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Professional development of AYA-nurses : a cross-sectional study on self-directed learning, workplace well-being and learning styles.
Kostermans, Alieke (2023) Professional development of AYA-nurses : a cross-sectional study on self-directed learning, workplace well-being and learning styles.
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| Abstract: | Self-directed learning (SDL) plays a crucial role in specialized nurses’ professional development. Because, they have to keep their knowledge and skills up-to-date, in a high demanding and rapidly changing work environment. SDL helps them in coping with these complex job demands in order to maintain professional competence. Specialized nurses involved in the care for young oncology patients are faced with significant stressors that may cause an adverse effect on their professional development, and their well-being at the workplace. Therefore, the relationship between AYA-nurses’ SDL and workplace well-being was explored in this study. Subsequently, this study also aimed at exploring the learning needs and preferences of AYA-nurses as self-directed learners by studying their learning styles. This study was conducted in the context of the oncology AYA-nurse profession (i.e., Adolescents and Young Adults). AYA-nurses (n = 33) from national hospitals in the Netherlands participated through validated self-reporting questionnaires. Results showed that SDL was positively related to workplace well-being. Therefore, future research should further explore this meaningful relationship and work towards a common framework that brings together the dimensions of workplace well-being and the dynamic character of SDL. Further, this finding suggests that stimulating SDL behaviour in the professional development of AYA-nurses may positively influence their well-being at the workplace, which might make them more resilient in working with AYA’s facing the challenges of the life-threatening illness cancer. No relationship was found between SDL and learning styles. Therefore, we propose further research to focus on learning strategies and activities that best suit nurses as self-directed learners. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Clients: | AYA-zorgnetwerk, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 70 social sciences in general, 77 psychology, 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/97178 |
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