Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi (Aug 2021)
Opinions of Nurse and Midwive Candidates on the Public Personnel Selection Examination
Abstract
Introduction: In this research study, it is aimed to examine the opinions of nurse and midwive candidates about the Public Personnel Selection Examination. Method: It is a descriptive, cross-sectional study.The sample of the study consisted of a total of 210 3rd and 4th grade students enrolled at a State University Faculty of Health Sciences Midwifery and Nursing Departments in 2019-2020 academic year. Survey method was used as data collection tool. In the analysis of the data, frequency, percentage distributions and arithmetic averages were calculated for each question. Results: Study population consisted of female (81.9%), and male (18.1%) students. Most (72.9%) of the students enrolled in nursing and 27.1% of them in midwifery. Still, 50.8% of the students stated that Public Personnel Selection Examination aided in fair appointment of the candidates, and 63.3% of the students stated that the content of the exam was not related to their field. While, 64.7% of them wanted a field knowledge exam in addition to this exam, and 53.3% of them stated that they had considered this exam to be more difficult than graduation exam from university. Half of them stated that would have studied better in their departmental courses if the question was asked in the Public Personnel Selection Exam, and 73.8% indicated that they would have other priorities other than this exam. Conclusion: It has been determined that the Public Personnel Selection Examination is not an test that measures professional knowledge and skills, it is not related to the departments of the students, in additon a field exam is requested, and the department courses are neglected so as to study this test
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