Abstract
Professional nurse training is very important aspect for enhancing the effectiveness of continuing nursing education and to accumulate continuing nursing education unit for the renew of license; however, there are no specific the indicators and the measure instruments for the effective solution evidence in Thailand. The purposes of this research sought to develop the indicators and instrument to evaluate the effectiveness of the professional nurse training project, by using two approaches. An application of Kirkpatrick’s model focused on training and previous researches. Theory-based evaluation approach was built from literature reviews. The first phase of the study was the developing of the indicators and instrument, on the other hand of the second phase was the building instrument to evaluation effectiveness of training project and testing. This research proposes a comprehensive and systematic approach with a discussion of methodology related to developing of the indicators and instrument to evaluate on the professional nurse training project effectiveness in all steps of assessment, implementation and evaluation.
1. Introduction
The training nurse assumes great responsibility in the effective and efficient implementation of the educational activities in health care (Atkins et al., 2014; Kaya Işik & Çalişkan, 2013; Mack, 2014; TNC, 2015) and professional nurse necessary to be on training for enhancement knowledge, professional or academic ability and accumulation continuing nursing education unit to renew license (TNC, 2015). Assessing training has historically been operationally oriented, emphasizing financial justification, content and quality of the training rather than the potential of improved project performance or organizational transformation (Divyaranjani & Rajasekar, 2014; Lee-Kelley, & Blackman, 2012). Unfortunately, post-training is not have tracked the success or effectiveness. Or even with the rate is usually assessed after training without monitoring behavior in workplace of trainees. Therefore, this training has not worth and it should be used to evaluate the training accordingly to reduce waste. Research aims needed to develop of the indicators and instrument to evaluate that it could be helpful and fruitful to stakeholders for their successful effectiveness of the implementation on their own training.
5. Conclusion and recommendations
Research results was the development of the indicators and instrument to evaluate the effectiveness of the professional nurse training project by application of Kirkpatrick’s four level model of training and theory-based evaluation approaches. Research found that (1) the intervention in terms of the professional nurse training project including educational activities (2) the determinant including reaction, learning, behavior, self-efficacy, and organization support (3) the outcomes including results. These components of the conceptual framework will be used as the indicators of success in term of the evaluation, and will consist of 25 indicators. The further research should be focused on the evaluation of the effectiveness of the professional nurse training project in all steps of assessment, implementation and evaluation.
