Establishing quality standards for graduate entry master of nursing curricula in Australia and New Zealand: A Delphi study.

Australia Curriculum Delphi Technique Education, Nursing, Graduate Humans New Zealand Nursing Staff
Delphi study Graduate masters programme Nursing education Standards

Journal

Nurse education in practice
ISSN: 1873-5223
Titre abrégé: Nurse Educ Pract
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 101090848

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Historique:
received: 05 05 2021
revised: 08 07 2021
accepted: 15 07 2021
pubmed: 17 8 2021
medline: 24 9 2021
entrez: 16 8 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To describe the common elements of Graduate Entry Master of Nursing curricula and identify a set of standards and quality indicators for benchmarking purposes within and across jurisdictions. Internationally, there has been an increase in universities offering Graduate Entry Masters programs in Nursing. Such programs specify a bachelor degree as an entry requirement and then offer an intensive program of study that prepares graduates for registration as a nurse. To date, no formal standards exist to guide evaluation of these curricula. A two phased sequential mixed-methods design comprising thematic content analysis of curricula and a Delphi study. The setting was the Australian and New Zealand tertiary education sectors. Participants were nurse academics who were recruited to participate in the Delphi study. Quota sampling was used to identify educators from the education providers meeting organisational inclusion criteria (program coordinator and one lecturer working as a subject coordinator of the program) and nominated by their Head of Department. Phase One of the study involved a thematic analysis of the curricula of nine Graduate Entry Master of Nursing programs to identify common elements of curricula and domains of quality. In Phase Two these themes were used in a series of Delphi rounds to identify a set of agreed quality domains, statements and indicators. Participants (n = 16) responded over three Delphi rounds. A total of nine domains of quality were determined, a set of 26 quality statements were identified based on the acceptance threshold of > 75% level of agreement and 27 quality indicators were established. Our research provides an agreed set of indicators for evaluating the quality of Graduate Entry Master of Nursing programs. This work will also make it possible to measure the immediate and longer-term impacts of Graduate Entry Master of Nursing programs for the nursing workforce. Future work must focus on testing feasibility and optimising utility while refining indicators across jurisdictions.

Sections du résumé

AIM OBJECTIVE
To describe the common elements of Graduate Entry Master of Nursing curricula and identify a set of standards and quality indicators for benchmarking purposes within and across jurisdictions.
BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Internationally, there has been an increase in universities offering Graduate Entry Masters programs in Nursing. Such programs specify a bachelor degree as an entry requirement and then offer an intensive program of study that prepares graduates for registration as a nurse. To date, no formal standards exist to guide evaluation of these curricula.
DESIGN METHODS
A two phased sequential mixed-methods design comprising thematic content analysis of curricula and a Delphi study. The setting was the Australian and New Zealand tertiary education sectors. Participants were nurse academics who were recruited to participate in the Delphi study. Quota sampling was used to identify educators from the education providers meeting organisational inclusion criteria (program coordinator and one lecturer working as a subject coordinator of the program) and nominated by their Head of Department.
METHODS METHODS
Phase One of the study involved a thematic analysis of the curricula of nine Graduate Entry Master of Nursing programs to identify common elements of curricula and domains of quality. In Phase Two these themes were used in a series of Delphi rounds to identify a set of agreed quality domains, statements and indicators.
RESULTS RESULTS
Participants (n = 16) responded over three Delphi rounds. A total of nine domains of quality were determined, a set of 26 quality statements were identified based on the acceptance threshold of > 75% level of agreement and 27 quality indicators were established.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Our research provides an agreed set of indicators for evaluating the quality of Graduate Entry Master of Nursing programs. This work will also make it possible to measure the immediate and longer-term impacts of Graduate Entry Master of Nursing programs for the nursing workforce. Future work must focus on testing feasibility and optimising utility while refining indicators across jurisdictions.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103151 PMID: 34399306
pubmed: 34399306
pii: S1471-5953(21)00187-6
doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103151
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

103151

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Marie F Gerdtz (MF)

Department of Nursing, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 161 Barry Street, Victoria 3010, Australia. Electronic address: gerdtzmf@unimelb.edu.au.

Philippa Seaton (P)

Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies, Division of Health Sciences, The University of Otago, 72 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. Electronic address: philippa.seaton@otago.ac.nz.

Virginia Jones (V)

Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies, Division of Health Sciences, The University of Otago, 72 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. Electronic address: virginia.jones@otago.ac.nz.

Zerina Tomkins (Z)

Department of Nursing, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 161 Barry Street, Victoria 3010, Australia. Electronic address: lokmicz@unimelb.edu.au.

Gemma Stacey (G)

Florence Nightingale Foundation, Deans Mews, 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ, UK. Electronic address: gemma@florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk.

Ingrid Ann Brooks (IA)

Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia. Electronic address: Ingrid.Brooks@monash.edu.

Suzanne Kapp (S)

Department of Nursing, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 161 Barry Street, Victoria 3010, Australia. Electronic address: suzanne.kapp@unimelb.edu.au.

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