Open AccessSocial and healthcare staff’s self-reported simulation learning needs in small and middle-sized enterprises
Author(s) -
Mari SalminenTuomaala,
Elina Kangasluoma,
Asta Niinimäki,
Marja-Terttu Kurunsaari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical nursing studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-7959
pISSN - 2324-7940
DOI - 10.5430/cns.v6n3p46
Subject(s) - coaching , respondent , teamwork , health care , psychology , medical education , qualitative property , knowledge management , nursing , medicine , computer science , management , machine learning , political science , law , economics , psychotherapist , economic growth
Objective: The study describes learning needs of social and healthcare staff in small and middle-sized enterprises, which participate in a simulation-based coaching project. The study aims at producing knowledge that can be used to develop the content of multiprofessional simulation-based coaching.Methods: Data were collected through an online survey using a questionnaire with quantitative and qualitative items. The qualitative data were analyzed using inductive content analysis and the statistical data using SPSS for Windows version 23.Results: The professional development needs of social and healthcare staff in small and middle-sized enterprises emerged in the following areas: the respondent’s professional knowledge base; the respondent’s professional skill base; multiprofessional collaboration; development of the business, and networking between enterprises. The staff recognized their need to develop both personally in the area of key competences, and collaboratively in the organization.Conclusions: The results will be used when planning multiprofessional simulation-based coaching for acute, recurrent and infrequent situations in small and middle-sized social and healthcare enterprises. Simulation pedagogy can also be used to prepare for various client and family counseling situations and to practice communication and interaction for interdisciplinary teamwork.