Impact of formal educational level on clinical specialist role activity

Inequalities in the education of midwives in Europe

Although midwifery in Serbia has a long tradition, in the last decades, and especially in the last years since the Republic of Serbia is in the process of joining the European Union, this profession faces numerous challenges both in the context of formal education and the role that in the 21st century midwife has in practice. The midwife profession is faced with numerous challenges related to demographic trends and demands and expectations of a contemporary woman. The aim of the paper was to examine the difference in standards in the education of midwives in Serbia, and the neighbouring countries and Europe. Professional publications related to education and practice of midwives, published in Serbia, the neighbouring countries and Europe have been used. According to the presentation of standards and competencies of midwives in Serbia and education standards under Directive 2005/36/EZ and 2013/55/EU as well as the role and tasks midwives have in our country and European countries, there is a need for harmonization of standards in the education of midwife nurses and accreditation of joint study programs of professional master studies for nurses and midwives within the educational system of Serbia, all in the context of new paradigm of health care, which implies a holistic approach to women's health, a personalized approach and a self-protection concept. It is necessary to reform the education system of midwives in Serbia in accordance with the requirements of Directive2005/36/EZ, 2013/55/EU.

Evaluating a nurse scholarship programme: realising potential

Evaluation is an integral component of any nurse education programme and ideally requires a multi-method approach. This article describes both the formative and summative evaluation of the St Mark's Burdett nurse scholarship from the perspective of the health professionals involved. During the nursing scholar's specialty placements, their achievements were recorded alongside a more detailed insight into their ongoing development during weekly supervision sessions. The summative evaluation comprised recording their attendance at taught study days, progress in academic modules and one-to-one interviews. A survey was also conducted to gather feedback about the scholarship. The evaluation indicated that this programme helped the nursing scholars gain exposure to a broad range of gastrointestinal nursing clinical environments, provided them with the resources needed to continue to develop academically and professionally, and helped them to achieve career progression in specialist nursing.

Gradnja strokovnih zmogljivosti zaposlenih v zdravstveni negi

Uvod: Izobraževanja prispevajo k strokovnemu znanju. Vplivajo na produktivnost in prožnost zaposlenih, izide zdravstvene oskrbe, kakovost obravnave, zadovoljstvo pacientov, svojcev in zaposlenih. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti mnenje udeležencev o izvedenih seminarjih in predlagati usmeritve in priporočila. Metode: Izvedena je bila kvantitativna metoda raziskovanja v letu 2014. Vprašalnik so udeleženci (n = 242) izpolnili na dan seminarja. Razdeljen je bil na štiri sklope: ocena dogodka (kraj, čas, tema, obveščenost, registracija, organizacija, gradivo), ocena strokovnih vsebin in ocena predavatelja, ocena časa izvedbe predavanj, učnih delavnic, razprav, podajanje mnenj udeležencev. Pridobljene podatke smo opisno analizirali. Izračunane so bile frekvence, odstotek, preizkus χ2 z razmerjem verjetij. Rezultati: Med seminarji obstajajo statistično pomembne razlike v kakovosti gradiv (χ2 = 34,082, p 0,018). V zvezi z vsebinami obstajajo statistično pomembne razlike v izpolnitvi pričakovanj udeležencev glede na starost v skupini od 31 do 40 let (χ2 = 9,735, p > 0,021). Diskusija in zaključek: Udeleženci so imeli visok nivo zadovoljstva z organizacijo, izborom tem in vsebinami. Izboljšave so potrebne pri pripravi gradiv, pri izboru kompetentnih predavateljev in v trajanju delavnic.