Motivation among Indonesian Nurses in Pursuing Continuing Professional Education and Its Relationship to Their Competencies
Abstract: Nurses are required
to maintain the standards of their practice through an informed range of
Continuing Professional Education (CPE). However, there is a paucity of
evidence exploring the relationship between motivation in pursuing CPE and competency
among Indonesian nurses.
Purpose: This descriptive correlational study describes the motivation
among Indonesian nurses in pursuing CPE and its relationship to their
competency outcome performance.
Methods: Ninety-three staff nurses were chosen by convenience sampling,
informed and gave consent for their voluntary participation in a selected
hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. Before the data collection, the researchers
sought ethical clearance from the respective organizations. Eligible
participants were those who have at least one-year hospital experience,
naturally born Indonesian, and completed a degree in nursing. Data were
collected using adapted, pilot-tested, translated, and validated sets of
questionnaires.
Results: The findings revealed that most of the nurses were 21–30 years
old, married, permanent employees with 1–3 years’ working experience and had
earned a degree in nursing. Indonesian nurses had moderate to high motivation
in pursuing CPE and exemplified a fair to very good level of competency outcome
performance. Results also indicated that among the motivation factors,
expectancy was significantly associated with critical thinking (r=0.259, p<
0.012).
Conclusion: Motivation among Indonesian nurses in pursuing CPE was at a
moderate to high level. As Indonesia emerges as a promising country, leaders
need to increase the motivation of nurses in their pursuit of CPE. Highly
competent and well-prepared nurses can facilitate a caring and healing
environment for patients and contribute to the overall performance of
health-care organizations and society.
Keywords: Competency;
Continuing Professional Education (CPE); motivation; Indonesian nurses
Author: Fitriany Suangga,
Cyruz P. Tuppal
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg170005