The Process of Knowledge Acquiring in Nursing Education: Grounded Theory

Background: Knowledge acquisition, as a part of knowledge management, plays a valuable role in nursing education. Hence, the education system seeks strategies that allow nursing faculty members and students to acquire knowledge and build experiences. The present study explores the process of acquiri...

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Main Authors: Zahra Marzieh Hassanian, MohammadReza Ahanchian, Hossein Karimi-Moonaghi
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Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2018-12-01
Series:Research and Development in Medical Education
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Online Access:https://rdme.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/RDME_25137_20180802135332
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author Zahra Marzieh Hassanian
MohammadReza Ahanchian
Hossein Karimi-Moonaghi
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Hossein Karimi-Moonaghi
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description Background: Knowledge acquisition, as a part of knowledge management, plays a valuable role in nursing education. Hence, the education system seeks strategies that allow nursing faculty members and students to acquire knowledge and build experiences. The present study explores the process of acquiring knowledge in nursing education. Methods: In this study, which was carried out in Mashhad School of Nursing and Midwifery,Iran, the grounded theory (GT) method proposed by Strauss and Corbin was used. Data were collected through 29 semi-structured interviews, including 17 interviews with faculty members and 12 interviews with nursing students using purposeful and theoretical sampling. Using Strauss and Corbin’s method, the data were compared partially, deeply, and persistently. Results: The main concern of this study was a knowledge deficit in clinic knowledge by nursing students, which seems to indicate a shortage in learning and acquiring knowledge. The core category was the relative acquisition of knowledge of nursing which is not advanced. Within a context of relative dynamism, factors that facilitate or constrain knowledge acquisition were examined within a process of the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and its application to clinical nursing knowledge along with nursing experience. The consequence is expected to bean improvement in nursing knowledge among nursing students in clinical practice Conclusion: Acquiring up-to-date and advanced nursing knowledge is essential in the development process. It is necessary to encourage the acquisition of knowledge, which primarily includes knowledge acquisition in the mission and strategic planning of nursing education.As a result, there should be operational planning for improvements in the gain of practical knowledge.
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spelling doaj.art-2e93da47478d4ba8b66d3d98cd2d3bc92022-12-22T01:16:09ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesResearch and Development in Medical Education2322-27192018-12-0172687610.15171/rdme.2018.015RDME_25137_20180802135332The Process of Knowledge Acquiring in Nursing Education: Grounded TheoryZahra Marzieh Hassanian0MohammadReza Ahanchian1Hossein Karimi-Moonaghi2Chronic Disease (Home Care) Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranBackground: Knowledge acquisition, as a part of knowledge management, plays a valuable role in nursing education. Hence, the education system seeks strategies that allow nursing faculty members and students to acquire knowledge and build experiences. The present study explores the process of acquiring knowledge in nursing education. Methods: In this study, which was carried out in Mashhad School of Nursing and Midwifery,Iran, the grounded theory (GT) method proposed by Strauss and Corbin was used. Data were collected through 29 semi-structured interviews, including 17 interviews with faculty members and 12 interviews with nursing students using purposeful and theoretical sampling. Using Strauss and Corbin’s method, the data were compared partially, deeply, and persistently. Results: The main concern of this study was a knowledge deficit in clinic knowledge by nursing students, which seems to indicate a shortage in learning and acquiring knowledge. The core category was the relative acquisition of knowledge of nursing which is not advanced. Within a context of relative dynamism, factors that facilitate or constrain knowledge acquisition were examined within a process of the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and its application to clinical nursing knowledge along with nursing experience. The consequence is expected to bean improvement in nursing knowledge among nursing students in clinical practice Conclusion: Acquiring up-to-date and advanced nursing knowledge is essential in the development process. It is necessary to encourage the acquisition of knowledge, which primarily includes knowledge acquisition in the mission and strategic planning of nursing education.As a result, there should be operational planning for improvements in the gain of practical knowledge.https://rdme.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/RDME_25137_20180802135332Knowledge AcquisitionKnowledge ManagementNursing KnowledgeQualitative Study
spellingShingle Zahra Marzieh Hassanian
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Hossein Karimi-Moonaghi
The Process of Knowledge Acquiring in Nursing Education: Grounded Theory
Research and Development in Medical Education
Knowledge Acquisition
Knowledge Management
Nursing Knowledge
Qualitative Study
title The Process of Knowledge Acquiring in Nursing Education: Grounded Theory
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title_fullStr The Process of Knowledge Acquiring in Nursing Education: Grounded Theory
title_full_unstemmed The Process of Knowledge Acquiring in Nursing Education: Grounded Theory
title_short The Process of Knowledge Acquiring in Nursing Education: Grounded Theory
title_sort process of knowledge acquiring in nursing education grounded theory
topic Knowledge Acquisition
Knowledge Management
Nursing Knowledge
Qualitative Study
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