The Relationship Between Individual Innovation Levels and Lifelong Learning Tendencies of Nurses From Different Generations

¹Mardin Training and Research Hospital, Mardin, T�rkiye
²Istanbul University, Cerrahpa�a Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Department of Nursing Education, �stanbul, T�rkiye

Aim: The research was conducted to determine the relationship between the innovativeness levels of nurses with X, Y and Z generation characteristics and their lifelong learning tendencies.
Method: The universe of the research, which is descriptive and correlational; nurses working in well-established training-research hospitals in Istanbul were formed according to their establishment years. The sample of the study consisted of 353 nurses with a known sampling account, and 456 nurses were reached in the research. Data were collected with the "Information Form, Individual Innovation Scale and Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale".
Results: The mean age of the nurses was 28.76 (SD=7.16) years, the majority of them were Y generation (89.6%), female (79.2%) and undergraduate (73.7%). The nurses' scale total score averages were 43.10 (SD=8.18) from the "Individual Innovation Scale" and 91.88 (SD=17.75) from the "Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale". According to these results, nurses' individual innovativeness levels are below the average, and their lifelong learning tendencies are moderate. When the individual innovativeness levels of nurses are compared with their generations, it has been determined that the nurses in the Y and Z generation are more innovative than the nurses in the X generation. When the lifelong learning tendencies of nurses and their generations were compared, no significant difference was found.
Conclusion: Although there is no relationship between the individual innovativeness levels of nurses and their lifelong learning tendencies in the total of the scales, it has been determined that there are weak, positive and negative, statistically very significant relationships, although it varies according to the sub-dimensions.

Keywords:

Farkl� Ku�aklardaki Hem�irelerin Bireysel Yenilik�ilik D�zeyleri ile Ya�am Boyu ��renme E�ilimleri Aras�ndaki �li�ki

¹Mardin E�itim ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, Mardin, T�rkiye
²Istanbul �niversitesi-Cerrahpa�a Florence Nightingale Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi, Hem�irelikte E�itim Anabilim Dal�, �stanbul, T�rkiye

Ama�: Ara�t�rma, X, Y ve Z ku�ak �zelliklerine sahip hem�irelerin yenilik�ilik d�zeyleri ile ya�am boyu ��renme e�ilimleri aras�ndaki ili�kinin belirlenmesi amac�yla yap�lm��t�r.
Y�ntem: Tan�mlay�c� ve ili�ki aray�c� tipte olan ara�t�rman�n evrenini, �stanbul ilinde bulunan kurulu� y�llar�na g�re k�kl� e�itim-ara�t�rma hastanelerinde �al��an hem�ireler olu�turmu�tur. Ara�t�rman�n �rneklemini ise evreni bilinen �rnekleme hesab�yla 353 hem�ire olu�turmu� olup ara�t�rmada 456 hem�ireye ula��lm��t�r. Veriler, �Bilgi Formu, Bireysel Yenilik�ilik �l�e�i ve Ya�am Boyu ��renme E�ilimleri �l�e�i� kullan�larak toplanm��t�r.
Bulgular: Hem�irelerin ya� ortalamalar� 28,76 (SS=7,16) olup �o�unlu�u Y ku�a�� (%89,6), kad�n (%79,2) ve lisans mezunudur (%73,7). Hem�irelerin �l�ek toplam puan ortalamalar� �Bireysel Yenilik�ilik �l�e�i�nden 43,10 (SS=8,18), �Ya�am Boyu ��renme E�ilimleri �l�e�i�nden 91,88 (SS=17,75) bulunmu�tur. Bu sonu�lara g�re, hem�irelerin bireysel yenilik�ilik d�zeyleri ortalaman�n alt�nda, ya�am boyu ��renme e�ilimleri orta d�zeydedir. Hem�irelerin bireysel yenilik�ilik d�zeyleri ile ku�aklar� kar��la�t�r�ld��nda Y ve Z ku�a��ndaki hem�irelerin, X ku�a��ndaki hem�irelerden daha yenilik�i oldu�u belirlenmi�tir. Hem�irelerin ya�am boyu ��renme e�ilimleri ile ku�aklar� kar��la�t�r�ld��nda anlaml� fark bulunmam��t�r.
Sonu�: Hem�irelerin bireysel yenilik�ilik d�zeyleri ile ya�am boyu ��renme e�ilimleri aras�nda �l�ekler toplam�nda ili�ki olmamas�na kar��n, alt boyutlara g�re de�i�mekle birlikte zay�f, olumlu ve olumsuz y�nl�, istatistiksel olarak �ok ileri d�zeyde anlaml� ili�kiler oldu�u saptanm��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

�zge Bahar Sertkaya, G�n�l Bodur. The Relationship Between Individual Innovation Levels and Lifelong Learning Tendencies of Nurses From Different Generations. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2024; 11(1): 108-118

Corresponding Author: G�n�l Bodur, T�rkiye