system for nurses in a particular private health service were explored and described by means of focus group interviews as well as individual interviews with top management and supported by literature. Applying the strategies as suggested by Lincoln and Guba (1985:290) ensured trustworthiness. From this data a total of twenty-one statements were formulated. A theoretical framework for the job grading system was described during phase two of the study based on the identified concepts and relevant national and international literature. During the description of the theoretical framework, deductive logic was utilized to formulate statements for each concept. At the end of the theoretical framework, six sets of statements were formulated with a total of fifty statements. The contents of the job grading system were derived from the generated statements of the expectations and the statements from the conceptual framework by means of deductive and inductive logic. During phase three of the study, which comprised the development of the job grading system, the system was validated and refined by a representative profile of the different role-players. The system was also made available in English and guidelines for implementation was described. The emphasis in the guidelines is based on the principles of democracy and the facilitation of fair labour practice. During phase four of the study the system was validated and evaluated for its' operationalization value by means of individual application of the system by nurses holding certain posts in the specific private health care service. Content validity was determined by means of a content validity index as described by Lynn (1986). The unique contribution of this study is the description of a job grading system for nurses with fair labour practice as purpose. The strength of the study is grounded in the verification, validation and operationalization of the system, which is significant of the implement value of the system in the practice.
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