The Evaluation of the Bachelor of Nursing Curriculum Revised Edition 2012, Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Uttaradit
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Abstract
This descriptive research aimed to evaluate the bachelor of nursing curriculum revised edition 2012, Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Uttaradit. Research samples comprised 12 members of academic board, 11 nurse lecturers, 79 fourth-year nursing students, 10 nurse preceptors and 10 employers. The research instruments consisted of the questionnaire related to the evaluation of the bachelor of nursing curriculum revised edition 2012 which had Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .95 and the focus group method. Data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation and a content analysis approach
Research findings were as follow:
1. For the dimension of the curriculum context, the overall average score in the opinions of academic board members, nurse lecturers and nursing students was in high level ( = 4.33, 4.48, 4.12; SD = .31, .57, .46 respectively).
2. For the dimension of the input factor, the overall average score in the opinions of academic board members and nurse lecturers was in high level ( = 3.77, 3.97; SD = .48, .36 respectively).
The overall average score in nursing students’ opinions was in moderate level ( = 3.36; SD = .57).
3. For the dimension of the process factor, the overall average score in the opinions of academic board members, nurse lecturers and nursing students was in high level ( = 4.18, 4.36, 3.85; SD = .44, .52, .47 respectively).
4. For the output dimension, the overall average score in the opinions of academic board members, nurse lecturers and nursing students was in high level ( = 4.01, 4.25, 3.60; SD=.29, .29, .32
respectively).
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