Nurses' Educational Needs Assessment for Financial Management Education Using the Nominal Group Technique.
10.1016/j.anr.2015.04.004
- Author:
Wonjung NOH
1
;
Ji Young LIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
educational needs assessment;
financial management;
focus groups;
nursing education
- MeSH:
Adult;
Education, Nursing, Continuing/*methods;
Financial Management/*methods;
Focus Groups;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
*Needs Assessment;
*Nurses;
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*education;
Republic of Korea
- From:Asian Nursing Research
2015;9(2):152-157
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the financial management educational needs of nurses in order to development an educational program to strengthen their financial management competencies. METHODS: Data were collected from two focus groups using the nominal group technique. The study consisted of three steps: a literature review, focus group discussion using the nominal group technique, and data synthesis. RESULTS: After analyzing the results, nine key components were selected: corporate management and accounting, introduction to financial management in hospitals, basic structure of accounting, basics of hospital accounting, basics of financial statements, understanding the accounts of financial statements, advanced analysis of financial statements, application of financial management, and capital financing of hospitals. CONCLUSIONS: The present findings can be used to develop a financial management education program to strengthen the financial management competencies of nurse.
