Career intentions of PhD students in nursing: A cross-sectional survey

Xiu-juan, Bai; Luo, Zhongchen; Lou, Ting; Pang, Jin; Tang, Siyuan

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2018.01.018

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“…As reported in Table 1 , the included articles mainly represent four continents: North America ( n =27) [ 2 , 3 , 8 , 10 – 13 , 15 – 20 , 27 , 28 , 30 , 33 , 36 , 37 , 44 , 49 – 54 ]; Europe ( n =8). [ 5 , 7 , 24 , 25 , 35 , 38 , 48 , 57 ], Asia ( n =4) [ 14 , 46 , 47 , 55 ], and Australia [ 21 ]. Two are multi-country studies [ 5 , 45 ], and most studies originated in the USA ( n =26; [ 2 , 3 , 8 , 10 – 13 , 15 – 18 , 20 , 27 , 28 , 30 , 33 , 36 , 37 , 44 , 49 – 54 ]).…”

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“…Faculty teaching in PhD programs only or in both programs were more likely to serve as members of doctoral students’ dissertation or project committees, provide academic counselling, mentor students in research, serve as committee chairs, provide informal mentoring to doctoral students, and supervise postdoctoral fellows. [ 14 ] 2018 (China) To investigate career intentions of nursing PhD students Online cross-sectional survey PhD nursing students ( n =89) For most of the PhD students, pursuing a PhD was part of their career plan (73.0 %). Regarding career intentions, most of the students (60.7 %) wanted to work in an educational institution.…”

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“…Most of the studies referred to PhD programmes ( n =22) [ 5 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 21 , 30 , 33 , 35 – 38 , 47 – 49 , 51 , 53 , 55 , 57 ], with DNP analysed in 5 cases [ 2 , 25 , 44 , 50 , 56 ], while both programs were tackled in nine studies [ 3 , 12 , 13 , 15 , 17 , 20 , 27 , 28 , 54 ]; in addition, some articles have shown research regarding doctoral programs without specifying its kind ( n =5) [ 7 , 24 , 45 , 46 , 52 ]. The majority ( n =35) of studies investigated the experience and expectations of students/faculty members/directors of doctoral programmes and deans, ANPs with PhDs by involving between three [ 48 ] and 1,668 participants [ 45 ], with a total of 7,159 participants in all 35 studies.…”

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“…Choosing a professional doctorate or not has been reported to be influenced by the information available to the potential candidates; students chose a PhD as they were not aware of the DNP [ 24 ]. According to a study performed in China [ 14 ], the majority of PhD students have been reported to pursue a doctorate according to their career plan (73 %) and to improve their research abilities (53.9 %). Science passion and motivation to work for nursing discipline development, and through science for the improvement of quality of life, was also reported among BNS/BS–PhD students.…”

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“…In recent years, doctoral education in nursing has gained increased attention; a growing number of nurses have been reported to be engaged in doctoral studies [ 3 , 5 , 11 , 12 ] due to the need for high quality clinical nursing practice, nursing education and science [ 13 , 14 ]. Nevertheless, the trend of ageing of faculty nurses and their shortage has been debated for over 40 years [ 15 – 17 ] and different options have been discussed to increase the number of doctoral-educated nurses [ 15 , 16 , 18 ].…”

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Doctoral programmes in the nursing discipline: a scoping review

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Background This study aimed to map and summarise the state of the research regarding doctoral programs in nursing, as well as the issues debated in the context of nursing doctoral education. A Scoping Review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis extension scoping reviews statement (PRISMA-ScR) was conducted. Three electronic bibliographic data bases were searched: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Complete, Medline (on EBSCO Host) and SCOPUS to identify empirical studies published between January 2009 and December 2019. The review process was based on framework identified by Arksey and O’Malley and further revised by Levac and colleagues. Analysis was performed with the use of the Donabedian framework regarding the structure of the doctorate programmes, the process, and the outcomes. Results The review included 41 articles, mostly originating in the United States (n=26) and Europe (n=8), mainly by collecting the perceptions of students and faculty members with descriptive studies. The following issues were investigated at the (a) structure level: Prerequisite for doctoral candidates, Qualifications of faculty members, Mission of doctoral programs; (b) process level: Doctoral programs contents, Doctoral programs resources and quality, Mentoring and supervision, Doing doctorate abroad; and (c) outcome level: Academic performance outcomes in doctoral programs, Doctoral graduates’ competences, Doctoral students/graduates’ satisfaction, Doctoral graduates’ challenges. Conclusions Doctoral programs have mainly been investigated to date with descriptive studies, suggesting more robust research investigating the effectiveness of strategies to prepare future scientists in the nursing discipline. Doctorates are different across countries, and there is no visible cooperation of scholars internationally; their structure and processes have been reported to be stable over the years, thus not following the research development in nursing, discipline and practice expectations. Moreover, no clear framework of outcomes in the short- and long-term have been established to date to measure the quality and effectiveness of doctorate education. National and global strategies might establish common structure, process and outcome frameworks, as well as promote robust studies that are capable of assessing the effectiveness of this field of education.

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Evaluation index system of education quality for nursing professional degree postgraduate using the analytic hierarchy process

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Liu

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Medicine

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Nursing is an inseparable job with the healthy life of human beings. High-level nursing talents have a greater influence on patients. It is the future trend for schools to train Nursing Professional Degree Postgraduate, and the evaluation of their education quality is the top priority.To construct the education quality evaluation index system of Nursing Professional Degree Postgraduate and to determine the weight of each indicator.Firstly, the indicators of the evaluation index system of education quality were identified from the literature review. Meanwhile, the Delphi questionnaire was designed and 13 experts evaluated and rated the indictors who were invited to conduct two rounds of the questionnaire. The weights associated with the factors were determined using the analytic hierarchy process and percentage methods, Finally, we developed the evaluation index system of education quality for a postgraduate nursing professional degree.The evaluation system consisted of 4 first-level indicators, 17 second-level indicators, and 71 third-level indicators. According to the weights computed by analytic hierarchy process, first-level indicators are ranked as "Input quality" (0.1273), "Process quality" (0.3111), "Output quality" (0.0846), "Development quality" (0.4770). Among the secondary indicators, experts pay the most attention to career development (0.3180). The top three indicators of third-level indicators are workplace (0.2385), matching degree between personal expectations and job opportunities (0.1272), and promotion opportunities (0.0795).The quality index system of nursing postgraduate education is scientific and reliable, and the weight distribution is reasonable. It is an effective tool for evaluating the quality of nursing graduate education.

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The role of doctoral‐educated nurses in the clinical setting: Findings from a scoping review

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Chruściel²,

Maciejewski

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives: To map and summarise published studies on the career opportunities and roles of doctoral-educated (PhD and DNP) nurses in the clinical setting; to collate actions as proposed in the literature to promote career opportunities and roles for PhD and DNP nurses in the clinical setting.Background: To improve healthcare outcomes and strengthen leadership in nursing practice, there is the need to place nurses with a doctorate in clinical settings.However, available evidence has never been summarised to map the state of the science in this field. Design: A scoping review, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping reviews statement (PRISMA-ScR). Methods: An electronic database of literature was searched by accessing CINAHL Complete and Medline (on EBSCO Host) and SCOPUS to identify studies published between January 2009-December 2019. A thematic analysis was performed by identifying emerging patterns in the research questions. Results: Ten studies were found with three types of clinical engagement: (a) a practice influencer/developer; (b) a clinical leader; and (c) a clinical teacher for students. Working in clinical areas, doctoral-educated nurses might influence several outcomes at the patient, research, staff and organisational levels.Conclusions: Clinical roles for doctoral-educated nurses are still uncommon. However, in the last ten years, a debate has started to identify the possible careers in clinical settings, the needs and the challenges encountered while developing clinical academic roles, as well as the outcomes and actions that should be undertaken.Relevance to clinical practice: Academic nursing bodies, working with professional bodies and healthcare institutions at different levels, are called on to develop career frameworks, allowing the opportunity for doctoral-educated nurses to be involved in clinical practice and to influence its quality and performance; this might in turn lead to an increase in the quality of research.

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Career intentions of PhD students in nursing: A cross-sectional survey

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Doctoral programmes in the nursing discipline: a scoping review

Doctoral programmes in the nursing discipline: a scoping review

Evaluation index system of education quality for nursing professional degree postgraduate using the analytic hierarchy process

The role of doctoral‐educated nurses in the clinical setting: Findings from a scoping review

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