TY - JOUR ID - 65467 TI - The Effectiveness of Doctoral Program in Nursing in Iran Based on the Patrick Model JO - Nursing and Midwifery Studies JA - NMS LA - en SN - 2322-1488 AU - Mohammadi, Fateme AU - Momennasab, Marzieh AU - Yektatalab, Shahrzad AU - Kouchaki, Zahra AU - Mozafari, Farzaneh AD - 1Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran AD - 2Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran AD - 3Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran AD - 4Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran AD - 5Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - EP - KW - evaluation KW - Nursing KW - PhD Program KW - Education KW - Patrick model DO - 10.17795/nmsjournal33726 N2 - Background Doctoral program in nursing aims to train nursing professionals and managers to improve the quality of care and ultimately to promote public health. Some critics believe that in Iran this program mostly focuses on training instructors and researchers and neither improves the function and position of nursing discipline nor meets the needs of the community. Objectives The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of nursing doctoral program based on the Patrick model from the perspective of nursing doctoral students. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 90 nursing students who were conveniently selected from seven nursing schools. A questionnaire designed based on the Patrick model was used. Descriptive statistics, simple and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Percentage of the effectiveness scores was reported. Results The mean score of effectiveness of the nursing doctoral program was 84.76 ± 2.73, which assumed a good level. Multiple regression analysis showed that job status and being native in the field of education explains 11% of the variance in the effectiveness score. Conclusions Although the efficacy of nursing doctoral program is good, however, it needs revision to enhance the outcomes of the program in order to meet public needs and to increase learners’ satisfaction. UR - https://nmsjournal.kaums.ac.ir/article_65467.html L1 - https://nmsjournal.kaums.ac.ir/article_65467_b29a532beed359827cf84966dd6a8da3.pdf ER -