Abstract

It was the purpose of this survey to find out what post-basic preparation the administrative, supervisory and head nurses had received for their positions in six Seventh-day Adventist hospitals. The descriptive survey was chosen as the method of approach in the study. An information card was devised to gather the data. A total of 190 or 81 percent of the 235 anticipated responses were returned. The recommended preparation for nurses in nursing service positions, as set forth by the American Nurses' Association in the Functions, Standards and Qualifications for Practice, was selected as the criteria by which this preparation was measured.

A review of literature revealed an increasing awareness of the need for post-basic preparation of nurses for nursing service leadership positions. Graduate study was the type of preparation most frequently recommended. Improved patient care and more effective practice fields for students of nursing were major values to be accrued from post-basic preparation of nurses for their positions.

Analysis of the data was made on (1) qualities of the nurses, (2) basic nursing education received, (3) post-basic preparation obtained, and (4) interest expressed in additional study. Major findings of the study revealed that over one half of the nurses were under forty years of age. Five percent of the nurses were men. Slightly less than one-half were in their present positions for one year or less. Seventy-two percent were diploma nursing program graduates; 26 percent completed basic degree programs in nursing. Approximately two thirds of the graduates of the 1950 to 1959 period were degree program graduates. Nearly three fourths of the administrative nurses did not meet the professional preparation recommended for their positions. Over one half of the supervisory and head nurses had not received the academic preparation suggested for their positions. A fourth of the nurses reported attendance at workshops and/or institutes during the three-year period from 1957 to 1959. Forty-five percent of the nurses had received no formal or informal academic preparation for their positions. The nursing experiences received by the nurses met the recommended preparation. Two-thirds reported that they had received previous nursing experiences in the areas of their present clinical assignments. Over one-half indicated an interest in further preparation for their positions. The type of preparation most frequently requested was nursing courses. Nurses who had received some type of previous post-basic preparation most often listed interest in additional study.

LLU Discipline

Nursing

Department

Nursing

School

Graduate Studies

First Advisor

Phyllis Naudé

Second Advisor

Catherine N. Graf

Third Advisor

Barbara Jean Brauer

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1960

Date (Title Page)

6-1960

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Nursing, Supervisory; Nursing -- education

Type

Thesis

Page Count

x; 77

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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