Effect of the Management in Nursing course on students' time management and career planning attitudes: A single-group pre-test post-test study

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of the Management in Nursing course on the time management and career planning attitudes of nursing students.

Background: University education is important for young people to develop their time management skills, plan their careers, and implement these plans.

Design: This is a semi-experimental study used single-group pre-test post-test design.

Methods: This study sample included 133 fourth-year nursing students who enrolled for the Management in Nursing course in the 2019-2020 academic year. Introductory Information Form, Career Futures Inventory (CFI), and Time Management Questionnaire (TMQ) were used for data collection.

Results: A statistically significant difference was found between the pre- and post-test time planning and TMQ scores. Moreover, a significant difference was found between the pre- and post-test career adaptability, career optimism and CFI scores. No significant difference was found between the pre- and post-test scores for the TMQ's time attitudes and time wasters subdimensions; similarly, the CFI's perceived knowledge of the job market subdimension indicated no significant difference between the pre- and post-test scores.

Conclusions: The results of this study indicated that the Management in Nursing course improved the time management skills of fourth-year nursing students as well as increased adaptability and optimism in their career planning attitudes.

Keywords: Career choice; Career planning; Nursing education; Nursing student; Time management.