title: [Educational curriculum and occupational status of nurses and midwives after second level degree (MNsc) at Catholic University of Rome].
abstract: Our society requires health professionals of increasingly competence, able to modulate their skills according to the needs and the requirements of the context. This survey (cross - sectional) has as primary aim to collect information on employment status of individuals who have a Master degree in Nursing and Midwifery, and as secondary objective to describe if and how the post graduation education has affected the quality and the outcomes of nursing work. A questionnaire devised for the purpose has been used. The survey was conducted from May to August 2011 on all individuals who have a Master in Nursing and Midwifery at the UCSC (from 2004-2005 to 2009-2010). Results show that in 44 cases out of 111 (= 40%) there was a change of employment status after obtaining the Master's Degree and of these 68% (30 out of 44) state that the change is definitely linked to the Post graduation education. All respondents state that the University curriculum has certainly helped to modify some professional behaviors: research utilization (93%), skills in problem solving at work (68%); greater ease to communicate the reasons underlying their organizational choices or decision making (70%); self-training abilities (63%). Within the Italian context, however it seems that those individuals are involved in a managerial progression of their career rather than in the core nursing activities despite the fact that educational programs have important subjects for Advanced Nursing Practice and Nursing Science.
authors.affiliation: Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze infermieristiche e ostetriche, UCSC sede di Roma. Email address: caterinagalletti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galletti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tedino
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Morchio
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Derossi
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rega
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marmo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D009729:Nursing; D012384:Rome; D014495:Universities