Bridging programme graduates' perceptions of their preparedness to manage a nursing unit

Naranjee, Pushpavathy

dc.contributor.advisor	Potgieter, Eugene
dc.contributor.author	Naranjee, Pushpavathy
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-22T06:01:47Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-22T06:01:47Z
dc.date.issued	2012-03
dc.date.submitted	2013-04
dc.identifier.citation	Naranjee, Pushpavathy (2012) Bridging programme graduates' perceptions of their preparedness to manage a nursing unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9028>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9028
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of the bridging programme graduates regarding their preparedness to manage a nursing unit .Quantitative; descriptive survey design was used with a structured questionnaire as data collection instrument. The sample included 58 bridging programme graduates who had completed their training at a private nursing school and was working at seven private hospitals in KwaZulu Natal. The graduates reported competence in performing some but not all management competencies addressed by this survey. Some graduates reported they were placed in charge of the nursing unit, in spite of not feeling competent, as early as in their first month. Recommendations with regard to nursing education, nursing practice and further research, specifically relating to improvement of management competencies for new graduates, were made	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xii, 170 leaves) : color graphs	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights	University of South Africa	en
dc.subject	Perceptions	en
dc.subject	Management	en
dc.subject	Nursing unit	en
dc.subject	Graduates	en
dc.subject	Bridging programme	en
dc.subject	Competence	en
dc.subject	Registered nurse	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.11068
dc.subject.lcsh	Hospitals -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal -- Administration	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Nurses -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal -- Attitudes	en
dc.title	Bridging programme graduates' perceptions of their preparedness to manage a nursing unit	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Health Studies)