The Assessment of the Quality of Human Resources in the Midwife Profession in the Healthcare Sector of the Czech Republic
The objective of this paper is the assessment of the current state of employment in the midwife profession in the health and social care sector, especially from the viewpoint of quality assurance. Primary research focuses on the level of practical and theoretical knowledge and the skills of graduate...
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| author | Erika Urbánková Petra Hospodková Lucie Severová |
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| description | The objective of this paper is the assessment of the current state of employment in the midwife profession in the health and social care sector, especially from the viewpoint of quality assurance. Primary research focuses on the level of practical and theoretical knowledge and the skills of graduates within the last 10 years, as well as the forms of development of human resources that healthcare facilities offer for the purposes of supplementing knowledge and developing skills that are lacking. The quantitative research took place in private and public healthcare facilities in the Czech Republic in 2017. The results of the quantitative research show that the offers of workers in the midwife profession in the labor market are slightly insufficient in relation to demand. Research results show that the overall educational level of graduates has improved over time. The research also shows that the greatest deficiencies in terms of missing competencies among new graduates are seen in the area of expertise according to Regulation No. 55/2011 Coll. (newly No. 2/2016), and that what the graduates lack most are skills in communicating with patients. Conversely, current graduates are better equipped with language skills, computer skills and time-management ability. The research also shows that overall practical readiness lags far behind theoretical readiness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9073fab7e2fc4421bc2acb67223eca1a2022-12-22T02:22:45ZengMDPI AGEconomies2227-70992018-07-01633810.3390/economies6030038economies6030038The Assessment of the Quality of Human Resources in the Midwife Profession in the Healthcare Sector of the Czech RepublicErika Urbánková0Petra Hospodková1Lucie Severová2Department of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague 16500, Czech RepublicDepartment of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague 16500, Czech RepublicDepartment of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague 16500, Czech RepublicThe objective of this paper is the assessment of the current state of employment in the midwife profession in the health and social care sector, especially from the viewpoint of quality assurance. Primary research focuses on the level of practical and theoretical knowledge and the skills of graduates within the last 10 years, as well as the forms of development of human resources that healthcare facilities offer for the purposes of supplementing knowledge and developing skills that are lacking. The quantitative research took place in private and public healthcare facilities in the Czech Republic in 2017. The results of the quantitative research show that the offers of workers in the midwife profession in the labor market are slightly insufficient in relation to demand. Research results show that the overall educational level of graduates has improved over time. The research also shows that the greatest deficiencies in terms of missing competencies among new graduates are seen in the area of expertise according to Regulation No. 55/2011 Coll. (newly No. 2/2016), and that what the graduates lack most are skills in communicating with patients. Conversely, current graduates are better equipped with language skills, computer skills and time-management ability. The research also shows that overall practical readiness lags far behind theoretical readiness.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/6/3/38Czech Republichealthcaremidwifehuman resources quality and developmentgraduatescluster analysis |
| spellingShingle | Erika Urbánková Petra Hospodková Lucie Severová The Assessment of the Quality of Human Resources in the Midwife Profession in the Healthcare Sector of the Czech Republic Economies Czech Republic healthcare midwife human resources quality and development graduates cluster analysis |
| title | The Assessment of the Quality of Human Resources in the Midwife Profession in the Healthcare Sector of the Czech Republic |
| title_full | The Assessment of the Quality of Human Resources in the Midwife Profession in the Healthcare Sector of the Czech Republic |
| title_fullStr | The Assessment of the Quality of Human Resources in the Midwife Profession in the Healthcare Sector of the Czech Republic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Assessment of the Quality of Human Resources in the Midwife Profession in the Healthcare Sector of the Czech Republic |
| title_short | The Assessment of the Quality of Human Resources in the Midwife Profession in the Healthcare Sector of the Czech Republic |
| title_sort | assessment of the quality of human resources in the midwife profession in the healthcare sector of the czech republic |
| topic | Czech Republic healthcare midwife human resources quality and development graduates cluster analysis |
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