SATISFACTION WITH THE TEACHING OF NURSING PROCEDURES IN THE CHILD CARE AS A MOTIVATIONAL FACTOR

Background: Motivationis a key aspect of student's learning. If students are to provide quality nursing care, then the process of acquiring knowledge and skills should be accompanied by adequate motivation. The quality and efficacy of the educational process plays a role in supporting motivation, because satisfaction with teaching is anopportunity to support their motivation. aim: To assess the satisfaction of nursing students with the education of nursing procedures focused on child care, and the effect of satisfaction on their motivation to work with children. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 76 students with an average age of 20 years. We assessed satisfaction with education by subscale „Satisfaction with Current Learning“ (SCL) (range: 1–5) and a numerical item (range: 0–10). We analyzed the motivation of students to work with children with a numerical item (range: 0–10). results: The global score of SCL was 2.37. 65.8 % of students expressed dissatisfaction with the methods, 71 % with teaching materials and activities, 72.4 % stated that the teaching was not suitable for them. We found positive, significant correlations between items of SCL and student's motivation to work with children, and over all satisfaction with teaching and motivation. conclution: As we found a low level of student satisfaction with the educational process in child care and its negative impact on motivation to work with children, it is necessary to modify education and increase its quality.