caa a22 4500 378930419 CHVBK 20180305123628.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20041008xx s 000 0 eng 10.2202/1548-923X.1057 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.2202/1548-923X.1057 Outcomes of Master's Education in Nursing [Elektronische Daten] [C.E. 'Betty' Cragg, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn] This qualitative, descriptive study examined changes in perspective experienced by 22 recent graduates of Master’s in Nursing programs from three Ontario universities. Participants responded to semi-structured, taped interviews and recounted personal, practice, and attitudinal changes they could attribute to completing a Master’s program in Nursing. Among outcomes were personal ones including greater self-confidence, credibility, and acuity of critical thinking. Deeper and broader world-views of the profession and health care were evident. All participants valued evidence-based practice, reporting greater use of multiple information sources. Participants communicated with other professionals on more equal terms and some described a multicultural function, translating knowledge between staff nurses and members of other disciplines. Pride in nursing and its potential for shaping health care was a recurring theme. More professional opportunities became available following Master’s studies. The outcomes of this study contribute to understanding the effects of graduate education in nursing. ©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston Graduate education nationallicence Education outcomes nationallicence Nursing graduate education nationallicence Perspective Transformation nationallicence Cragg C.E. 'Betty' University of Ottawa, bcragg@uottawa.ca aut Andrusyszyn Mary-Anne University of Western Ontario, maandrus@uwo.ca aut International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship De Gruyter 1/1(2004-10-08) 1:1 2004 1 ijnes https://doi.org/10.2202/1548-923X.1057 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2202/1548-923X.1057 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cragg C.E. 'Betty' University of Ottawa, bcragg@uottawa.ca aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Andrusyszyn Mary-Anne University of Western Ontario, maandrus@uwo.ca aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship De Gruyter 1/1(2004-10-08) 1:1 2004 1 ijnes CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter